Review: Orchard by Benedict Macdonald and Nicholas Gates
29th October 2020
Is the traditional orchard one of the most valuable havens for wildlife? Alex Roddie’s review of Orchard reveals a powerfully-argued book with a fascinating premise.
book reviews
Book review: Northwest by Alex Nail
22nd November 2018
Northwest by Alex Nail may be a landscape photography book, says David Lintern, but it's a thoroughly modern one: "Alex has a mountaineer’s ethic at the heart of his photography".
Book review: Walking the Song by Hamish Brown
31st January 2018
Alex Roddie reviews a book that captures the spirit of outdoor adventure – and that of the TGO Challenge
Book Review: The Hidden Ways – Scotland’s Forgotten Roads by Alistair Moffat
19th January 2018
Roger Butler looks at a treasure trove of stories from the highways and byways of Scotland
Book review: Ascent – A Life Spent Climbing on the Edge by Sir Chris Bonington
5th December 2017
"The next step for Chris always leads to the wonderful unknown" – Noel Dawson reviews Ascent, the new book by Sir Chris Bonington
Book review: Art of Freedom – the life and climbs of Voytek Kurtyka by Bernadette McDonald
15th November 2017
'A completely absorbing journey' – David Lintern reviews the biography of a little-known but radical Polish alpinist
Book review: The Island in imagination and experience by Barry Smith
23rd October 2017
Jim Perrin reviews a 'fascinating, scrupulous, angry' book