Kathy Rogers: Walking Big Trails Kathy Rogers is a guidebook researcher at Vertebrate Publishing, an award-winning publisher in Sheffield that specialises in outdoors books. She researches and writes [...]
My First Audio Book May 17, 2018May 17, 2018John D Burns I like to include a lot of humour in my writing and that’s one thing that audio books do better than traditional printed [...]
40 years on the Pennine way September 21, 2017September 21, 2017John D Burns The Pennine Way is a game of numbers – 268 miles, over 11,000m of ascent, and as many pints of real ale as [...]
Day 3 of the Pennine Way Mankinholes to Cowling June 7, 2017June 7, 2017John D Burns 8 THE PAIN AND THE GLORY The Victorian’s were very fond of big pointy things. So fond, in fact, that they have littered the [...]
Pennine Way Podcast Day 1 Edale to Crowden John Burns talks about his experiences walking the Pennine way, then, 1974 as a 19 year old, and now, in his retirement. [...]
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 [...]
Look Back in Anger – The Pennine Way October 23, 2012johndburns “We’re going to the pub!” Mr Jones stated with unusual vehemence, standing outside the tent on the small Highland campsite. “Oh yes,” I [...]