burns – Page 18 – John D Burns

A Water’s Tale

July 9, 2013John D Burns 7

I’m getting soft, I realise, as I stand looking at the icy waters and contemplating the idea that I may actually have to [...]

The Unforgiven Mountaineer

June 9, 2013johndburns 24

Everything had been fine until I’d answered that question but now a silence hung in the air like a malevolent fart. I sucked [...]

Buried Treasure

June 1, 2013John D Burns 2

From my hiding place in the heather I anxiously I scan the horizon for incoming walkers. I strain my eyes for the slightest [...]

A Quiet Word

May 11, 2013johndburns 18

The moment I walked into the bothy I could tell something was wrong, I could feel the tension in the atmosphere. The last [...]

“There is nowhere left to go, but everywhere.”

April 16, 2013johndburns

Sometimes you just don’t see what’s on your doorstep. I live beside the river Ness. I see it every day, watch its moods [...]

Bleaklow – The clue’s in the name.

April 15, 2013John D Burns 2

See more of Andy’s great photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkpeak14 From somewhere out in the rain swept vastness of black we could hear someone calling for help. [...]

A gift from the mountain gods

April 7, 2013johndburns 8

I’m doubled up over my walking poles, high on a snow slope, gasping for air like a goldfish plucked from its tank. My [...]

The most serious walk in Britain?

March 30, 2013John D Burns 10

I realise I must have lapsed into unconsciousness as the icy downwash from the rescue helicopter, hovering above, brings me round. Peering through [...]