The August issue of TGO is all about islands. The magazine opens with a splendid double-page photo of Mangersta on the Isle of Lewis by Eilidh Cameron. Hanna Lindon looks at eight British ones, from Rum to the Scilly Isles. Helen Iles revisits Ynys Enlli (Bardsey Island) for seal watching and star shooting. Alastair MacDonald showcases some of Scotland's west coast islands after spending two years visiting them. Jim Perrin's Mountain Portrait is Ben More on Mull. And John Fleetwood describes going coast to coast on Corsica on the wonderful GR20, which I walked twenty years ago.
In shorter pieces Nadia Shaikh looks at hedgerows, Francesca Donovan reviews the Wander Wild festival in Killarney National Park in Ireland, Eben Muse argues that reservoirs should be open for swimming, and Juls Stobel answers a query about the Mountain Bothies Association..
In the Gear Pages Lucy Wallace and Alex Roddie review four backpacking rucksacks each, Lara Dunn reviews four budget solo tents, Lucy Wallace and James Roddie review two budget sleeping bags each, Steph Wetherell reviews the Outdoor Research Vigor Half Zip fleece, and Fiona Russell reviews the Rab Veil XP 20L Waterproof Pack.
In the Skills section Alex and Hannah Roddie go on a Peak District-based course to learn about overcoming a fear of heights. The skills learnt fit in with the Wild Walks this issue as this consists of seven scrambles. Alex Roddie tackles An Groban in the North-West Highlands while James Roddie takes on the Aonach Eagach in the West Highlands. In the Lake District James Forrest does the Gable Girdle on Great Gable, Norman Hadley scrambles the east ridges of Nethermost Pike and Dollywagon Pike, Ian Battersby goes up Thorn Crag on Harrison Stickle, and Vivienne Crow climbs Steel Edge on Wetherlam and Prison Band on Swirl How. Finally, in Eryri Andrew Galloway goes up Yr Wyddfa via Cribau.
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