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A passing of giants • This month saw the death of two titans of British mountaineering: Doug Scott and Hamish MacInnes. Roger Smith, the founding editor of The Great Outdoors, reflects on their extraordinary lives

THE SCOTTISH AVALANCHE INFORMATION SERVICE • Now in its twentieth year, the Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) is one of the most vital resources for hillwalkers, climbers and mountaineers. As it resumes its daily forecasts of the avalanche hazard for most popular mountain areas of Scotland during the winter season, we take a look at some of the numbers involved in avalanche risk in the UK.

Top 10 WALKS IN THE NORTH LAKES • From dramatic peaks like Blencathra and Cat Bells to the quiet solitude of Back o’Skiddaw’s grassy hills, the North Lakes has a great deal to offer

How women have been airbrushed from the history of hillwalking • The pioneering role of women in the history of hillwalking and mountaineering has been overlooked by outdoor literature, argues author Kerri Andrews

LETTERS  Readers’ page

HIGH WILLHAYS • Jim Perrin praises the high point of Dartmoor – a place with an atmosphere unlike any other

WORLD WALKS • Want to feed that pent-up wanderlust? Ben Lerwill rounds up some of the planet's most exciting treks, trails and long-distance walks for 2021 and beyond.

ICE AND AIR • Anna Richards sees in a new year in style: hiking through a mindblowing glacial landscape in Argentinian Patagonia

WIDER HORIZONS • David Lintern looks back to the last backpacking journey he took before lockdown – a high, wild journey across the remote Western Fannichs in their finest winter clothes

A WHITE WORLD • CadairIdris is one of Snowdonia’s most popular mountains – but when winter conditions descend, it turns into a different beast altogether. Helen Iles takes it on

Three off-the-beaten track winter walks in Snowdonia

The winter mountain journey • The Great Outdoors Guide to…

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