The Great Outdoors

TGO Magazine is your essential guide to hillwalking and backpacking in the UK and overseas. Get out more! We provide all the inspiration you need to plan your next trip, plus expert reviews and tips. The Great Outdoors is for anyone who loves walking in the hills, mountains and wild places. With information on the latest gear, in-depth features and stunning photography, The Great Outdoors will help you access the high peaks and long trails of Britain and beyond. Our enhanced digital addition includes even more great photos and interactive content.

A night to remember

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The Great Outdoors

JUNE in the mountains

Low Fell, Lake District

THE SONG THRUSH • Right to Roam organiser and naturalist Nadia Shaikh enjoys the predawn refrains of season’s change.

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Wainwrights Without a Car: A Year on the Lake District Fells

KEVIN & FIN CAMPBELL bothy maintenance organisers • The life of a bothy maintenance organiser might be tough, but it’s never boring. Father-and-son team Kevin and Fin Campbell shed some light on the worries and wonders of caring for Ryvoan bothy in the Cairngorms

SGURR NAN GILLEAN • Jim Perrin looks back on a blithe traverse of Skye’s ‘Young Man’s Peak’ and its craggy Cuillin companions

NATIONAL WALKING MONTH OFFER

Nights of WONDER • From bivvying in caves to camping in polar bear country, we asked five ‘strange sleepers’ to share their tales of the unexpected

Drawn to Earth • Pennines-based Will Lake enjoys nothing more than escaping his desk with camera in hand, often to the Lake District. His images are refreshingly relaxed and unprocessed, reflecting a personal aversion to technology ‘as an outdoorsy person with an interest in photography’ – not the other way round

TIME TRAVELLER • Author and researcher Kat Hill visits Maol-bhuidhe, one of Britain’s most remote bothies and a key staging post on the Cape Wrath Trail. With photographer Nicolas White, she retraces the steps of the teachers who travelled between Highland communities as the world changed

IN THE SHADOW OF GIANTS • Peter Elia joins a once-in-a-lifetime trek to K2 Base Camp and finds splendour, strength and comradeship in the heart of Pakistan’s Karakoram range

SKILLS: FASTPACKING FOR BEGINNERS • If you like the idea of ‘fast and light’ multi-day adventures, fastpacking might be for you. We asked seasoned fastpacker Joe Williams to share his beginner-friendly tips

JOE’S KIT LIST

Gear News • News from the world of outdoor kit, and product reviews from Britain’s most experienced gear-testing team

NEW REVIEWS • Chris Townsend and Fiona Russell focus on two new products

HIKING SHOES • Lara Dunn and Peter Macfarlane show a little ankle and go for a walk in footwear built for longer days and warmer weather

BUDGET DAYPACKS • Lara Dunn and Peter Macfarlane conduct a miniature roundup of the best of this year’s everyday outdoor carries – the ones that don’t cost the earth

OUTDOOR UNDERWEAR • Mountain Instructor Kirsty Pallas and ranger Peter Macfarlane get back to the baselayer basics with the best in technical underwear for hillwalking

WILD WALKS

1 Beinn Airigh Charr North-West Highlands SCOTLAND

2 Skiddaw via Barkbethdale Lake District ENGLAND

3 Robinson Lake District ENGLAND

4 Sheffield Pike & Glenridding Dodd Lake District ENGLAND

5 Titterstone Clee Hill Shropshire ENGLAND

6 Fan Nedd & Fan Gyhirych Bannau Brycheiniog/Brecon Beacons WALES

7 Swyre Head via Kimmeridge Bay Dorset ENGLAND

UPHILL STRUGGLES • Peak...