Off to Neverland

The Venus Pool on Lihou, a former Benedictine

IN THIS ISSUE

Meet some of the folk that made this magazine...

ALMANAC

AUGUST in the mountains

THE ISLANDS OF GUERNSEY

BEN MORE

Jim Perrin remembers the giant of Mull, an elegant outlier leaning seaward

Hello

The Great Outdoors is Britain’s original outdoors magazine,

ISLANDS IN THE STREAM

From gnarly ridge traverses to relaxing strolls along silvery beaches, these island hikes lend themselves to the long days of Summer

BACK TO THE ISLAND

Photographer Helen Iles revisits Ynys Enlli for a few days of seal watching and star shooting. She finds much had been left unchanged on this ‘Island in the Currents’ as she volunteers to protect its ways from the wild elements that encircle it

SEAS BETWEEN US

Alastair MacDonald Jackson spent two years visiting as many of Scotland’s west coast islands as possible. Here he showcases some of the greatest wonders of the west – and offers practical advice on how to see them

COAST TO COAST IN CORSICA

One of TGO ’s favourite maverick adventurers, John Fleetwood , is back, this time with a fulsome coast-to-coast extension of the renowned GR20 that embraces the best of Mediterranean village life, swimming, scrambling and the odd scrape away from the hot spots

SKILLS: OVERCOMING A FEAR OF HEIGHTS

A fear of heights can be debilitating for hillwalkers – but there are ways to ease the anxiety. On a Peak District-based course organised by the UK section of the Austrian Alpine Club, Alex and Hannah Roddie learned how to tackle this common phobia

Mangersta, Isle of Lewis

Mangersta, with its rugged cliffs that tower above

HEDGEROWS

Right to Roam organiser and naturalist Nadia Shaikh meets the animal engineers of our land at the humble hedgerow

“If Willy Wonka made nature and not chocolate, hedgerows would be the everlasting gobstopper of habitats...”

WHERE TO SEE: Hedgerows are found throughout the

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Wander Wild

Ireland’s Great Outdoors Festival Killarney National Park

EBEN MUSE writer and campaigner

Eben Muse is the British Mountaineering Council’s policy and campaigns officer and an ambassador for the Campaign for National Parks. Fresh from a mass swim trespass at Kinder Reservoir, he argues that the nation’s reservoirs should be open for public enjoyment

Gear News

News from the world of outdoor kit, and product reviews from Britain’s most experienced gear-testing team

NEW REVIEWS

Steph Wetherell and Fiona Russell focus on two new products

BACKPACKING RUCKSACKS

Lucy Wallace and Alex Roddie head to the hills with a range of the latest rucksacks designed for multi-day backpacking, with both lightweight and more traditional loads

BUDGET 1-PERSON TENTS

Getting away from it all isn’t just for experts with expendable income. Lara Dunn tried out a few more modestly priced options to help you achieve wanderlust lift-off

BUDGET SLEEPING BAGS

Mountain Leader Lucy Wallace and pro wildlife photographer James Roddie spend dozens of nights out each season, but comfy camping needn’t cost the Earth. Here’s their pick of the budget crop this year...

WILD WALKS

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