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

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KATE APPLEBY Cumbrian-born adaptive adventurer • Founder of Adaptive Adventurers, Kate Appleby is using her own experience to create space for more peopleto enjoy the outdoors

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Cambrian Way • This challenging coast-to-coast crossing of Wales via its mountainous spine proved surprisingly controversial in its early days – but it has since become an established long-distance classic. Will Renwick walks us through it…

The lost history of suffragette-mountaineers is more relevant than ever • Campaigners for women’s suffrage played a leading role in the early history of mountaineering – but, argues Rachel Hewitt, the way they were phased out of the sport is a salutary lesson for today

NEWCASTLE • At the foot of the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland, this coastal town has some fantastically atmospheric hiking and hillwalking on the doorstep. Here’s our guide to having the best possible adventurous weekend there…

CAIRN TOUL • This mighty Cairngorms mountain may be forbidding – but its rare wildlife and special atmosphere are truly unique, says Jim Perrin

WAIN WRIGHTS AND WAIN WRONGS • What are the best (and worst) Lake District mountain routes? We asked Lakeland experts to nominate their favourite fells and least loved hills, and the results are intriguing. Let the heated debate ensue!

7 TOP TIPS • FOR WAINWRIGHT-BAGGING

LEFT OFF THE LIST: 10 ‘LOST’ WAINWRIGHTS • James Forrest rounds up some of the fine Lake District hills that the famous author didn’t bestow with ‘Wainwright’ status

THE FREEDOM OF THE HILLS • After a bout of illness, David Lintern returns to the hills with an idyllic backpacking trip around the remote Strathfarrar Munros – but with a new perspective on what true ‘open access’ means

THE STRATHFARRAR FOUR

MIND OVER MOUNTAINS • In 2021, our new content editor Will Renwick set out on a quest to climb all 189 mountains in his Welsh homeland in one solo, self-supported trip. Dubbed Taith Galed – A Hard Journey, so it proved…

BATTLE OF THE WILL: THE JOURNEY IN NUMBERS

TOP TIPS FROM THE RELUCTANT MASOCHIST • Many of the smaller mountains were harder to climb than the bigger ones, Arenig Fach being a good example.

HIGH SCHOOL • Carey Davies gets taught some important lessons in Spain’s awesome Picos de Europa, a world of soaring limestone pinnacles, abundant wildlife and distinctive culture

THE PICOS DE EUROPA: ESSENTIAL INFO

HOW TO HIKE IN HEAT

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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 SLEEPING BAGS • Mountain Leader Lucy Wallace and wildlife photographer James Roddie enjoy sleeping out in the mountains, as warm and dry as can be in the latest three-season sleeping bags

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