Trail notes

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.

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

Meanderings we couldn’t fit into the issue, but which seemed terribly important at the time...

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

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

In my 20s, I would think nothing of strapping a tent onto the back of my boyfriend’s motorbike and heading to the Lake District for the weekend, especially as I only lived about 90 minutes away from w