Trail

If you love to sling on a backpack, head for the hills and do some wild camping, Trail Magazine is for you. Each issue is packed with: - Routes with full OS mapping - Reviews of the latest outdoor kit - The UK’s best outdoor writing - Exclusive picture and video content As the UK’s biggest and best-selling hillwalking magazine, we specialize in the most beautiful, most spectacular and most challenging regions of Britain and Europe – and inform you about all the tools you need to explore them. If you want adventure you’ll love Trail, and Trail will love you.

WHEN WINTER BITES

EDITOR'S PICKS

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BASECAMP YOUR ADVENTURE STARTS HERE

TRAIL Picks • Our pick of the very best gifts and ideas for a hill-tastic Christmas and New Year!

“The top of a mountain is as good a place as any to die” • RUSS MOORHOUSE is on a mission to camp out on every Trail 100 peak – a challenge that spans four countries, 100 of the UK's finest hills and mountains, and a punishing 88,339m of ascent. This month Russ introduces some newcomers and avoids calamity.

Out there • YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAP & TALES FROM THE TRAILS

Golden eagles – the monarchs of the skies

MOUNTAINS FOR THE MIND • The Mountains for the Mind Facebook group is a supportive, inspirational community of 18,000 people. We hear so many stories of social media being bad for your mental health, which is why we're proud to have created such a positive online environment.

THE FROZEN DIVIDE • CRIB GOCH could well be Britain's most talked-about mountain ridge – a place where walkers and scramblers love to test their nerve in the long days of summer. But how does it feel to cross its narrow backbone once winter bites? Jethro Kiernan, a local photographer and Mountain Rescue volunteer, has the answers.

REMARKABLE ARKLE • Names are funny things, and ARKLE is a case in point. It says nothing about the mountain, but that doesn't matter. The mountain has plenty to say for itself, even if some of its secrets have to be earned.

BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL • Yeah, you can have a plan, but sometimes the mountains have other ideas. As we found out recently on the Lake District's CRINKLE CRAGS.

THE PARENT TRAP • Does being a parent mean you have to give up a life of adventure? And if not, what sacrifices need to be made for you to keep pursuing your own passions?

EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE • The lonely hills on the Lake District's eastern edges have never ranked high on any hillwalking bucket list. But we had a thought recently – maybe the SHAP FELLS aren't that crap after all. So off we went to investigate.

HILL HACKS • SKILLS, TIPS & TRICKS TO GET YOU HIKING LIKE A PRO

KNOWLEDGE

HOW TO WALK…

CAMPING KIT OVERHAUL • What to do when the wind is savage and rain crystallises into stinging shards of ice? You could go out anyway, or you could put on a gripping podcast, stay warm and prepare your camping kit for more temperate days. Winter is the perfect time for an overhaul.

Insider • THE LATEST INNOVATIONS IN OUTDOOR KIT

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

GEAR ON THE SOFTER SIDE

Winter waterproofs • To cope with the toughest conditions, you need an equally tough waterproof shell. Here are six of the most rugged and robust WINTER MOUNTAINEERING JACKETS on the market.

Ice axes • An ice axe is an essential tool when setting cramponed-feet in the snow-covered winter mountains. Here's our pick of the best for walkers and wannabe mountaineers.

Winter daypacks • Venturing into the wintry mountains? You'll inevitably have to carry more stuff – ice axe, crampons, helmet, waterproofs and down layers to name but a few items. That's why you'll need a tough, voluminous and feature-rich WINTER PACK suitable for technical terrain and...