Chris Townsend Outdoors
WEB3 days ago — It is a lovely spot with water and shelter from southerly winds. A Colonel Thorton was here in 1786 and described it as “a charming spring”. Ian R. Mitchell in Scotland’s Mountains Before The Mountaineers says Thornton may have made the first recorded ascent of Sgor Gaoith on this trip in time taken off from his usual activity of slaughtering the local wildlife.
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.
Backpacking shelters: how heavy? - Chris Townsend Outdoors
WEBDec 15, 2021 — To take size first. Backpacking shelters range from tiny solo ones too low to sit up to large tarps, big dome tents, and tunnel tents that’ll take four people and all their gear.
Chris Townsend Outdoors: A Look At The January Issue Of The …
WEBDec 4, 2023 — The next issue of The Great Outdoors is out now. I have three reviews inside - Keen WK400 Walking Shoes, Columbia Mazama Trail Waterproof Jacket, and Shokz OpenFit Ear Buds.
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 ...
A Winter Camp And A Look At The Gear I Used
WEBJan 30, 2023 — A Winter Camp And A Look At The Gear I Used. This trip report/gear review first appeared in The Great Outdoors in spring last year and describes an overnight trip in the 2021-2022 winter. I’ve edited it slightly and updated the gear prices. When a weather forecast suggested a short window of calm weather after a long stormy period I decided ...
A Look At The November Issue Of The Great Outdoors
WEBOct 11, 2021 — The latest issue of The Great Outdoors is out now. I have a feature describing the gear I used on my trip to An Teallach that I wrote about on this blog here (with more photos). I also review the Motorola Defy smartphone, the Columbia OutDry Extreme Nanolite waterproof jacket, and the Fjallraven Greenland Jacket.
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.
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 July Issue Of The Great Outdoors - Chris Townsend …
WEBJun 23, 2021 — Hi Chris, re: the ViewRanger article you mention. Recently I wrote to the company asking: Some years ago I started using ViewRanger and purchased the entire OS map collection for the UK, and this remains the most useful and valuable element of the ViewRanger app for me.