John D Burns

Everest – the great mystery

In 1924 George Mallory and Sandy Irvine vanished on their attempt to climb Mount Everest creating the greatest mystery in the history of [...]

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I’m poking sticks into the gaps in an old stone wall. At first you may think that I have finally reverted to childhood [...]

I leant against the rough stone wall of Bearnais bothy and stared out at the rain from porch as hefty droplets of rain [...]

I like to include a lot of humour in my writing and that’s one thing that audio books do better than traditional printed [...]

It’s December in a remote glen in the Highlands of Scotland. You are walking off the mountain as fast as you can but [...]

What’s the biggest single cause of death for men under 44 in the UK? I’m guessing you are thinking heart disease, or lung [...]

Do you love reading about mountaineers and their adventures. If you do then you’ll enjoy my Mountain Literature Quiz. It’s based around British [...]

Had a great radio interview on BBC Radio Scotland’s Out For The Weekend with Fiona Stalker. You can hear my interview for the [...]

Join me on a walk in the Highland hills. News about my next book Bothy Tales and a discussion on risk and hillwalking. [...]

Author John D Burns talks to us about his reasons for adventure During 2018 GO Outdoors are celebrating the different reasons that we [...]