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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KWESIA ‘City Girl in Nature’ • Londoner Kwesia connects young inner-city people with the healing power of the outdoors

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Your adventures this month

The Snowdonia Slate Trail • If you find the human history of the landscape as fascinating as the mountains, this multi-day wander through North Wales could be perfect for you, suggests Alex Roddie

THE SNOWDONIA SLATE TRAIL: AT A GLANCE

Scottish Mountain Rescue releases 2022 incident report

ON THE LOOKOUT • Natural highlights in the hills this month

Bad steps: Britain’s accident blackspots • Where are you statistically most likely to have an accident in British hills? Sarah Stirling and Francesca Donovan talk to Mountain Rescue teams in Scotland, Wales and the Lake District to find out which accident ‘black spots’ they repeatedly return to – and why they aren’t always the most obvious places

It’s up to us to fund mountain paths - but it shouldn’t be • Mountain paths must be repaired and maintained for the good of the environment and the safety of walkers – but should we really be funding the efforts ourselves? Not in the long term, says Chris Townsend

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CASTLETON • Slap bang in the centre of our first national park, Castleton is nestled between the Peak District’s highest places and (arguably) its finest hillwalking. Francesca Donovan is your local guide to having the most adventurous weekend possible there…

THE COBBLER (BEN ARTHUR) • This unmistakeable mountain within striking distance of Glasgow is one of the great icons of the outdoor community, says Jim Perrin

HIGHER EDUCATION • Francesca Donovan meets Keswick Mountain Rescue on the slippery slopes of Sharp Edge to discuss risk, safety, and why no one is above having an accident

How to avoid meeting Mountain Rescue • Keswick Mountain Rescue talks through the Adventure Smart advice, which can help us avoid accidents

THE LONG GAME • Masochism? Craziness? A challenge of epic proportions? Richard Hartfield accompanies endurance aficionado John Fleetwood on a long, technical scrambling route across Torridon’s mountains

THE ROADS LESS TRAVELLED • Wanting to tour around Skye in summer but worried about tourist traffic and packed honeypots? As Huw Oliver discovered, taking to two wheels on a bikepacking adventure is the perfect way to escape the crowds

HIKING NAVIGATION FOR NEWBIES • Mountain Leader Lucy Wallace gives some basic tips for finding our way in the mountains

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

THREE-SEASON BOOTS • Lucy Wallace and David Lintern round up the best boots for use outside of the...