The point of tools is to do a job. The right tools do the job well, the wrong ones don’t.   What constitutes right and wrong depends on seve...

A brief break in the rain I didn’t see what I was expecting to see and this was good. For once. What wasn’t there was any tree planting or s...

Following my post on the new It's Up To Us campaign from Mountaineering Scotland and the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland about upland...

The heavy rain was easing as I set off. It was already 8.30 in the evening. The forecast was for a short break in a week of rain and thunder...

Backpacking stove gas canisters tend to be replaced when almost empty because the heat from them is no longer enough to be of use. At least ...

With Larry Lake in the High Sierra on the Pacific Crest Trail My last bivouac was seven years ago, Every camp since then - and there have be...

  The August issue of The Great Outdoors has just been published. It features the Gear of the Year Awards. Producing these involved a great ...