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.

Walk a mile in these boots

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

The Great Outdoors

The PERFECT FIT • With Britain’s most experienced outdoor review team, by a country mile, The Great Outdoors is your ideal mountain companion

Slieve Binnian, Mourne Mountains

Creator OF THE MONTH • Take a wander through the shared history of the Cairngorms and let Sarah’s stories spark your love of landscape

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ON THE LOOKOUT • Natural highlights in the hills this month

Everest 24: New Views on the 1924 Mount Everest Expedition

BEINN DEARG • Jim Perrin considers an oft-overlooked almost-Munro that stands dead centre amongst three brooding giants

Hope for a Right to Roam in England & Wales is not down to policy promises • Nadia Shaikh is hopeful our broken relationship with nature can be fixed, but she has nagging doubts that the target-driven nature restoration written about in the new government’s manifesto will get us there

RHAYADER • Phillipa Cherryson finds out why this charming town calls itself the outdoor capital of Wales

A very English pilgrimage • Long-distance adventurer John Fleetwood attempts a classic close to home… but with a twist of his own

SKYE LINE • Bidwell is enchanted on the ‘misty isle’ as he backpacks the original Skye Trail

AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY • Bethany Hughes had a dream to link Patagonia to the Arctic via the longest chain of mountains in the world. Her incredible journey took 7 years and over 18,000 miles

BETWEEN the LINES • In early 2023, David Myers made a 1000-mile solo circuit of the Jordan River watershed. His journey took him through two deserts and three nations, and opened his eyes to the human impacts of conflict in the region

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HOW TO: MAKE YOUR ADVENTURES MORE SUSTAINABLE • Tackling climate change is a task for all humanity, but there are still ways we can move the needle as individuals, says Alex Roddie

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

NEW REVIEWS • Chris Townsend and David Lintern test exciting new gear

GEAR OF THE YEAR 2024 • After vigorous, independent testing in our high places, the UK’s most experienced gear team is proud to present the best of the best; trusted kit to take you further outdoors

TREKKING POLES • Mountain Leader Lucy Wallace checks out a wide range of walking poles, indispensable for balance on rough ground

SLEEPING MATS • Mountaineering Instructor Kirsty Pallas and Deputy Editor David Lintern are sleeping out on the job again, to bring you the finest in camping equipment you may only notice when it’s not there – the humble but essential sleeping mat

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WILDWALKS • 10 varied routes in Scotland, England and Wales

1 Carn Dearg via Luib Chonnal bothy West Highlands SCOTLAND • Stefan Durkacz bags a bothy and a brace of retiring Corbetts

2 Affric-Kintail Way West Highlands SCOTLAND • Combine a bothy/youth hostel with wild camping, says Alex Roddie

3 Ben Alder Cottage Central Highlands...