Features in the August 2021 issue of The Great Outdoors
Plenty from me in this month’s issue of TGO.
The Meaning of Adventure: Hiking the Haute Route Pyrenees
If I could never tell anyone about this trip, never publish anything about my experience or share any of my photos, would I still put myself through this?
Positive habits for working from home →
A few things that have worked for me.
The Farthest Shore is available to pre-order – 20% off signed copies
My next book – The Farthest Shore, about hiking the Cape Wrath Trail in winter – is now available to pre-order from Vertebrate Publishing.
GPS watches: 8 of the best reviewed →
GPS watches can add an extra perspective on mountain navigation – and help to keep you fit. Alex Roddie tests eight of the top devices.
Wildlife photography highlights, June 2021
Warning: post contains gratuitous pictures of baby animals.
Lessons from the Cape Wrath Trail, caring for red squirrels, and the superficial din of the glowing screen →
This week’s Pinnacle Reads
Recent odds and ends
A return to the hills, Sidetracked Vol. 21, juggling manuscripts, and more
Outdoor and adventure photography tips →
A few of the things I’ve learned over the years about successful outdoor and adventure photography.
Why the countryside might be in a better state than you think →
Despite the doom and gloom online, Britain’s wild places haven’t been trashed, says Alex Roddie – and signs of positive change are everywhere.
Filling the void →
A long-anticipated return to the hills
The light of unmediated experience, class and the outdoors, and what3words in emergencies →
This week’s reads include pieces on the relationship between walking and thinking, how class remains a barrier to enjoyment of the outdoors, and recent woes with outdoor and mountain smartphone apps.