As ‘bloated’ England National Parks Authorities are revealed to be ill-equipped to cope with funding cuts and the climate crisis, Dr Rose O’Neill calls for a reconnection to the radical roots set down 75 years ago when the parks were founded. The post OPINION: It’s time to put the ‘national’ back in our National Parks  appeared first on TGO Magazine ..read more

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The Silva Free series of headlamps are innovative, the first headlamps with interchangeable batteries and lamps and that’s no different in the Silva Free 1200XS. This is a superb idea and Silva deserve praise and the awards it has won. But the first iterations of the Free series are heavy. The cost is very high […] The post Silva Free 1200XS Review appeared first on TGO Magazine ..read more

The Petzl Iko Core is my favourite of the headlamps tested. Not because of the actual lamp, though that is fine, but because of the innovative semi-rigid headband which is far more comfortable than any other headlamp headband I’ve used. Once adjusted it’s barely noticeable. It’s very thin and so less sweaty than standard headbands […] The post Petzl Iko Core Review appeared first on TGO Magazine ..read more

Encounter the sounds of nature as you’ve never heard them before with Sound Interventions' outdoor installations. The post Creator of the Month: Listen to the landscape with sound artist Dan Fox appeared first on TGO Magazine ..read more

After a group of ravers who hosted a fundraiser atop Ben Nevis were harshly criticised on social media, Mary-Ann Ochota wonders if our mountains should only be quiet for contemplation. The post OPINION: The hills should be alive with the sound of human joy – including music!  appeared first on TGO Magazine ..read more

 Nadia Shaikh is hopeful our broken relationship with nature can be fixed but has nagging doubts that the target-driven nature restoration written about in manifestos will get us there. The post OPINION: A Right to Roam in England and Wales now feels possible – but not thanks to new government policy  appeared first on TGO Magazine ..read more

Dawn Hollis journeys through the mountains, long before Everest was ‘discovered’ as the highest, to tell the story of how our love of the mountains has always been part of us. The post Mountains before Mountaineering: The Call of the Peaks before the Modern Age appeared first on TGO Magazine ..read more

In this bumper issue we reveal the Gear of the Year that will elevate the adventure on some of the world's most epic long-distance treks. The post Long-distance treks and gear that lasts in our October issue appeared first on TGO Magazine ..read more

Glenmore Lodge Chief Instructor Heather Morning guides us across the rivers and streams of our high places and explains how to stay safe. The post Water Hazards: How to execute a river crossing appeared first on TGO Magazine ..read more