Chris Townsend Outdoors
WEBSep 29, 2024 · At 680g I wouldn’t carry this on a long walk. My original booklets weigh 100g each. The new edition is far more comprehensive of course. Congratulations to all involved in its production. The book costs £25 and is available from the Scottish Mountaineering Press. Highly recommended. Posted by Chris Townsend.
Almost To The End: Back On The Cape Wrath Trail
WEB5 hours ago · Iain Harper’s Cape Wrath Trail guidebook says there is a potentially difficult ford of the Garbh Allt in this section but though knee deep it wasn’t a problem. The next day it would have been as heavy rain fell all night. Fording the Garbh Allt. The boggy ground, as through most of the walk, was deer-trodden and bitten.
Chris Townsend Outdoors: October 2024
WEB5 hours ago · Saturday 12 October 2024. Almost To The End: Back On The Cape Wrath Trail. Back in June I decided to stop my Cape Wrath Trail walk at Inchnadamph, some 47 miles/75km from the finish, due to an unseasonally cold and windy storm (see here). I didn’t feel like battling into the weather just to reach the end especially as it’s not too far from ...
A Look At The October Issue Of The Great Outdoors - Chris …
WEBSep 2, 2024 · The October issue of The Great Outdoors is out now. In it I review the Altra Lone Peak 8 trail shoes that I wore on the Cape Wrath Trail. That's it for single reviews for me this month but I am quoted extensively in the Gear Of The Year 2024 feature as I tested quite a few of the products. Not all of them though, and one of those, the Flextail ...
Video clips from recent camp on Cairngorm Plateau
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Cairngorm Plateau Camp Gear & View. Two little videos taken early in the morning on September 8 on the trip described in my last post. The one with me taken on my Sony a6700 camera, the one with my shadow on the Oppo Reno 8 Pro smartphone. Not much difference than I can see.
Chris Townsend Outdoors: 2021
WEBThursday 30 December 2021. Favourite New Outdoor Gear of 2021. Sea to Summit Ultralight mat, Sea to Summit Alto TR2 Plus inner tent, & Jetboil Stash stove, plus some old favourites - Alpkit Woodsmoke shirt & Tilley Hiker Hat. Here are my favourite new items of gear for 2021 after another year testing gear for The Great Outdoors.
Chris Townsend Outdoors: October 2021
WEBOct 31, 2021 · This big book arrived a couple of weeks ago and I've been browsing through it on and off ever since. It's a companion volume to Wanderlust Europe, which I reviewed last year, and has the same format.That book covers the whole of Europe, this one just the Alps, if you could use the word 'just' about Europe's main mountain range.
Updated Collection Of Links To My Posts On Long-Distance Hiking
WEBAug 25, 2024 · What I ate on the Cape Wrath Trail July 2024. My Cape Wrath Trail walk June 2024. Update from the Cape Wrath Trail: The Heat Exchanger Pot Performed Even Better Than Expected June 2024. Stoves I've used for long-distance walking over the decades - updated April 10, 2023. Thoughts on Packs for Backpacking January 2022.
A Look At The July Issue Of The Great Outdoors - Chris Townsend …
WEBJun 14, 2024 · The July issue of The Great Outdoors is available now. I just have a couple of reviews in this issue - a smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy XCover 7, and a water bottle, the SilverAnt Ultralight Titanium.
A Look At The May Issue Of The Great Outdoors
WEBApr 18, 2023 · 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 recent article in Wild Land News, which concentrates on trees. In the gear pages I review the Built To Send X3 Alpine pack and the Oppo Reno 8 …