Pack for winter

SKILLS, TIPS & TRICKS TO GET YOU HIKING LIKE A PRO

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.

Get it wrong and you risk being kept awake all night by the bang and crack of tent fabric – or the loss of the tent altogether. Get it right and you’ve got yourself a warm, secure shelter. Here’s how to pitch your tent when the wind really picks up.

Yes, your gear needs to be practical, but that doesn’t preclude it being chic, too

Trail’ s resident chef FLISS FREEBORN shows you how to go beyond the ready meal when you’re on the hill…

Don’t go anywhere without checking our definitive holiday packing guide, as GH team members share the essential items they can’t travel without