Photographer Feargus Cooney shares nearly two decades of learning how to thrive in the Scottish winter mountains, and the series of stunning, sometimes hard-won images that have resulted

When a near-fatal accident left former Country Walking editor GUY PROCTER broken, lost and grieving a life he could no longer live, it was walking that led him back to health, purpose, and joy.

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Do you daydream about swapping the rat race for an outdoor-centric existence The trailblazers here have all taken dramatic steps to change their lives their stories might just inspire you to do the same

Burdened by her job, Natalie turned to nature for comfort and found something rather unexpected

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