The End of Winter: hiking the Cape Wrath Trail in February 2019
“Genuine silence is rare and special in our hyper-connected era. You might discover something about yourself and the world around you if you take the time to listen.”
Category: Outdoors
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?
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.
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
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?
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.
When Glen Coe resembled the Himalaya
The perfection of winter in a collection of images from ten years ago It’s easy to forget, when away from the mountains, just how good winter mountaineering can…
A Test of Mettel
In a year in which Swiss glaciers lost three per cent of their total volume, Alex Roddie returns to an Alpine peak he first climbed a decade before,…
Field notes: the Mercantour Traverse, Maritime Alps
In the October 2020 issue of The Great Outdoors, you’ll find my feature, ‘Shared Silence’, about hiking the Mercantour Traverse. Here are a few notes on the trail,…