“i was alive!”

IN SLOVENIA’S KARST MOUNTAINS, A YOUNG WOLF BEGINS A 1,000-MILE ALPINE JOURNEY THAT REVITALISES HIS SPECIES AND THE AUTHOR WHO FOLLOWS HIM

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

Andy Wasley needed a dose of adventure to lift a lagging spirit. He found it in Merano, an Italian resort where mountains, castles and cuisine compete for attention on an Inghams walking holiday

YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAIL

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.

You don’t have to thru-hike a whole Triple Crown Trail to get a taste of wild America. James Roddie experiences summits, camps and canyons on a two-week tour of the Golden State