As readers of my book The Lion Boy and other Medical Curiosities will be aware, there were many hyperpedestrians in Edwardian times, a few of whom made genuine attempts to walk around the world, where

‘Should go far’ was the footnote to an end-of-term school report supposedly handed to my parents in 1967. It’s doubtful, however, that staging marathon trips in someone else’s car was what the teacher

The new year is here, so let’s make it an adventurous one. TGO is starting as we mean to go on – no, not with a listicle (!) but with our pick of high and wild places to get you excited and keep you inspired throughout 2026

YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAILS

Pamela Goodman journeys to Shakti Prana, a remote lodge with peerless views of sacred mountains in the Himalayas, only accessible on foot

Columnist Jim Perrin returns to his beloved France to pay tribute to one of Europe’s holy mountains, taking writer Jan Morris and one of our editors along for a zig-zag ride in a trusty old Citroën… or is it a Bentley?!