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Come and visit my new site John D Burns There’s news from the Highland hills, videos and podcasts. Check out my best selling hiking books
Come and visit my new site John D Burns There’s news from the Highland hills, videos and podcasts. Check out my best selling hiking books
Here’s the blog version of my 2018 winter Newsletter Journey to Glendubh Bothy Download the first 2 Chapters of my Best Selling book The Last Hillwalker Climb Ben Wyvis a […]
Get the latest News from wild Scotland Gear reviews Find the best bothies to visit Walking routes for everyone News about my forthcoming books Get the dates for my public […]
So, you’d like to visit a wild Highland bothy but don’t know which one to start with. Over the next few months I’m going to write about the bothies I […]
Old, well known paths are like familiar friends, unchanging, dependable, there for you when you need them. I’ve walked this little path many times but as soon as I leave […]
I am four years old and fast asleep in my bed at home. Suddenly I am aware of being lifted up. Sleepily I realise I am in my father’s arms. […]
The Pennine Way is a game of numbers – 268 miles, over 11,000m of ascent, and as many pints of real ale as you can handle. But the most significant […]
Watch my short video about a close encounter of the wild kind in the mountains of Canada.
It’s hot for May. On the small station platform at Edale, the air is filled with bird song and the scent of flowers from the surrounding meadows. Walkers, dressed in […]
I reported the destruction of the nesting site to the Police, who were very helpful, but it’s only an offence if the nesting site is occupied and, since I don’t […]