Jen Scotney: Running Through the Dark | Podcast August 27, 2024August 27, 2024John D Burns John D. Burns talks to ultra runner Jen Scotney about the solace she found in running and how she has coped with the [...]
Henry Iddon & Max Leonard: Mountain Style | Podcast August 5, 2024August 5, 2024John D Burns 1 Everyone who explores the outdoors has a special relationship with their clothing. A cagoule can keep you safe in a storm, a duvet [...]
Kat Hill: Bothy | Podcast July 3, 2024July 3, 2024John D Burns John D. Burns talks to Kat Hill about her new book, Bothy, and her delight in these remote shelters. The pace at which [...]
Mick Conefrey: Fallen – George Mallory | Podcast May 2, 2024May 2, 2024John D Burns It is almost 100 years since climbers, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine, vanished into the clouds high on Mount Everest and were never [...]
Heather Dawe: Dreams of lost Buttresses | Podcast December 8, 2023December 9, 2023John D Burns Listen to heather Dawe talking about her new book of short stories, Dreams of Lost Buttresses. [...]
Tim Woods: Twisted Mountains | Podcast June 15, 2023June 15, 2023John D Burns John D. Burns talks to author Tim Woods about his book of stories about high places. Twisted Mountains is a collection of short [...]
David Lintern: Scottish Wild Country Backpacking | Podcast December 1, 2022December 1, 2022John D Burns One of the great joys of walking in the Highlands is putting your boots on, picking up your pack and walking into a [...]
Heather Dawe: Mountain Stories | Podcast November 26, 2022November 26, 2022John D Burns Mountain writer and artist, Heather Dawe, talks about the challenges of capturing the light in the Cairngorms and her adventures in Sutherland. We [...]
Tales from a Scottish Bothy | Blog November 2, 2022November 4, 2022John D Burns Bothies are remote shelters in the wilds of the Scottish Highlands. Here’s a little sample story from my bestselling book, Bothy Tales. I [...]
Adventures in a Hot Tent | Blog October 12, 2022October 12, 2022John D Burns Ever wanted to try a tent heated by a woodburning stove? Here is all you need to know. The light is fading quickly, [...]