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A winter’s tale

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DECEMBER in the mountains

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ON THE LOOKOUT: TIDELINES • Nadia Shaikh faces winter head on to discover what secrets of the sea a trawl along the tideline will reveal

Bring up the bodies: life as a SARDA dogsbody • Liz Steel has spent the past two years volunteering as a ‘dogsbody’ for Search and Rescue Dog Association (SARDA) Scotland. From playful pups and mountain meditation to wet bottoms and awkward pit stops, she talks us through the highs and lows of the job

THE UNSUNG PATHS OF THE PEAK • Think you know the Peak District? Think again. Take the lesser-trodden routes through our first national park with the super-savvy local Contours Holiday guides

MOUNTAIN PORTRAIT GREAT END • Full of Christmas pudding, Jim Perrin recalls cutting steps in the hard névé up to a primal place, the heart of mountain Lakeland – and ‘the best hill landscape in England!’

Early alpinism uncovered in historic, rare photographs • Last year, a discovery was made in the basement of the Alpine Club in Shoreditch, gathering dust among ice axes, tents and rock samples. Now brought into the light, these frames teach us about our changing high places

THE CHRISTMAS GIFT THAT LASTS ALL YEAR!

THE 12 WAYS OF CHRISTMAS • Carol singers, Christmas ghosts, strolling Santas and rather a lot of beer – these festive-themed routes are packed to the brim with comfort and joy

THE DEVIL WANTS YOUR LEGS •  Jake Evans was at the almost-final hurdle on his epic attempt at a Scottish watershed walk – never before completed in winter – when disaster struck. He’s now preparing to return to the country’s mountainous spine to finish the last leg, armed with a few hard-won lessons

ON THIN ICE • Charlie Walker’s latest adventure sees him navigate the deep cold of a Siberian winter, a growing paranoia, and ultimately misadventure at the hands of the Russian security police at the start of the Ukraine war. Here, he shares an extract from On Thin Ice, prefaced by an introduction written specially for TGO

MAKE THE MOST OF WINTER • Kickstart your winter hillwalking season with our annual Winter Skills Special, brought to you by the talented team at Scotland’s National OutdoorTraining Centre, Glenmore Lodge

HAZARD SPOTTING • Emma Holgate, Mountain Snowsport Instructor at Glenmore Lodge, identifies the biggest dangers awaiting walkers, mountaineers, skiers and snowboarders in Scotland’s mountains – and advises on how to keep yourself safe out there

WINTER NAVIGATION • Can your navigation skills survive wind, whiteout, avalanche and darkness? Giles Trussell, senior instructor at Glenmore Lodge, explains how to avoid a winter navigational nightmare

MOVE WELL IN THE WINTER MOUNTAINS • From kicking steps to walking with crampons, Glenmore Lodge senior instructor Giles Trussell explains how to improve your movement in winter conditions

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A GLENMORE LODGE INSTRUCTOR • What’s it like to work at Scotland’s National OutdoorTraining Centre during the winter months? Mountain Snowsport Instructor Emma Holgate lifts the veil on the...