HEAD TORCH REVIEW May 14, 2018John D Burns It’s December in a remote glen in the Highlands of Scotland. You are walking off the mountain as fast as you can but [...]
Take the mountain quiz April 30, 2018John D Burns 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 [...]
Interview with Fiona Stalker on Out for the weekend March 26, 2018John D Burns Had a great radio interview on BBC Radio Scotland’s Out For The Weekend with Fiona Stalker. You can hear my interview for the [...]
Spring newsletter 2018 March 23, 2018John D Burns Join me on a walk in the Highland hills. News about my next book Bothy Tales and a discussion on risk and hillwalking. [...]
Great review for my book in Outdoor Enthusiast Mag September 11, 2017John D Burns 2 Here’s another great review for The Last Hillwalker from Outdoor Enthusiast Magazine’s David Lintern Outdoor Enthusiast is the UK’s only multi-activity outdoor magazine. [...]
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/ [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]