The Great Outdoors Awards 2014: Vote Now!

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The Great Outdoors Awards are open for voting now. There are nine categories open to readers, including Outdoor Personality, in which I've been nominated, and Outdoor Books, in which my book Grizzly Bears and Razor Clams has been nominated. There are plenty of alternative worthy 'personalities' and books if you don't want to vote for me! But do please vote.

The outdoor gear section of the awards will be voted on by a panel including myself. Products will be tested - I've been doing so recently.

The Awards will be announced at a ceremony in Kendal on November 13th.

TGO Award for The Backpacker's Handbook

The first TGO Awards were announced two days ago and I am very pleased that TGO readers have voted The Backpacker's Handbook as their Book of the Year. Thank you every one who voted for me.

The Awards ceremony was held in the very nice Burgundys Wine Bar in Kendal, which has some excellent real ales (there's a micro brewery attached to it) and was a great place to chat to the many people from the outdoor industry who attended. A great evening in fact.

Below is the official press release with a list of all the winners.