
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.
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The wings of change, a contested landscape, hot tenting, and a history of women walking.
Snowshoes in Scotland, the Olivetti Lettera 22 at seventy, the aesthetics of editing, and outdoor books to get lost in.
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.
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…