Reading
What I’ve been reading this week, 9 January 2020
Snowshoes in Scotland, the Olivetti Lettera 22 at seventy, the aesthetics of editing, and outdoor books to get lost in.
What I’ve been reading this week, 20 December 2020
Brain games in winter, weathering the storm, the Cotswold Way, and Christmas books. Outdoors Brain Games — David Lintern’s latest piece for Walkhighlands is a reminder about the risks and dangers in winter mountaineering. ‘Experienced old hand? Don’t get too cocky. More interest in the outdoors in general makes
What I’ve been reading this week, 12 December 2020
The hill road, taming the Eiger, remembering Doug Scott, and the comfort of a pencil. Nature and environment The Hill Road — a perceptive and thought-provoking piece from Matt Cross in his new blog, A Strange Country Almanac, about grant-driven forestry (and solastalgia too, I guess). ‘In truth few of us
What I’ve been reading this week, 5 December 2020
Finding common ground, farming’s future, a winter sunset on Cairn Gorm, and solo on Mega Route X. Nature and environment At Darley — while the rewilding and landownership debate is increasingly tribal and bitter online, shaped more by identity politics than the messy realities of nuance and fact, there’s
What I’ve been reading this week, 28 November 2020
Grouse shooters in dismay, a tribute to the Fox of Glencoe, a sunny day on Skye, and the impact of high winds. Nature and environment Grouse shooting licence move sparks ‘dismay’ — atrocious headline from the BBC aside, this is a step in the right direction. I’d like to think
What I’ve been reading this week, 21 November 2020
The legacy of the Clearances, sketching Scotland’s mountains, the digital dilemma, and why readers should wean themselves off Amazon. Nature and environment How the shooting industry is exploiting the legacy of the Clearances — an excellent piece from David Lintern about the controversial idea of reducing deer numbers in the
What I’ve been reading this week, 15 November 2020
Touching cloth on the Black Cuillin, avalanched on the Lancet Edge, choosing your next adventure, and the 80/20 rule. Nature and environment Campaigners warn of fragile future for Scotland’s beavers — Walkhighlands highlights a documentary, Beavers Without Borders, premiering on YouTube tonight. Outdoors Conversation & whisky, sunshine & splendour
What I’ve been reading this week, 7 November 2020
The value of human silence, cognitive navigation and GPS, wild camping in winter, and taking on Amazon. Nature and environment Our shared vision to restore nature on Exmoor — the Exmoor National Park Authority launch ambitious plans for landscape-scale nature restoration on Exmoor. Looks promising. ‘The proposals also include dedicating at
What I’ve been reading this week, 24 October 2020
A bumper instalment this weekend, as I didn’t publish last week. A landscape of hope, the impact of Coronavirus on outdoor education, traverse of the Mamores, an open-source fleece, and photographs from peak to shining peak. Nature and environment Red Backed Shrike And Vigo The Bearded Vulture — wonderful images
What I’ve been reading this week, 11 October 2020
Outdoor education in crisis, how to walk across Scotland, beating the winter blues, and travel in a time of Covid. Outdoors School’s out: the crisis facing outdoor education — ‘the ban on overnight school trips, gaps in the government’s coronavirus support offering and continued Covid restrictions has created a
