Chris Townsend Outdoors
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Here I sat in the sun and thought of all the times I’d sheltered behind the cairn from rain, and wind, and snow, and of how glad I’d been when it emerged reassuringly from the mist during blizzards and I knew my navigation skills hadn’t let me down. The party of six passed me and started down the ridge.
A Little About Me - Chris Townsend Outdoors
WEBSince 1991 I have been the Equipment Editor of The Great Outdoors magazine, contributing monthly features on gear and techniques as well as a regular column on backpacking and occasional pieces on my walks and other outdoor topics. I also write for other magazines and give illustrated talks. I was awarded the Outdoor Writers' Guild Award for ...
Chris Townsend Outdoors: 2021
WEBThursday 30 December 2021. Favourite New Outdoor Gear of 2021. Sea to Summit Ultralight mat, Sea to Summit Alto TR2 Plus inner tent, & Jetboil Stash stove, plus some old favourites - Alpkit Woodsmoke shirt & Tilley Hiker Hat. Here are my favourite new items of gear for 2021 after another year testing gear for The Great Outdoors.
My Long Distance Walks - Chris Townsend Outdoors
WEBOver the years I've walked tens of thousands of miles on trips long and short. This is a list of walks of the major walks I've completed. Apart from these really long walks I've done sixteen TGO Challenge coast-to-coast crossings of the Scottish Highlands, the Pennine Way, the Southern Upland Way twice, the GR20 in Corsica, three treks in Nepal and many one to two week walks in the Scottish ...
Chris Townsend Outdoors: October 2021
WEBOct 31, 2021 · 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.
Chris Townsend Outdoors: 2023
WEBDec 29, 2023 · Favourite New Gear of 2023. Mountain Laurel Designs SoloMid XL, Atom Packs The Mo 60. Here's my annual favourite gear of the year roundup following another twelve months testing gear for The Great Outdoors. Not all the items were new for this year, just tested by me for the first time. As in previous …
Favourite New Outdoor Gear of 2021 - Chris Townsend Outdoors
WEBDec 30, 2021 · Favourite New Outdoor Gear of 2021. Sea to Summit Ultralight mat, Sea to Summit Alto TR2 Plus inner tent, & Jetboil Stash stove, plus some old favourites - Alpkit Woodsmoke shirt & Tilley Hiker Hat. Here are my favourite new items of gear for 2021 after another year testing gear for The Great Outdoors.
A Look At The August Issue Of The Great Outdoors - Chris …
WEBThe August issue of The Great Outdoors is out now. In it I have a feature on the gear I used on the walk in the NW Highlands I described in this post plus a review of the Columbia Zero Ice Cirro Cool T-Shirt (two reviews of the latter actually as it also appears in the gear trip report). Away from gear I review Andrew Terrill's marvellous book The Earth Beneath My …
A Look At The March Issue Of The Great Outdoors - Chris …
WEBJan 31, 2022 · The March issue of The Great Outdoors is out now. I have a big feature in this one - ten pages and plenty of pictures on a Cairngorms trip with cloud inversions, fog bows, Brocken spectres, and a frosty camp. I also have a piece in a feature in which nine outdoors enthusiasts describe when things didn't go to plan and the lessons they learnt.
Chris Townsend Outdoors: March 2021
WEBMar 30, 2021 · The latest issue of The Great Outdoors is out now. In it I review three tarps from Kelty, Hilleberg and Alpkit, plus the Osprey Talon Pro pack and The North Face L3 50/50 down jacket.