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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2015/02/reviews-of-rattlesnakes-and-bald-eagles.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Reviews of Rattlesnakes and Bald Eagles Update March 4. A new review has just appeared in the latest issue of Outdoor Enthusiast magazine: "It's a captivating read as Chris ta... chris townsend outdoorsreviewsrattlesnakesbaldeagles https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2011/07/outdoor-show-friedrichshafen.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: OutDoor Show, Friedrichshafen In a few days I'm off to the huge OutDoor Show in Friedrichshafen to see all the new gear and try and pick out anything interesting. I'll be... chris townsend outdoorsshowfriedrichshafen https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2018/03/40-years-of-great-outdoors.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: 40 Years of The Great Outdoors The Great Outdoors is 40! And to celebrate the Spring 2018 issue is a 40 th Birthday Collectors Edition and includes a supplement on Bri... chris townsend outdoorsof theyearsgreat https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2016/04/ten-long-distance-walks-in-guardian.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Ten Of My Favourite Long Distance Walks In The Guardian Makalu I've described ten favourite long-distance walks for The Guardian . The walks include Makalu Base Camp, the Scottish Watershed, ... chris townsend outdoorslong distance walks https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2026/01/favourite-new-gear-of-2025.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Favourite New Gear of 2025 Melting snow in the Fire Maple Petrel G2 Pot Here's my favourite gear of the year roundup following another twelve months testing gear for ... chris townsend outdoorsnew gearfavourite https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2013/02/the-cairngorms-in-winter-video-latest.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: The Cairngorms In Winter Video Latest Clouds massing over the Cairngorms at dusk, February 12 Terry Abraham is back in the Cairngorms filming for the Cairngorms in Winter vid... chris townsend outdoorsthe cairngormsin wintervideolatest https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2023/04/a-look-at-may-issue-of-great-outdoors.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: A Look At The May Issue Of The Great Outdoors In the May issue of The Great Outdoors , out now, I have an opinion piece on rewilding. This is a more general look at the topic than my rec... chris townsend outdoorslook atmay issue https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2024/03/high-summer-backpacking-canadian.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: High Summer: Backpacking The Canadian Rockies republishing update A month ago I posted about plan for a new edition of High Summer , my book about walking the length of the Canadian Rockies back in 1988 th... chris townsend outdoorshigh summerthe canadian https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2023/04/spring-backpacking-in-glen-affric.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Spring Backpacking In Glen Affric I woke to a tent crackling with frost. Outside mist hung low over the mountains. The sun was already breaking through though, picking out ... chris townsend outdoorsspringbackpackingglen https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2011/03/ Chris Townsend Outdoors: March 2011 Backpacking, hiking, camping, mountains, natural history, wilderness, book reviews, conservation, writing, photography, arts, politics and anything else on... chris townsend outdoorsmarch https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2015/11/lightweight-gear-in-winter.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Lightweight Gear In Winter Camp on Mullach Clach a'Bhlair in the Cairngorms With winter underway here's a piece, slightly edited, that first appeared in T... chris townsend outdoorslightweight gearwinter https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2010/12/wireless-office.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: The Wireless Office The wireless office sounds a great idea but doesn't seem to have arrived yet. This photo shows the clutter under my desk. Just out of sight ... chris townsend outdoorswirelessoffice https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2017/03/forest-destruction-at-loch-eilein-is.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Forest destruction at Loch an Eilein: Is this conservation? Recently I visited Loch an Eilein in Rothiemurchus Forest for a relaxing walk in natural woodland. Loch an Eilein is, rightly, a popular ... chris townsend outdoors https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2014/08/urban-images-edinburgh-in-august.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Urban Images: Edinburgh in August Edinburgh Castle from the Rooftop Terrace, National Museum of Scotland August is Festival time in Edinburgh and the only time of the ye... chris townsend outdoorsurbanimagesedinburghaugust https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2021/02/thrunotes-update-three-new-styles.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Thrunotes Update - three new styles Last September I reviewed the Thrunotes notebook, designed for long distance walkers. I liked this tough waterproof little notebook and n... chris townsend outdoorsupdatethreenewstyles https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2009/02/darwin-day.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Darwin Day This post is to celebrate Charles Darwin who was born two hundred years ago today and whose book On The Origin Of Species changed the way we... chris townsend outdoorsdarwinday https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2011/07/latest-tgo-stoves-stealth-camping.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Latest TGO: Stoves, Stealth Camping, National Parks and More The August issue of TGO is out now. My contributions are a review of cooking systems, including the new Jetboil Sol and the Boilerwerks Back... chris townsend outdoors https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2010/12/viewranger-on-pacific-northwest-trail.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: ViewRanger on the Pacific Northwest Trail On the Pacific Northwest Trail as well as paper maps I used ViewRanger software with topo maps on an HTC Desire phone. This worked really we... chris townsend outdoorsthe pacific northwestviewrangertrail https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2024/03/celebrating-spring-equinox-on-sail-mhor.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Celebrating the Spring Equinox on Sail Mhor An Teallach from Sail Mhor After leaving the path work party on An Teallach (see last post ) I drove a short way alongside Little Loch Broom... chris townsend outdoorsthe spring equinoxcelebratingsail https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2018/05/john-muir-trust-annual-members.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: John Muir Trust Annual Members Gathering 2018 in Glenridding Helvellyn Later this morning I'm heading south for the John Muir Trust's Annual Members Gathering and AGM. This year it's being held i... chris townsend outdoorsjohn muir https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2022/06/a-look-at-july-issue-of-great-outdoors.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: A Look At The July Issue Of The Great Outdoors The June issue of The Great Outdoors is out now. My contribution is a trip and gear report of a two-day venture in the Cairngorms where the ... chris townsend outdoorslook atjuly issue https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2011/02/finisterre-storm-track-jacket-review.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Finisterre Storm Track Jacket Review Finisterre is an interesting young company that has expanded out from the surfing world to general outdoor activities. The company's aim is ... chris townsend outdoorsstorm trackfinisterrejacketreview https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2016/11/the-great-outdoors-awards.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: The Great Outdoors Awards Receiving an award from The Great Outdoors editor Emily Rodway Last Wednesday The Great Outdoor Awards were held at the excellent... chris townsend outdoorsthe greatawards https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2023/04/book-review-trail-by-ethan-gallogly.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Book review: The Trail by Ethan Gallogly The Trail a novel by Ethan Gallogly with illustrations by Jeremy Ashcroft Published by Sierra Nevada Press This unusual novel is the... chris townsend outdoorsbook reviewthe trailethan https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2020/05/always-another-adventure-podcast-tgo.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Always Another Adventure Podcast: TGO Challenge, Arizona Trail, Pacific... On the Pacific Northwest Trail Recently I recorded a podcast with Simon Willis of Always Another Adventure. It's just appeared online a... chris townsend outdoors https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2015/08/of-wolves-woods-thoughts-on-rewilding.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Of Wolves & Woods: Thoughts on Rewilding Regenerating forest spreading up Coire Ardair, Creag Meagaidh Rewilding has been in the news recently, following the high-profile ... chris townsend outdoorsthoughts onwolveswoodsrewilding https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2015/05/reforesting-hills.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Reforesting the Hills Bynack More rising above Abernethy Forest This article first appeared in The Great Outdoors a year ago. I've been thinking about re... chris townsend outdoorsreforestinghills https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2013/12/favourite-new-gear-2013.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Favourite New Gear 2013 GoLite Shangri-La 3 shelter and Exped DownMat UL. Taken with the Sony E 10-18mm lens. My major outdoor experiences in 2013 were maki... chris townsend outdoorsnew gearfavourite https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2015/05/backpacking-in-lake-district-dvd-good.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Backpacking in the Lake District DVD: Good Viewing for the Summer Anyone planning a backpacking trip this summer might well find the DVD I made with Terry Abraham last summer useful, especially if you'r... chris townsend outdoorsthe lake district https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2018/02/celebrating-lives-of-two-very-different.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Celebrating the Lives of Two Very Different Figures: Charles Darwin & Nan... Today is the anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, born early in the nineteenth century in 1809. Yesterday was the anniversary o... chris townsend outdoors https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2021/03/muirburn-is-back-environmental-cost.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Muirburn Is Back: The Environmental Cost Muirburn, Cromdale Hills, February 25 Just a few days after the thaw clouds of smoke on the Cromdale Hills showed that muirburn - the burnin... chris townsend outdoorsbackenvironmentalcost https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2016/ Chris Townsend Outdoors: 2016 Backpacking, hiking, camping, mountains, natural history, wilderness, book reviews, conservation, writing, photography, arts, politics and anything else on... chris townsend outdoors https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2025/01/a-look-at-february-issue-of-great.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: A Look At The February Issue Of The Great Outdoors The February issue of The Great Outdoors is available now. In fact it has been for a while so my look inside is a little late. Apologies! ... chris townsend outdoorslook atfebruary issue https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2013/11/winter-is-coming.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Winter Is Coming Frosty nights, snow on the hills. Time to cut some wood. And light the stove. chris townsend outdoorswintercoming https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2024/11/storm-berts-big-thaw.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Storm Bert's Big Thaw The Cromdale Hills, November 22. Whilst Storm Bert has brought chaos and destruction to many areas of Britain, causing big problems for man... chris townsend outdoorsstormbertbigthaw https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2019/03/seals-swans-sun-walk-at-findhorn.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Seals, Swans & Sun: A Walk At Findhorn Too long has passed since I last visited Findhorn on the Moray coast. Not since August, I think. That was remedied on the last day of Mar... chris townsend outdoorssun asealsswanswalk https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2013/04/heavy-snow-falling.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Heavy Snow Falling Heavy snow falling, Strathspey, 5 p.m., April 28, 2013 chris townsend outdoorsheavy snowfalling https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2014/08/teva-terra-fi-4-sandals-review-great.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Teva Terra Fi 4 Sandals Review The Great Outdoors On my recent wild camping trip to Creag Meagaidh I wore Teva Terra Fi 4 sandals. You can see them above at my camp near the summit. I'... chris townsend outdoorsteva terra fi https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2013/03/after-storm-quiet-day-cairngorms-in.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: After the Storm, A Quiet Day: Cairngorms In Winter Terry filming beside Loch Morlich Following the excitement and effort of the stormy days when we failed to cross the Lairig Gh... chris townsend outdoorsafter the storm https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2008/10/stormy-weather-on-ben-lomond.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Stormy Weather on Ben Lomond With talks in Glasgow and Edinburgh bookending last week,rather than return home for the short intervening period I spent a few days in the ... chris townsend outdoorsstormy weatherbenlomond https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2016/06/montane-air-jacket-reviewed-for-great.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Montane Air Jacket reviewed for The Great Outdoors On recent rainy days I've been testing the new Montane Air Jacket. 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Books & DVDs chris townsend outdoorsxmascomingbooksdvds https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2009/02/thaw-begins.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: The Thaw Begins The weather forecast suggested that yesterday would be the last fine day for a week or more so I decided to take the skis up onto the Cairng... chris townsend outdoorsthe thawbegins https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2010/10/ Chris Townsend Outdoors: October 2010 Backpacking, hiking, camping, mountains, natural history, wilderness, book reviews, conservation, writing, photography, arts, politics and anything else on... chris townsend outdoorsoctober https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2015/10/first-snow-bright-colours-images-of.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: First Snow & Bright Colours: Images of Autumn A stormy week ended with the first covering of snow on the High Cairngorms, rather later than in many years. Down below the glorious autu... chris townsend outdoorsfirst snowbright coloursimagesautumn https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2022/11/ten-years-of-trailstar.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Ten Years of the Trailstar Quinag, September 2015 On my walk with Tony Hobbs last month (see here ) I realised that my Mountain Laurel Designs Trailstar is ten years o... chris townsend outdoorsten yearsof thetrailstar https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2015/02/reviews-of-rattlesnakes-and-bald-eagles.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Reviews of Rattlesnakes and Bald Eagles Update March 4. A new review has just appeared in the latest issue of Outdoor Enthusiast magazine: "It's a captivating read as Chris ta... chris townsend outdoorsreviewsrattlesnakesbaldeagles https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2011/07/outdoor-show-friedrichshafen.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: OutDoor Show, Friedrichshafen In a few days I'm off to the huge OutDoor Show in Friedrichshafen to see all the new gear and try and pick out anything interesting. I'll be... chris townsend outdoorsshowfriedrichshafen https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/ Chris Townsend Outdoors Backpacking, hiking, camping, mountains, natural history, wilderness, book reviews, conservation, writing, photography, arts, politics and anything else on... chris townsendoutdoors https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2018/03/40-years-of-great-outdoors.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: 40 Years of The Great Outdoors The Great Outdoors is 40! And to celebrate the Spring 2018 issue is a 40 th Birthday Collectors Edition and includes a supplement on Bri... chris townsend outdoorsof theyearsgreat https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2016/04/ten-long-distance-walks-in-guardian.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Ten Of My Favourite Long Distance Walks In The Guardian Makalu I've described ten favourite long-distance walks for The Guardian . The walks include Makalu Base Camp, the Scottish Watershed, ... chris townsend outdoorslong distance walks https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2026/01/favourite-new-gear-of-2025.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Favourite New Gear of 2025 Melting snow in the Fire Maple Petrel G2 Pot Here's my favourite gear of the year roundup following another twelve months testing gear for ... chris townsend outdoorsnew gearfavourite https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2023/06/video-of-camping-gear-i-used-on-high.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Video of the camping gear I used on a high camp recently A somewhat rough little video of my camp on the Moine Mhor (see last post) and a look at why I chose the gear I did. https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2013/02/the-cairngorms-in-winter-video-latest.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: The Cairngorms In Winter Video Latest Clouds massing over the Cairngorms at dusk, February 12 Terry Abraham is back in the Cairngorms filming for the Cairngorms in Winter vid... chris townsend outdoorsthe cairngormsin wintervideolatest https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2023/04/a-look-at-may-issue-of-great-outdoors.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: A Look At The May Issue Of The Great Outdoors In the May issue of The Great Outdoors , out now, I have an opinion piece on rewilding. This is a more general look at the topic than my rec... chris townsend outdoorslook atmay issue https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2024/03/high-summer-backpacking-canadian.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: High Summer: Backpacking The Canadian Rockies republishing update A month ago I posted about plan for a new edition of High Summer , my book about walking the length of the Canadian Rockies back in 1988 th... chris townsend outdoorshigh summerthe canadian https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2023/04/spring-backpacking-in-glen-affric.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Spring Backpacking In Glen Affric I woke to a tent crackling with frost. Outside mist hung low over the mountains. The sun was already breaking through though, picking out ... chris townsend outdoorsspringbackpackingglen https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2011/03/ Chris Townsend Outdoors: March 2011 Backpacking, hiking, camping, mountains, natural history, wilderness, book reviews, conservation, writing, photography, arts, politics and anything else on... chris townsend outdoorsmarch https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2015/11/lightweight-gear-in-winter.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Lightweight Gear In Winter Camp on Mullach Clach a'Bhlair in the Cairngorms With winter underway here's a piece, slightly edited, that first appeared in T... chris townsend outdoorslightweight gearwinter https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2010/12/wireless-office.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: The Wireless Office The wireless office sounds a great idea but doesn't seem to have arrived yet. This photo shows the clutter under my desk. Just out of sight ... chris townsend outdoorswirelessoffice https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2017/03/forest-destruction-at-loch-eilein-is.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Forest destruction at Loch an Eilein: Is this conservation? Recently I visited Loch an Eilein in Rothiemurchus Forest for a relaxing walk in natural woodland. Loch an Eilein is, rightly, a popular ... chris townsend outdoors https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2014/08/urban-images-edinburgh-in-august.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Urban Images: Edinburgh in August Edinburgh Castle from the Rooftop Terrace, National Museum of Scotland August is Festival time in Edinburgh and the only time of the ye... chris townsend outdoorsurbanimagesedinburghaugust https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2021/02/thrunotes-update-three-new-styles.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Thrunotes Update - three new styles Last September I reviewed the Thrunotes notebook, designed for long distance walkers. I liked this tough waterproof little notebook and n... chris townsend outdoorsupdatethreenewstyles https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2009/02/darwin-day.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Darwin Day This post is to celebrate Charles Darwin who was born two hundred years ago today and whose book On The Origin Of Species changed the way we... chris townsend outdoorsdarwinday https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2011/07/latest-tgo-stoves-stealth-camping.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Latest TGO: Stoves, Stealth Camping, National Parks and More The August issue of TGO is out now. My contributions are a review of cooking systems, including the new Jetboil Sol and the Boilerwerks Back... chris townsend outdoors https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2010/12/viewranger-on-pacific-northwest-trail.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: ViewRanger on the Pacific Northwest Trail On the Pacific Northwest Trail as well as paper maps I used ViewRanger software with topo maps on an HTC Desire phone. This worked really we... chris townsend outdoorsthe pacific northwestviewrangertrail https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2024/03/celebrating-spring-equinox-on-sail-mhor.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Celebrating the Spring Equinox on Sail Mhor An Teallach from Sail Mhor After leaving the path work party on An Teallach (see last post ) I drove a short way alongside Little Loch Broom... chris townsend outdoorsthe spring equinoxcelebratingsail https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2018/05/john-muir-trust-annual-members.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: John Muir Trust Annual Members Gathering 2018 in Glenridding Helvellyn Later this morning I'm heading south for the John Muir Trust's Annual Members Gathering and AGM. This year it's being held i... chris townsend outdoorsjohn muir https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2022/06/a-look-at-july-issue-of-great-outdoors.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: A Look At The July Issue Of The Great Outdoors The June issue of The Great Outdoors is out now. My contribution is a trip and gear report of a two-day venture in the Cairngorms where the ... chris townsend outdoorslook atjuly issue https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2011/02/finisterre-storm-track-jacket-review.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: Finisterre Storm Track Jacket Review Finisterre is an interesting young company that has expanded out from the surfing world to general outdoor activities. The company's aim is ... chris townsend outdoorsstorm trackfinisterrejacketreview https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2016/11/the-great-outdoors-awards.html Chris Townsend Outdoors: The Great Outdoors Awards Receiving an award from The Great Outdoors editor Emily Rodway Last Wednesday The Great Outdoor Awards were held at the excellent... chris townsend outdoorsthe greatawards