MIKE HARDING

Mike Harding splits his time between a Connemara shack and a BBC Radio 2 studio where he records his weekly folk music programme. His latest book, Yorkshire Transvestite Found Dead on Everest, is a collection of his monthly writings for TGO

COLIN PRIOR

Widely acknowledged as the UK's foremost wilderness photographer, Colin has travelled to dozens of the world's wild places to create an archive of those special places where man's input has been minimal. Every month he shares his photographic knowledge with TGO readers.

JIM PERRIN

Regular columnist Jim Perrin has been described as the UK’s leading landscape essayist. His biography of the gritstone rock climber Don Whillans, The Villain, was joint- winner of the prestigious Boardman Tasker award 2005 for mountain literature.

CHRIS TOWNSEND

TGO's gear editor, Chris Townsend, is one of the world's most experienced backpackers. Widely respected in the outdoor industry for his knowledge of outdoor equipment Chris spends a huge amount of time on the hills of the Scottish Highlands where he lives and works.

JUDY ARMSTRONG

TGO magazine features the only regular women's gear column in the country, and Judy Armstrong writes it for us. An enthusiastic hill walker, climber, backpacker, skier and sea kayaker Judy spends her time between the North York Moors and the French Alps.

ANDY STOTHERT: Ask Lake District afficianado Andy Stothert where you might find the "Planet's most beautiful mile of landscape and it's maybe not surprising when he suggests somewhere in Cumbria!

HAMISH BROWN: Hamish is well known to TGO readers as one of the founders of the TGO Challenge. In this month's TGO he describes the attractions of the Western Atlas Mountains of Morocco.