Great offer on outdoor books November 12, 2019November 12, 2019John D Burns 30% Off all my books Sky Dance. I hope this will be my most unpopular book. I hope it gets vilified, I hope [...]
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 [...]
Pennine Way Day 2 Crowden to Mankinholes May 31, 2017John D Burns 4 I have been walking for a long, long time. The past life I have has faded into oblivion. I have become a simple [...]
The Pennine Way Forty Years on. Edale to Crowden May 24, 2017May 26, 2017John D Burns 3 It’s hot for May. On the small station platform at Edale, the air is filled with bird song and the scent of flowers [...]
Faindouran Bothy or Bust April 4, 2017April 11, 2017John D Burns 1 Join me on this audio blog as I walk into the heart of the Cairngorms and spend the night in Faindouran Bothy. [...]
The night the Bothy burned October 18, 2016John D Burns 1 As soon as I said it, I felt the atmosphere change. It had been warm and cosy in the little Bothy, and the [...]
Fire and Men April 11, 2016John D Burns 7 It’s dark and raining heavily now. The bothy fire smokes for a few minutes, coughs, splutters and then dies. Charlie, my walking companion [...]
The Gravity Trap April 5, 2016John D Burns 5 Normally, when I’m out in the hills, I don’t worry too much about what the ground beneath my feet feels like. The earth [...]
the curse of the mountain bike July 24, 2015John D Burns 1 Busy with my book but getting out on my bike when I can. I’ll be back blogging when my book is finished. Hope [...]