The Great Outdoors

TGO Magazine is your essential guide to hillwalking and backpacking in the UK and overseas. Get out more! We provide all the inspiration you need to plan your next trip, plus expert reviews and tips. The Great Outdoors is for anyone who loves walking in the hills, mountains and wild places. With information on the latest gear, in-depth features and stunning photography, The Great Outdoors will help you access the high peaks and long trails of Britain and beyond. Our enhanced digital addition includes even more great photos and interactive content.

Finding our feet

IN THIS ISSUE • Meet some of the folk that made this magazine…

The Great Outdoors

ALMANAC • JULY in the mountains

Beinn a’ Chroin, South Highlands

ON THE LOOKOUT: THE CADDISFLY • Right to Roam organiser and naturalist Nadia Shaikh wades into the shallows to find a tiny sleeping bag maker, the sign of a healthy river

AT A GLANCE • “…a riverine snow globe as their wings twinkle together”

Readers’ page • Share your views, your experiences and your favourite photos tgo.ed@kelsey.co.uk

I Don’t Do Mountains!

THE VIEW FROM HERE • A place for bold views or interviews, outdoor arts and culture or the latest in access or environmental stories, our View From Here column is a newsroom, forum and soapbox (though perhaps not all at the same time!) for the outdoor community. Whatever our differing points of view, we’re all united by our love for the great outdoors. This time, it’s over to…

SHINING TOR • Jim Perrin sings the praises of Cheshire’s famous sentinel, shot through with memories of those he journeyed with, from and to

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SEEING THE LIGHT • First hillwalk, first wild camp, first cloud inversion… there are some experiences that you remember for the rest of your life. We asked five hillwalkers to share the moments that shaped their relationship with the outdoors

FREEDOM OF THE MOORS • The legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor has been the gateway to a lifetime of adventure for generations of young people. As that right hangs in the balance, Hanna Lindon takes advantage of its protection on a multi-day moorland adventure with her family

MOVING MOUNTAINS • The Himalayas are changing, but it’s not all about earthquakes and queues on Everest. Terry Adby is blown away by the incredible Kangchenjunga Circuit, trekked to mark the 70th anniver70 trekked to mark the 70th anniversary of the British first ascent

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

NEW REVIEWS • Our regular focus on new, innovative products worthy of a closer look

HIKING PACKS • Lara Dunn and Peter Macfarlane stride out with the best hiking rucksacks for day use

SANDALS • TGO equipment editor Chris Townsend and Mountaineering Instructor Kirsty Pallas enjoy the best in summer footwear

TREKKING POLES • Steph Wetherell advocates for the modern walking stick, and checks out this year’s models as we move into peak walking season

WILDWALKS • 7 varied routes in England, Scotland and Wales

1 Falls of Glomach via Glen Elchaig North-West Highlands SCOTLAND • James Roddie makes the effort to stand beneath hazy falls

2 Spout Force via Lord’s Seat Lake District ENGLAND • James Forrest stops by a seldom-visited waterfall and bags four Wainwrights

3 Sca Fell via Cam Spout Lake District ENGLAND • Vivienne Crow visits hidden falls on an off-piste Lakeland outing

4 Bow Fell via Hell Gill Lake District ENGLAND • Norman Hadley goes to ‘hell’ and back via the Climbers’ Traverse

5 Buckden Pike & Cauldron Falls Yorkshire Dales ENGLAND • Ian Battersby falls under the enchanting spell of...