What I’ve been reading this week, 21 February 2021
A battle for birdsong, Slow Ways, a moment of surrender, and writer’s blockdown.
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What I’ve been reading this week, 13 February 2021
A month of snow, a dark miracle, hard knocks on Ben Nevis, and the business of writing.
What I’ve been reading this week, 31 January 2021
Kit help and hindrance, time travel, the style debate on K2, and where book publishing is heading in 2021.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
What I’ve been reading this week, 28 November 2020
Grouse shooters in dismay, a tribute to the Fox of Glencoe, a sunny day on Skye, and the impact of high winds. Nature and environment Grouse shooting licence…
What I’ve been reading this week, 21 November 2020
The legacy of the Clearances, sketching Scotland’s mountains, the digital dilemma, and why readers should wean themselves off Amazon. Nature and environment How the shooting industry is exploiting…
What I’ve been reading this week, 15 November 2020
Touching cloth on the Black Cuillin, avalanched on the Lancet Edge, choosing your next adventure, and the 80/20 rule. Nature and environment Campaigners warn of fragile future for…
What I’ve been reading this week, 7 November 2020
The value of human silence, cognitive navigation and GPS, wild camping in winter, and taking on Amazon. Nature and environment Our shared vision to restore nature on Exmoor…