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Jen Scotney: Running Through the Dark | Podcast

Jen Scotney is an ultra runner who has struggled with chronic fatigue. Listen to her story.

John D. Burns talks to ultra runner Jen Scotney about the solace she found in running and how she has coped with the health challenges she has faced that have left her without the sport she loved. Running Through the Dark is a deeply personal book which faces the challenges of bereavement, chronic fatigue and facing up to losing a life long passion. Jen Scotney boasts an impressive record as an…

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Kev Mitchell: Scottish Mountain Rescue | Podcast

John D. Burns talks to Kev Mitchell about the vital work carried out by mountain rescue teams in the Scottish hills and gets his expert advice on keeping safe in the mountains. Kev Mitchell Everyone who walks in Scotland’s hills relies on the back up of Scottish Mountain Rescue. None of us is invincible. A simple slip can lead to a broken ankle, a minor navigational error could lead to a cold…

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Henry Iddon & Max Leonard: Mountain Style | Podcast

Henry Iddon and Max Leonard talk about their new book, Mountain Style, charting the history of outdoor clothing in the UK.

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Kat Hill: Bothy | Podcast

Kat hill talks to John D. Burns about her new book, Bothy.

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Chris Townsend: A Cairngorm Conversation | Podcast

Catch Chris Townsend talking about the Highlands and rewilding.

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Mick Conefrey: Fallen - George Mallory | Podcast

Mick Conefrey talks about his new book on the mystery surrounding George Mallory's disappearance on Everest.

It is almost 100 years since climbers, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine, vanished into the clouds high on Mount Everest and were never seen alive again. Their disappearance sparked the greatest mystery in mountaineering. We will never know if they reached the summit and exactly what caused their fateful accident. Listen to Mick talking about his new book, Fallen, Mick Coneferey, as he tells his…

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John McLellan: Unconformity | Podcast

John McLellan talks about his new books set in the Scottish Highlands, Unconformity.

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Harold Raeburn - The Steps of a Giant: Peter Biggar | Podcast

Peter Biggar talks to John D Burns about his new book about the father of Scottish climbing, Harold Raeburn.

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Alan Hepburn: The drive to Re-wild Scotland | Podcast

Alan Hepburn talks about Scotland's rewilding journey.

Listen to Alan Hepburn talking about Scotland’s rewilding journey. Alan is a life-long environmentalist, who fought for a moratorium on whale hunting in the early eighties and today faces urgent challenges to reverse biodiversity decline and combat climate change. A teacher and a trustee of SCOTLAND: The Big Picture, Scotland’s rewilding charity, he works to ensure that young people have their…

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Sarah Lister: Kinder Scout | Podcast

Kinder Scout is an iconic hill in Derbyshire. Despite its modest height this raised plateau of desolate moorland has an iconic status amongst the outdoor community in the UK. Its proximity to the populations centres of Sheffield and Manchester mean that it is often the first real hill encountered by many at the start of their hillwalking journey. That the hill is the starting point of the Pennine…

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Fort William Mountain Festival: Anna Danby | Podcast

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Heather Dawe: Dreams of lost Buttresses | Podcast

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Harrison Ward: Cook Out | Podcast

Eat better outdoors with Harrison Ward in this great podcast.

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Amelia Dalton: Pages from My Passport | Podcast

Great tales of sailing the seas from Amelia Dalton.

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Joe French: Out of Mind | Podcast

Joe French talks about his new book, Out of Mind, which talks about his very personal journey through trauma.

In this podcast John D. Burns talks to mountaineer and film maker, Joe French, about his important new book, Out of Mind. Joe writes as both victim and observer of trauma, providing an acutely immediate account of the events he has experienced, with a fragile honesty. Trauma made more bearable by meditation and the mindfulness of barefoot running: Joe’s spiritual and physical connection to…

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Stuart Younie: It's Up to Us | Popcast

Stuart Younie, CEO Mountaineering Scotland talks about a new project, It's Up to Us, aimed at protecting our mountain paths.

Do we take our hills for granted? Do we ever stop to think about the toll our boots and wheels are taking on the fragile mountain environment. Listen to Stuart Younie, CEO Mountaineering Scotland talking about the crucial role Mountaineering Scotland is playing in a new project, It’s Up to US , Which aims to raise awareness of the need to save our upland paths and pull together funding to enable…

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Steve Chilton: Voices from the Hills | Podcast

Veteran fell runner, Steve Chilton, talks to John Burns about his life running in the mountains.

John Burns talks to fell runner, Steve Chilton, about his life running in the mountains and his work as an author. Previously published by Sandstone Press Steve has now joined leading outdoor publisher, Vertebrate Publishing. Steve Chilton Steve Chilton is the author of four previous books on fell and mountainrunning, all highly regarded both inside and outside the sport. He is along-time…