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.

Natural highs

IN THIS ISSUE • Meet some of the folk who made this mag…

The Great Outdoors

IT’S IN OUR NATURE • Created by those who care about high places, The Great Outdoors is your companion in reconnecting with the natural world. Subscribe today.

Pen y Fan, Bannau Brycheiniog/Brecon Beacons

Creator OF THE MONTH • Urban wildlife enthusiast Lira has been dubbed ‘Croydon’s David Attenborough’

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ON THE LOOKOUT • Natural highlights in the hills this month

RSPB report links raptor persecution to land managed for gamebird shooting

Can paid ‘wild camping’ deliver the land justice revolution we need? • Mary-Ann Ochota asks whether paid ‘wild camping’ platforms can further the land justice revolution we so badly need, as a wealthy landowner plans to return to court to remove the right to wild camp on Dartmoor

Windswept

The Great Wilderness

AONACH EAGACH • Jim Perrin recalls tackling this fine Scottish ridge in his ‘spring-heeled youth’ – and counts himself lucky to have had wise guidance

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NATURE THERAPY • Jess Jones’ enchanting images of wild animals going about their daily business are all about empathy. Here, she shares how she sought solace in nature and found a new sense of connection through wildlife photography.

UNMOORED • Alex Roddie joins local mountain leader Emily Woodhouse for the moors, tors, woodland and gorges of the Dartmoor Way. On the way, they share differing perspectives about camping, nature and what it means to feel at home

WALK THE DARTMOOR WAY

A CONCISE HISTORY OF WILD CAMPING ON DARTMOOR

RAGGED LAND • Mark Waring is no stranger to challenging long walks, but Tombstone Park in the Yukon Territory has more bears, bushwhacking and wild weather than even he knew what to do with. Luckily, he also found a gentler side to this ‘ragged mountain land’

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HOW TO SPOT the 7 wonders of the mountains • From Brocken spectres to the aurora borealis, some truly awe-inspiring phenomena can be witnessed in the UK’s hills. Being in the right place at the right time is key, says James Roddie, who uses his hard-won knowledge of how they form to increase the chances of an encounter

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

NEW REVIEWS • Lucy Wallace, James Roddie and Chris Townsend test exciting new gear

HIKING DAYPACKS • Mountain Leader Lucy Wallace and wildlife photographer James...