With lockdown ending and warmer weather and longer days arriving many people are thinking about long-distance walks – I certainly am. I’ve...

  Today the second pandemic lockdown was eased, the 'stay at home' message changed to 'stay local', which means in your loca...

  The  latest issue of The Great Outdoors is out now. In it I review three tarps from Kelty, Hilleberg and Alpkit, plus the Osprey Talon Pro...

Summit for the day. 434 metre Sgor Gaoithe The highest hill within walking distance of my home is 549 metre Carn na Loine, a massive heather...

  Last year I was asked, along with several others, to write a short piece for The Great Outdoors on my most memorable camp. Now that's ...

  Having seen an increasing number of camera trap wildlife images online in recent years I decided to try this myself and ordered a trail ca...

Braeriach from Craigellachie Over the years I’ve been up Craigellachie many times. The walk up through the lovely birch woods and onto the l...