When #lightning strikes 🌩 Summer storms can hit suddenly, but there’s plenty you can do to reduce your exposure risk. We talked to MWIS forecaster Mehmet Karatay about the fascinating science behind #thunderstorms & how to stay safe in storm season. www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/skills/when-...

When lightning strikes: how to stay safe in a summer storm

Summer storms can hit suddenly, but there’s plenty you can do to reduce your exposure risk to thunder and lightning. We learned more from MWIS forecaster Mehmet Karatay.

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If you heading out during the #heatwave is unavoidable, here are some tips to enable you to stay safe in our high places.

Hiking in the heat: heatwave tips from a mountain professional

With expert input from veteran instructor Mike Raine, we explain how to hike in the mountains in hot weather and keep your cool.

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Supersize your summer with our hill skills special ⛰ 🍟 In this issue, we go the extra mile, celebrating weird & wonderful mega-adventures we can have with a little imagination; backpacks, bikepacks, swimruns, big rounds & more! Get #TheGreatOutdoors now: www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/latest-issue...

Dancing Shadows: connecting with nature through chronic illness, published last month in @tgomagazine.bsky.social, can now be read online if you didn't catch the print version (backdated editions can also be ordered): #NatureWriting #MovingMountains www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/long-reads/c...

Dancing Shadows: connecting with nature through chronic illness

Confined to the house with chronic illness, Louise Kenward discovered a community of artists connecting with nature from their bed.

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Long-distance walkers: share your health horrors! 🌞Sun-stroke, record-breaking blisters, tummy troubles… we'd like to hear about health issues that have blighted your hikes for an upcoming issue of TGO. Anonymity optional 😉 Reply below, or email hannalindon@hotmail.com 📧

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It's a year since a wildfire devastated the Goyt Valley. Last week, two fires in the #PeakDistrict affected 800,000sqm of moorland and today another has shut down Snake Pass. This @moorsforthefuture.bsky.social film serves as a reminder - and a hopeful wake-up call. Watch now: tinyurl.com/5esu5vvx

After the Smoke Clears: a harrowing yet hopeful reminder of the Goyt Valley wildfires

Harrowing scenes give way to hopeful insights in After the Smoke Clears, the film documenting wildfires in the Goyt valley in spring 2025.

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🥾 Are you getting started outdoors? Looking to save a few quid on your next #camping adventure? We all need to get outdoors, especially in this economy! ⛺ Here’s the lowdown on the best budget #backpacking gear our team have reviewed over the last year, in one place for the first time:

The best budget backpacking gear, according to Britain's most experienced testing team

Are you getting started outdoors or just need to save a few quid? Here’s the best budget backpacking gear we've tested this year in one place.

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MBA Trustee Juls Stodel shares her own tale of rescue in the hope it’ll ease the stigma felt by a walker cragfast in shame a year after calling on Mountain Rescue. 🔗 Read Ana's story (& learn how you can win a £100 gift voucher with Highlander Outdoor): www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/uphill-strug...

"How can I get over the (self-inflicted) stigma of calling Mountain Rescue?"

Juls Stodel shares her tale of rescue in the hopes it’ll ease the stigma felt by a walker cragfast in shame after calling on Mountain Rescue.

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“Go for a walk, it's free!” True – if you step out of your door on an empty stomach, devoid of skills, and naked. Walking can cost a lot of money but the hills should be open to all regardless of budget. Get #TheGreatOutdoors' low-cost adventure special: www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/latest-issue...

“Go for a walk, it's free!” True – if you step out of your door on an empty stomach, devoid of skills, and naked. Walking can cost a lot of money but the hills should be open to all regardless of budget. Get #TheGreatOutdoors' low-cost adventure special: www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/latest-issue...

We want your tips for hillwalking on a budget! 🥾 🎒If you’ve dreamed up a brilliant way to save on gear, transport, food or anything else (and you want to share your genius hiking hacks in Britain’s original mountain magazine) email the team via TGO.ed@kelsey.co.uk 📧 📸 Matthew Troke / Shutterstock

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⛺ Juls Stodel advises a lonely camper seeking hiking friends for the edge of the world – the Mackenzie to their Collie – and it's fair to say, this month's column is a little jammy. 🔗 Read on and learn how you can win a £100 gift voucher with Highlander:

"How do I make hiking friends without commitment?"

Juls Stodel advises a lonely camper seeking hiking friends for the edge of the world – the Mackenzie to their Collie – in our advice column.

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Kickstart the year with six months of adventure inspiration from #TheGreatOutdoors - for just £15 🎒 Featuring: 🌄 Tales from the trails 🥾 Honest gear reviews 🧭 Mapped walking routes ⛷ Expert skills advice 🌱 News from the hills and so much more! 👇 Subscribe today👇 shop.kelsey.co.uk/TGONY26SOC

So delighted that @righttoroam.bsky.social has been voted campaign of the year in The Great Outdoors Reader Awards! It’s been a big year on access with the Supreme Court victory for wild camping on Dartmoor. Thanks to @tgomagazine.bsky.social www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/news/the-gre...

The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026: meet your winners!

Please take the time to get acquainted with your The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026 nominees and vote now - each one counts!

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The Walkhighlands app has been commended in the @tgomagazine.bsky.social reader awards! “Essential for walking in Scotland”, commented one reader to TGO. Another said they “have explored areas I would never have thought of on paths I would never have found thanks to this app!” [1/3]

NEW BUMPER ISSUE: be inspired by 32 pages of mapped routes & tips on moving to the mountains from folks who've actually done it in our guide to following your outdoor dreams in 2026 🧭 📸 James Roddie featuring Alex Roddie, Suilven Get your copy now: www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/latest-issue...

REVEALED: The Great Outdoors Reader Awards Winners! 🌄 Thank you to every one of you who nominated and voted for your favourite outdoor people, organisations and places. Congratulations to winners and all shortlisted. Here's to a great new year outdoors! www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/news/the-gre...

The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026: meet your winners!

Please take the time to get acquainted with your The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026 nominees and vote now - each one counts!

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"Directors Rachel Grady & Heidi Ewing have crafted an honest portrait of the complexities of coming of age that is as uplifting as it is, at times, deeply affecting to watch." - @tgomagazine.bsky.social. FOLKTALES is in UK cinemas & on digital from 5 Dec

Film review: Folktales - a fatalist look at coming of age outdoors

Folktales draws on existing modes of mythological storytelling to inspire young people to explore the restorative power of nature.

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T'neet reading material @tgomagazine.bsky.social 👌

🏔️ Usher in a 2026 full of adventure and win a year's worth of kit care with Nikwax - plus a Páramo Velez Smock! 🏆 Enter now to win this bundle - worth over £400: www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/news/win-a-n...

Win a Nikwax & Páramo Mega Bundle and Get Winter Ready

Get ready for 2026 adventures and win a Nikwax Paramo bundle including a year's worth of kit care plus a Velez Smock worth over £400!

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🥾 You nominated in your droves & we are delighted to reveal the shortlist in The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026! 🏔 Vote now to champion those who made your mountain life better this year in the biggest democratic celebration of British outdoor culture: www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/news/the-gre...

The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026: vote now!

Please take the time to get acquainted with your The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026 nominees and vote now - each one counts!

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You may already know that Windermere is dying. But this footage of the destructive algal blooms must be seen to be believed. Watch the new film - a continuation of the upstream battle to rid England’s largest lake from sewage - from Matt Staniek and the @savewindermere.bsky.social campaign now:

Film review - Origin: Finding the Source of Windermere

The footage of our dying lake in the new film from the Save Windermere campaign - by Matt Staniek - must be seen to be believed.

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Roger Smith was the founding editor of #TheGreatOutdoors and bought the TGO Challenge to life. He shepherded both for many years with a careful ethos and calm approach. Following his recent death, we asked friends and colleagues to share their memories of a quiet, kind and remarkable man.

In memory of Roger Smith, founding editor of The Great Outdoors magazine (1938-2025)

Roger Smith was the founding editor of The Great Outdoors and bought the TGO Challenge to life. We share memories of this remarkable man.

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Running round Whitbarrow checking a few directions for @tgomagazine.bsky.social - not too onerous work.

Follow in the footsteps of the dinosaurs and ice age polar bears with our mountain time travel issue 🦕 ❄️Plus! Skill up and make this your best winter yet with our 10-page skills guide in collaboration with the pros at Glenmore Lodge. 🏔️Get your copy now: www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/latest-issue...

🍂 LAST CHANCE: Nominate your outdoor heroes in #TheGreatOutdoors Reader Awards - and please share the news so other can have their say! ⏳ Nominations close on October 31 2025 at midnight. Thank you for taking part. www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/news/the-gre...

The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026: nominate your heroes!

Recognise the best of British outdoor culture. Nominate your outdoor heroes for The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026 now!

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Explore Scotland’s most unruly park with our 'High Culture' special 🌄 ⛰ Much like art, the mountains are at their most thrilling when they don’t play by the rules. We hope this issue inspires a creative impulse in you. 📸 Paul Skea 🔗 Get your copy now: www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/latest-issue...

Give the gift of adventure with a subscription to The Great Outdoors this holiday season 🎒 🦅#TheGreatOutdoors has been helping people to explore for more than 40 years. We exist to help you make the most of your time outside. Subscribe today and save 64% at the link below: tinyurl.com/5aa8yht2

🍂The leaves on the trees are beginning to crimson, and this can only mean one thing... The Great Outdoors Reader Awards are officially open! 🏆 These awards are the UK’s biggest democratic celebration of the best of our outdoor culture. Have your say now: www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/news/the-gre...

The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026: nominate your heroes!

Recognise the best of British outdoor culture. Nominate your outdoor heroes for The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026 now!

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