
Features in the August 2021 issue of The Great Outdoors
Plenty from me in this month’s issue of TGO.
Plenty from me in this month’s issue of TGO.
GPS watches can add an extra perspective on mountain navigation – and help to keep you fit. Alex Roddie tests eight of the top devices.
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.
In March 2020, I took a leap of faith and switched camera systems to the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III. A year and several thousand frames later, here’s how it has helped me to grow as a photographer.
A collection of waterproof, pocket-sized notebooks for recording your outdoor adventures.
‘This is the story of how Britain became a factory,’ Benedict Macdonald writes in this remarkable work of horror and hope. This review was first published in The…
Everest was Alex Staniforth’s dream, but that dream died when the earthquake struck Nepal in 2015, ending his summit attempt. This review was first published in The Great…
A wonderfully simple and effective piece of ultralight gear ‘Sleep outdoors, comfortably,’ is the tagline for the Sestrals Quilt by As Tucas – a simple, ultralight, synthetic quilt…
A flawed GPS handset with some redeeming qualities My latest review for The Great Outdoors is the new Aventura GPS handset. I’ll be honest here – this isn’t…
I’ve used Alpkit’s Gourdon waterproof daypacks for just over a decade. I started out with the original Gourdon 25 – little more than a drybag with straps (and,…