What I’ve been reading this week, 17 January 2020
The wings of change, a contested landscape, hot tenting, and a history of women walking.
Author: Alex Roddie
Award-winning outdoor and nature writer, editor, author, and photographer.
What I’ve been reading this week, 9 January 2020
Snowshoes in Scotland, the Olivetti Lettera 22 at seventy, the aesthetics of editing, and outdoor books to get lost in.
SKILLS: Snowshoes in Scotland – more than just a novelty →
Requiring less skill than skiing, and making a big difference when progress on foot would be a nightmare, snowshoes have a clear niche in Scottish winter, reckons Alex Roddie. Having spent years insisting he could do without, Alex is now a firm believer. Here he explains the dark art of snowshoeing.
Nature Notes: my last walk of 2020 through Gunby Park
Wildlife, sunshine, frost, mist, and favourite local views If 2020 has been the year of keeping it local, then my New Year’s Eve walk has reinforced that theme.…
My top images of 2020
Connections, light, and learning: a look at the best of my wildlife and landscape photography this year. In the past I’ve sometimes selected five top images from the…
2020 in review: surviving shocks, new projects, and yearning for the heights
How I’ve navigated through 2020 as a professional outdoor writer, editor and photographer. About five minutes ago, it seems, I published my overview of 2019. Last year was…
What I’ve been reading this week, 20 December 2020
Brain games in winter, weathering the storm, the Cotswold Way, and Christmas books. Outdoors Brain Games — David Lintern’s latest piece for Walkhighlands is a reminder about the…
Nature Notes: selected landscape photography, autumn 2020
Now that winter is upon us, here’s a selection of a few of my favourite images from autumn 2020. Each year, my photography goes through seasons that mirror…
What I’ve been reading this week, 12 December 2020
The hill road, taming the Eiger, remembering Doug Scott, and the comfort of a pencil. Nature and environment The Hill Road — a perceptive and thought-provoking piece from…
Signed copies of Wanderlust Europe available for a short time
Looking for Christmas presents? I have a limited number of signed copies of Wanderlust Europe available to buy direct. In 2020 it was my pleasure to co-edit Wanderlust…
What I’ve been reading this week, 5 December 2020
Finding common ground, farming’s future, a winter sunset on Cairn Gorm, and solo on Mega Route X. Nature and environment At Darley — while the rewilding and landownership…
‘The silence roared in our ears’: a selection of quotes from Hell of a Journey by Mike Cawthorne
I’ve recently finished reading Hell of a Journey: On Foot through the Scottish Highlands in Winter by Mike Cawthorne. This is a modern classic of mountain literature and…