What I’ve been reading this week, 19 October 2019

19 Oct 2019 — 1 min read

Land of ghosts, what went wrong on the Cape Wrath Trail, tips for lightweight walking, and the most exciting mountain in Ecuador.

Environment

Land of Ghosts – ‘It’s time we reformed how land is owned and managed. It should not be up to the whim of a land owner whether he supports the creatures who live there or whether he turns the landscape into a blood soaked desert.’

Plans approved for large-scale peat extraction near Penicuik – not good news.

Long-distance hiking and the outdoors

The Cape Wrath Trail – what went wrong – a great blog post from Andy Wasley analysing his retreat from the CWT earlier this year.

Lightweight walking – tips for beginners – good practical tips here from Fiona Outdoors.

Fuya Fuya, the most exciting mountain in Ecuador – Mark Horrell gets more than he bargained for on an ascent in South America.

Miscellaneous

Rant: don’t be an ‘influencer’ – a sorry tale! Is it just confirmation bias in action, or have I begun to sense the beginnings of a backlash against influencer culture?

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Alex Roddie

Happiest on a mountain. Writer, story-wrangler, digital and film photographer. Editor of Sidetracked magazine. Machine breaker.

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