CONTENTS
August 2019
On the cover
Llyn Idwal, by Alan Novelli
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Hills of the Dead End
Cameron McNeish explores
the mountains and history
around KinlochlevenMountain portrait
Black Combe, an inspiration to
Lakeland writer A. Harry Griffin, is a
superb vantage point says Jim PerrinEscape
Inspiration to get away
8 Suilven
Almanac
In the outdoors this month
10 In the frame The Cobbler
11 News Thunderstorms
12 Walkers’ Guide Brecon
14 TGO Awards launch
16 In Numbers & News
18 Top 10 summer snow & ice
20 Mend our Mountains
22 Events
24 TGO Challenge
26 Book reviews
28 Roger Smith
30 Letters
106 Readers’ pictures
Few summits
in Skye are
disappointing
viewpoints
Tom Prentice, page 56
4 The Great OutdoorsAugust 2019
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Sarah Stirling on the joys of
wild swimming in SnowdoniaGems Amidst
the Green