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| Torridon, late February |
Here's the third instalment of pieces I've been reading online that I find interesting. This covers the last three weeks.
OUTDOORS
There are no rules, says mountain bagger extraordinaire Anne Butler
Anne Butler, who has climbed all the Munros (five times), Munro Tops, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds and Furths (mountains over 3,000' in England, Wales and Ireland), discusses the 'rules' for peak bagging.
The way we were: 50 years of the Yorkshire Three Peaks Walk
Clive Darley tells the story of this popular and excellent walk in the Yorkshire Dales, which I did back in the 1980s.
Up North Loop: Brand Ambassadors Complete Over 2,600 Miles On New Trail
Two hikers describe a new circular route in the NW USA linking the Idaho Centennial Trail, Oregon Desert Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Pacific Northwest Trail. Sounds wonderful!
Equipment For Ski Touring Adventures In Norway
Paul Kirtley describes the gear needed for ski touring in remote areas. Detailed and good advice.
In Britain, Enraptured by the Wild, Lonely and Remote
Stephen Hiltner explores bothies and bothy culture.
Achadh nan Seileach
A moving refelctive piece by David Lintern about the effects of a trip where someone else disappeared in the same area.
The legal issues with the camping byelaws as they come into effect again today
March 1st sees the controversial anti-camping byelaws in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park come into effect again until the autumn. Nick Kempe discusses what's wrong and what should happen.
Trek back in time 'to the real Nepal'
Kevin Rushby takes a remote hike to a little-visited part of Nepal.
The Social Instinct
James Poulter praises mountain rescue teams and shows how they exemplify what Russian anarchist and geographer called 'mutual aid'.
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| Rain sweeps across Loch Maree and the regenerating forest of the Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve this February |
CONSERVATION, NATURE, AND ENVIRONMENT
Magical, Wild, Beautiful Glen Etive - A National Treasure
The future of Glen Etive is in the balance due to the threat of hydro developments. Photographer Michael Stirling-Aird describes its magnificence in words and pictures.
The Long Walk-in
Cameron McNeish considers what could be the future of Cairn Gorm and the ski resort and funicular railway if it was allowed to return to nature.
Adam Watson Obituary
Scotland is poorer for the passing of Dr. Adam Watson but his wonderful writing lives on
Two excellent pieces on the late ecologist, conervationist and mountaineer Adam Watson by Des Thompson and Roger Cox.
Conservation in the 21st Century
Cairngorms National Park CEO Grant Moir considers what conservation means in a time of climate change.
How the Grand Canyon changed from a 'Valueless' Place to a National Park
Grand Canyon National Park was 100 years old in February. Stephen Pyne tells its story.
What is Rewilding?
A look at what 'rewilding' means to different people and in different contexts. Thought-provoking.
Five maps that reveal the world's remaining wilderness
Steve Carver looks at the maps that show wilderness and what they mean.
Winter reflection, a barn owl, fallen from the skies
In a lovely piece of writing novelist Melissa Harrison contemplates winter mortality
Winds of Change
Farmer and conservationist Derek Gow looks at farming traditions and possible future.
We're conservation scientists - here's why we haven't lost hope for the future
Two scientists explain why they are optimistic about nature in Europe.
Plummeting insect numbers 'threaten collapse of nature'
Damian Carrington looks at analysis that shows insects are disappearing.
'The devastation of human life is in view': what a burning world tells us about climate change
David Wallace-Wells looks at the effects of climate change now in the future. Potentially devastating but he's optimistic.
America colonisation 'cooled Earth's climate'
A disturbing study shows that the massive reduction in the native population of America after Europeans arrived led to farmed land reverting to forest and reducing the CO2 in the atmosphere.
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