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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The Great Outdoors

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ALMANAC Creator OF THE MONTH • Kate shares hard-won trekking tips – with a little fear-busting humour – so more people can confidently adventure at altitude

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ON THE LOOKOUT • Natural highlights in the hills this month

James Gibson completes the ‘Big Three’ winter trilogy • There are three Big Rounds in the UK that mark the pinnacle of mountain long-distance running: the Bob Graham (Lake District, England), the Paddy Buckley (Snowdonia/Eryri, Wales) and the Charlie Ramsay (Highlands, Scotland). This year, James Gibson became the first person to achieve solo and unsupported sub-24-hour completions of all three in one winter season, in deep snow and blizzards. Here are his stats…

EVENTS CALENDAR June 2023

To fix the ecological crisis, we need a new way of seeing • Lack of ecological awareness means many British people are oblivious to how degraded our natural environment is. For Mary-Ann Ochota, solving that means starting close to home…

Why Welsh places need renaming–in Welsh • Many beautiful Welsh place names have been lost – so the restoration of Welsh names for national parks is a welcome step towards the preservation of one of Europe’s oldest languages, argues Will Renwick

Dartmoor Walking and Camping

BEN MORE ASSYNT • The highest mountain in the wild, sparsely populated landscape of Assynt makes for an unforgettable day out, says Jim Perrin

WALKS TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE • Most walkers fit in their adventures around ‘ordinary’ life, but the world’s biggest trails demand more. To spend months tackling an ultra-long ‘thru hike’ often requires making big changes to normal routines and responsibilities – and in some cases, the change can last a lifetime…

VIEWS WITHOUT QUEUES • Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) is the UK’s most popular mountain – yet there is solitude to be found if you know where to look. Francesca Donovan and her partner go in search of quiet places on a camping trip encircling the entire massif – without once touching the busy summit

THE 52-NIGHT QUEST • Are year-long backpacking journeys possible without abandoning work and family responsibilities? Parent, husband, backpacker and Colorado resident Andrew Terrill finds out

SEARCHING FOR HOPE • Feeling overwhelmed by the climate crisis, Stephanie Killingbeck embarked on a LEJOG with a difference: to visit community environmental projects throughout Britain in search of connection and inspiration. And on the way, the simple act of walking proved to be its own source of hope…

COUNTLESS, NAMELESS, AND WILD • Arctic mountain guide Willem Vandoorne summons all his experience to tackle hazards and harsh terrain on a month-long solo journey through the dazzling wilderness of southwest Greenland

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

NEW REVIEWS • Chris Townsend puts exciting and interesting new gear...