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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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Some of my best online writing

Summits & Skylarks >>
Crown shyness © Alex Roddie
Wild perspectives >>
Observations from the edge of the wood >>
The voices of birds: a greening of lockdown >>
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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