Dehydrated meals: three of the best reviewed →
On a multi-day walk, you need tasty food that provides enough energy at a minimum pack weight. Alex Roddie tests out three off-the-shelf meals for backpacking.
Category: Notes
Wildlife photography highlights, April 2021
Owls, roe deer, warblers, and more.
Behind the scenes: gear testing for TGO magazine →
A few insights into what goes on behind the scenes gear testing for a major outdoor magazine.
Wildlife photography highlights, March 2021
It’s been a great start to the year’s wildlife photography season.
Field Notes – Isolation and Connection, a journey through Knoydart
Why do we search for solitude when we go into the mountains? Is it to get away from it all, or is it to connect with something else?
Are we being good role models for wild camping?
How can we do better?
Introducing The Pinnacle
I’ve started a Substack newsletter. I hope you’ll join me.
What I’ve been reading this week, 21 March 2021
The winter that was, a bolt of blue, beyond Craigellachie, and a safe space for women in the outdoors.
The Farthest Shore – a few publishing updates
The Farthest Shore: Seeking Solitude and Nature on the Cape Wrath Trail in Winter. I have a publication date!
What I’ve been reading this week, 14 March 2021
Calling it out, reflections on nature and ‘the outdoors’, environmental principles, and learning to deal with freelance anxiety.
What I’ve been reading this week, 7 March 2021
Ocean to Asgard, sunset on Suilven, the true risk of catching COVID-19 outdoors, and some good news from the publishing industry.
Has outdoor culture become too detached from nature? →
For Alex Roddie, hillwalking and the natural world are closely linked – but it seems not everyone feels that way.