The Boobs of Glencoul November 16, 2013John D Burns 5 It’s dark and I’m miles from anywhere in one of the Highland’s remotest glens, Glencoul, and the bothy in nowhere to be seen. [...]
The Wet November 1, 2013johndburns 10 I’ve been trying to ignore it for a while but now I’ve had to accept the something is happening “down below.” My inner [...]
I see things October 12, 2013John D Burns 3 Mountains are big. I’ve noticed. In fact they are really big at the bottom and always very small at the top, that’s how [...]
Bring Back the Wolf October 4, 2013johndburns 12 Many years ago I was walking through a Canadian forest, heading for an ice climb, not too far from the town of Banff. [...]
Never on a Sunday September 15, 2013John D Burns 16 As I wake from the cocoon of my sleeping bag, the first thing I do is feel my legs. Sure enough, they remember [...]
Beaten Up on Ben Nevis August 23, 2013John D Burns 24 The next thing I know I’m sprawled on my back in the heather. A few moments ago, or so it seems, I was [...]
Meeting the Grey Man August 12, 2013johndburns 2 Something is coming towards me through the mist, I can see the figure of a man, easily nine feet high, striding in my [...]
Rider in the Storm August 3, 2013johndburns There’s only one thought in my head now, “Keep pedalling!” I know they are after me. My legs screaming and my backside feels [...]
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 [...]
New play about George Mallory June 12, 2013John D Burns 2 Almost 90 years ago George Mallory, Britain’s leading climber, and Sandy Irvine, a young powerful oarsman, vanished into the mist close to the [...]