Chris Townsend Outdoors
网页2024年9月29日 · It is a lovely spot with water and shelter from southerly winds. A Colonel Thorton was here in 1786 and described it as “a charming spring”. Ian R. Mitchell in Scotland’s Mountains Before The Mountaineers says Thornton may have made the first recorded ascent of Sgor Gaoith on this trip in time taken off from his usual activity of slaughtering the local wildlife.
Almost To The End: Back On The Cape Wrath Trail
网页1 天前 · 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 home so I could easily return later when the weather was better.
Favourite New Outdoor Gear of 2021 - Chris Townsend Outdoors
网页2021年12月30日 · Here are my favourite new items of gear for 2021 after another year testing gear for The Great Outdoors. As in previous years they don't necessarily replace old favourites and they're in no particular order.
A Little About Me - Chris Townsend Outdoors
网页I was awarded the Outdoor Writers' Guild Award for Excellence for Outdoor book of the Year for The Backpacker's Handbook in 1993 and for Out There: A Voice From The Wild in 2016.I also recived the OWPG Award for Outdoor Feature in 1996, 1997, 2008, 2014 and 2015 for the features Snow Place Like Home, on building snow shelters; Below the Face of the Earth, on the Grand Canyon; The Man Who ...
Chris Townsend Outdoors: 2023
网页2023年12月29日 · This tough lightweight minimalist pack was the surprise of the year. I didn't expect it to be that good for backpacking but after using it as a daypack in winter and finding it comfortable I took it on a two-week backpacking trip in Knoydart and was impressed with the performance.
A Winter Camp And A Look At The Gear I Used
网页2023年1月30日 · This huge heavy pack is well over 20 years old. I bought it in the 1990s for leading ski tours when I was sometimes carrying a week or more’s food as well as camping gear in places much colder than Scotland like Spitsbergen and the Yukon Territory.
Chris Townsend Outdoors: October 2021
网页2021年10月31日 · 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.
Favourite Photos I took in 2023 - Chris Townsend Outdoors
网页2024年1月4日 · I wrote a piece last September about all the photographic gear I've used over the decades. A few of the cameras became favourites for a while., The Sony a6700 has joined them. I dabbled with film again after discovering some unused rolls for …
Backpacking shelters: how heavy? - Chris Townsend Outdoors
网页2021年12月15日 · To take size first. Backpacking shelters range from tiny solo ones too low to sit up to large tarps, big dome tents, and tunnel tents that’ll take four people and all their gear.
Chris Townsend Outdoors: January 2022
网页2022年1月30日 · Following my January 18 post on packs I’ve used on long walks over the years here are some more thoughts. This is adapted from an introduction to a review of big packs for The Great Outdoors a few years ago. I’ve expanded it and added my preferences.