Keeping your head warm when winter hillwalking September 6, 2017John D Burns Here’s my advice on head gear for winter walking in Scotland Find out more about Sealskinz hats here. https://www.sealskinz.com/UK/ [...]
A close encounter of the wild kind September 5, 2017September 5, 2017John D Burns John talks about a moment of terror in the Canadian Rockies. [...]
Help Last Hillwalker become book of the year August 31, 2017August 31, 2017John D Burns Help me to get nominated for The Great Outdoors Book of the year by voting here https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/2017-TGO-Awards-nominations Read Andy Mayhew’s amazing review. [...]
Listen to an extract From The Last Hillwalker August 23, 2017John D Burns Youth Hostels have changed these days but here’s a blast from the past for everyone who grew with the Youth Hostel Warden’s of [...]
Returning to Gelder Shiel Bothy July 31, 2017August 1, 2017John D Burns 2 Ah! there my young footsteps in infancy, wander’d: My cap was the bonnet, my cloak was the plaid; On chieftains, long perish’d, my [...]
Beautiful Loch Eil July 16, 2017July 16, 2017John D Burns I thought you might like to see this short video I made of this amazing place. [...]
Loch Quoich and the disappearing biscuit Listen to part of the Last Hillwalker where John and his companions trek across the Scottish Highlands, find a lake that isn’t there and [...]
Day 4 Pennine Way Cowling to Malham July 9, 2017John D Burns I don’t normally write about my feet. I’m quite fond of them but I don’t expect my readers to share my interest in [...]
Win a Signed Copy of The Last Hillwalker June 16, 2017June 16, 2017John D Burns 1 Win a signed copy of The Last Hillwalker. Simply join my mailing list to enter. Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/y8kpg5vm by 13th July 2017 [...]