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.

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IN THE FRAME

ARE YOU LOCAL? • The confusion over driving to exercise explained (sort of…)

Outdoor exercise: what are the risks?

Need a lockdown project? Get your gear organised!

OUTDOOR KIT TO-DO LIST: THE TOP 10

Top 10 WALKS ACROSS LOCH LOMOND & THE TROSSACHS • There’s far more to this hill-strewn haven in the Southern Highlands than the bonnie, bonnie banks…

MARK DIGGINS: avalanche forecaster • Every year, dozens of people are caught in avalanches in the British mountains; but the good news is that the hazard can be predicted and avoided. TGO talks to Mark Diggins of the Scottish Avalanche Information Service about how to be avalanche-aware

Tents to stand up to winter – and beyond • Why does Swedish tentmaker Hilleberg have such a strong reputation amongst UK backpackers? We speak to its CEO, Petra Hilleberg, to find out more

GARN FADRYN • Jim Perrin praises one of his favourite little hills – an ancient volcano on the Lleyn Peninsula, with views that spread infinitely wide

FURTHER INFORMATION

FREEZE FRAME • With lockdown imminent and a perfect forecast, Alex Roddie sets out to complete a long-dreamed-of Cairngorms winter traverse – and makes every moment matter

Alex's route: essential information

Cold-weather kit • To stay safe, warm and dry on a winter backpacking expedition, you’ll need gear that you can trust. Here’s what Alex chose for his trip

Hydration in winter • Alex’s top tips for staying hydrated in cold weather

A PERFECT STORM • Why spend all winter waiting for perfect weather? Ronald Turnbull braves snowstorms and spindrift for a two-night backpacking adventure in the Lake District’s Eastern Fells

BAD-WEATHER PLANS • When the forecast doesn’t meet your expectations, here are Ronald’s tips for getting out there regardless

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

SOUTHERN SNOW • Snow is rare in Dartmoor – but when the white stuff does fall, it often does it in spectacular (and record-breaking) fashion. Local Tim Gent shares his tips for making the most of fleeting winter conditions at the south-western edge of Britain

THREE WINTER WALKS ON DARTMOOR

SNOW AND SMILES • Think the big mountains of the winter Alps are off-limits if you’re not a serious skier or mountaineer? Carey Davies and Rudolf Abraham describe different experiences in Austria that both showcase the region's fun, family-friendly side

ESSENTIAL INFO • Snowshoeing around Innsbruck

ESSENTIAL INFO • Family adventure in Zell am See

Mountains of the imagination • A surreal world of enormous peaks, vast glaciers and soaring towers of rock, Pakistan’s Karakoram is arguably the most spectacular – and challenging – mountain landscape on Earth. In an extract from his visually sublime new book, photographer Colin Prior describes his 23-year mission to capture them through his camera lens

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Winter hazards • In the final instalment of this three-part series on winter skills, Mountaineering Instructor Rebecca Coles takes us through some of the hazards you need...