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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BREAK THE ICE • By hillwalkers for hillwalkers, The Great Outdoors is the only mountain magazine you need this Winter when the cold keeps you reading by the fire

Pen y Fan & Cribyn, Bannau Brycheiniog/Brecon Beacons

THE DANCING CYCLIST movement artist and bikepacking guide • Find your winter flow on feet or wheels through the art of movement outdoors with Ana Norrie-Toch

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Tara Dower sets new Appalachian Trail record

Mountains Before Mountaineering: The Call of the Peaks Before the Modern Age

It’s time for us to put the ‘national’ back in our National Parks

CARNEDDAU • Jim Perrin recalls fleeting encounters on this high North Walian plateau, best reached from a town brimming with spirit

HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE • Vivienne Crow finds this North Yorkshire village, lying amidst a limestone landscape that’s home to the famous Three Peaks, to be a grand location to base yourself – especially in Winter

BREAKING TRAIL • Anna Wells was the first woman and the fourth person to complete a round of Scotland’s 282 Munros in a single Winter season. What did the experience teach her about being a woman outdoors? Her answers may surprise you as much as they did her…

NOW YOU SEE ME… • After two decades documenting the Highlands’ ptarmigan population, James Roddie recalls cherished encounters with this master of disguise, and looks at the big picture impacting the survival of a little Red List bird

PTARMIGAN FACTFILE

HOW TO BEHAVE AROUND PTARMIGAN

NORTH OF NORMAL • In the high Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, snowmobiles outnumber people, traffic lights don’t exist, and polar bears sometimes saunter through town. Maria Philippa Rossi learns what it takes to become an Arctic Nature Guide

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NEW REVIEWS • Chris Townsend and Steph Wetherell test exciting new gear

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ICE AXES • Alex Roddie helps you get a handle on the best ice axes for winter mountaineering in the British hills

EMERGENCY KIT • Peter Macfarlane guides us through the kit you may want in your pack should the worst happen

WILD WALKS

1 Beinn Mhor Outer Hebrides SCOTLAND • Ian Battersby gets come-uppance and consolation on South Uist

2 Bla Bheinn Isle of Skye SCOTLAND • Rich Hartfield goes there and back to a worthy winter Munro

3 Beinn a’ Bhuird & Beinn Avon Cairngorms SCOTLAND • Tackling these two is a dish best served cold, reckons wild camper Alex Roddie

4 Carn a’ Chlamain & Beinn Dearg Cairngorms SCOTLAND • Alex Roddie takes on half of the challenging Ring of Tarf in Winter

5 Ben Starav & Glas Bheinn Mhor West Highlands SCOTLAND • Rich Hartfield tackles a Glen Etive traverse linking four peaks

6 Blease Fell & Uldale Head Yorkshire Dales ENGLAND • Vivienne Crow enjoys a crisp, clear...