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.

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COMMON DOLPHINS • Nadia Shaikh experiences a mass explosion of life and energy on the open water, and watches in awe

All change at the top for Mountain Rescue England and Wales • Mike Park spent almost four decades in mountain rescue before becoming chief executive of Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW) in 2021. He has now handed over to Andy Buchan, the first leader recruited from outside the field. Jonathan Caswell spoke to them about their back stories, and their thoughts on the future

RHOBELL FAWR • Jim Perrin climbs out of dense forest onto the rock-strewn ridges of spooky Celtic hills carved out bywaters of divinity

Raad ny Foillan • Walk the coastline of an entire island nation spilling over with wildlife, mythology, rollercoaster sea-to-summit days and ambles along quaint seaside towns on the Isle of Man’s Raad ny Foillan - the Way of the Gull. Francesca Donovan guides your circumnavigation of this treasure island

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Back to the FUTURE • What’s that coming over the hill – is it a… pair of augmented reality navigation glasses? Yes, the future is coming for all of us, even hillwalkers, and it can’t hurt to be prepared. We asked experts across multiple dimensions of outdoor life to dust off their crystal balls and help us see into the coming decades

Scotland’s SECRET LAND • After a year of walking, Alastair MacDonald Jackson could count the number of ramblers he’d come across in Galloway on two hands. But the riches to be found in these hills – often named for a wild and bloody history – are many. Here, he maps four of the finest routes through Scotland’s best-kept secret kingdom

AN ALPINE ESCAPE • Alex Roddie was supposed to be packing up to move house, not hiking in the Austrian Alps – but a trip with Inghams taking the strain out of planning was too good an opportunity to miss!

ADVENTUROUS HOLIDAYS IN AUSTRIA • While every Alpine country has its charms, it’s hard to deny the sheer variety offered by Austria, reckons Alex Roddie

BEAR COUNTRY • Willem Vandoorne is no stranger to long solo trips in wild places, but his visit to Kluane National Park in the Yukon was his first in grizzly territory. Carrying half his own bodyweight in food, Willem spent three weeks alone in bear country

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SKILLS: THE SCIENCE OF MOTIVATION • Motivation (or the lack of it) influences every aspect of our lives, and hillwalking is no exception. Whether you’d like to bag the Munros or just the find the energy to unpack your wet kit at the end of a long day, psychologist Ian Taylor has the answers

GEAR OF THE YEAR • TGO’s very own Chris Townsend introduces this year’s best of the best

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