A view from the hills

Publishing expert and avid hillwalker SARAH MCKENNA picks five brilliant books to pack in your rucksack this summer.

Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, handy advice, weird stuff that happened: welcome to the little bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make all the difference.

What’s the hardest race you’ve ever done? What about the hardest race I’ve half done? I managed to complete five days of the eight-day Cape Wrath Ultra in 2018. I wasn’t fit enough to complete the dai

WINDINGS NO STRAIGHT ROAD TAKES YOU THERE ...

‘We are interrupting this news bulletin to go straight to the European Athletics Championships in Belgrade where the final of the 5,000 metres is in its last stages.” With these words, I – and the res

Places we've been, things we've seen, and mountain-related stuff we like