Alex Roddie

Look up and see the stars.

I write about the things that matter – wildness, nature, environment, and finding silence in a noisy age.

Hi.

I am an award-winning professional writer and editor with years of experience in the outdoor industry (and I hike a fair bit too). If you’re looking to write an outdoor book, or if you work with an adventure magazine and need a trained pair of eyes, I can help.

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Latest blog posts

Notes

What I’ve been reading this week, 4 April 202004/04/2020
What I’ve been reading this week, 28 March 202028/03/2020
Coronavirus and the outdoors – an apology, and a way forward27/03/2020
The outdoor community needs to change its messaging regarding the coronavirus pandemic, and right now21/03/2020
What I’ve been reading this week, COVID-19 special21/03/2020

Features

A Walk in the Woods – hiking Norway’s Jotunheimstien06/02/2020
New Sidetracked feature: The Meaning of Adventure →10/01/2020
Wild perspectives: a twilight nature encounter at Snipe Dales01/01/2020
Walking for Mental Health – Doom, Gloom and Green Shoots in the Scottish Hills →17/12/2019
Skills guide: Planning off-path routes11/12/2019

More long-form features >>

Some of my best online writing

Summits & Skylarks >>

Crown shyness © Alex Roddie — Wild perspectives >>

Observations from the edge of the wood >>

In Pursuit of Perfection >>

Three lessons I learned by going offline for a month on the Cape Wrath Trail >>

Footprints over Ingleborough >>

The Decaying Alps >>

Went to Mow the Meadow >>

Guide: Lightweight backpacking in the Scottish Highlands >>

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