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.

Making the Outdoors Great Again

Contributors • Meet some of the folk that made this magazine…

The Great Outdoors

APRIL in the mountains

Ladybower, Peak District

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ELLI SCHNEIDER Outdoor filmmaker and YouTuber • Artist and vlogger Elli, along with rescue dog Otto, searches for trail magic on long-distance treks

Pathfinding: On Walking, Motherhood and Freedom

Moments in the Wilderness

THE PENNINE WAY • Marching for nearly 270 miles through everchanging scenery, the Pennine Way is the first (and, some would say, the best) of England’s long-distance paths. Becky Angell is our guide.

MAM TOR • Jim Perrin recalls a winter climb, not to be repeated, on the south-west face of the ‘shivering mountain’

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A LINE DOWN THE SPINE OF ENGLAND • The Pennine Way turns 60 this Spring. To celebrate, Hanna Lindon asked completers of England’s first National Trail to share their experiences of walking, running, dancing and singing their way along its 268-mile length

THE HIDDEN KINGDOM • Carey Davies accompanies brothers James and Alex Roddie on a bucket list backpacking classic, encountering dramatic, inversion-draped Highland landscapes, a complicated history… and some tiny but terrifying wildlife

WAY OUT WEST • The 130-mile circuit of Ireland’s Beara Peninsula layers historical intrigue on top of incredible natural beauty. After a shaky start, Alex Roddie finds joy, generosity and a true sense of place on the Beara Way

CROSSING THE ROOF OF THE WORLD • Michaela Hrdá and Martina Merisi have become the first to complete a traverse of the Pamir Trail, hiking over 1300km through the mountains of Tajikistan. In this extended feature, they recount their nine-week, once-in-a-lifetime adventure

MAKE YOUR OWN BACKPACKING FOOD • Home-prepped meals can be cheaper, tastier and easier to personalise than commercial alternatives. We asked backpacking gourmande Monica Shaw to explain how it’s done

GEAR • News from the world of outdoor kit, and product reviews from Britain’s most experienced gear-testing team

NEW REVIEWS • Steph Wetherell and Chris Townsend focus on two new products

POWER BANKS • At a minimum, most of us will carry a torch and a phone into the hills as safety equipment. Power-thirsty watches and cameras are increasingly common too, but are no use without backup power. Steph Wetherell takes a look at four of the best energy packs for your inner outdoor technophile

WATERPROOF JACKETS • Mountaineering Instructor Kirsty Pallas and Equipment Editor Chris Townsend review the latest crop of ‘hardshell’ jackets for when the weather gets heavy

WILD WALKS

1 Ben Macdui Cairngorms SCOTLAND

2 Haycock via Wild Ennerdale Lake District ENGLAND

3 Great Whernside Yorkshire Dales National Park ENGLAND

4 Bempton Cliffs & Flamborough Head East Yorkshire ENGLAND

5 St Davids Head & Carn Llidi Pembrokeshire WALES

6 Brockenhurst New Forest National Park ENGLAND

7 Widemouth Bay (or Bude) to Boscastle Cornwall...