The Outdoors Station - Audio

Andy Howell talks to Martin Wainwright, the Northern Editor of the Guardian about his recent compilations of the best of the Guardian Country Diary. Part 1 focuses on the life of the Lakeland writer, and mountaineer, A. Harry Griffin who features in ‘A Landscape of Mountains’, one of the best sellers of 2005/6.

Andy once again takes to the airwaves to interview Paddy Dillon about his books and walking in the Emerald Isle.

Cameron McNeish once again takes to the podwaves and chat to Simon Willis about competing at the recent lightweight OMM event and Chris Townsend about the benefits and experience of the new lightweight products coming into the UK.

Simon Willis heads up the the Storm Gathering on the Ilse of Mull to interview a diverse range of well known Sea Kayakers. If this isn't inspiring and makes you want try a bit of paddling, then nothing will!

In this show Andy Howell interviews the well known and respected long distance hiker and writer Chris Townsend about his book Crossing Arizona, where he explains some of his experiences from this 800 mile walk.

In this show Cameron McNeish chats to Bob Packer who he met on the recent Mt Ararat trip, and found he was in the pleasant company of one of the world's most prolific peat baggers!

This months show includes an interview with Colin Prior about his new book The World's Wild Places, John Manning chats to two Triple Crowners at a wedding, there's a question over the closure of Scotland's Bothies, Mike Harding is once again wet through and Cameron McNeish records a tribute to the well know poet and passionate Cairngorm lover Syd Scroggie.

Simon Willis heads a long way north to sample the supreme Sea Kayak area on the Isle of Barra. He interviews Chris Denehy who runs Clearwater Paddling and they discuss the attractions and what to look out for in this unspoilt part of the UK.

Andy Howell invites guest Shirley Worral to chat about her recent trip to the Pyrenees and looks at the books and maps she used to plan her trip. Full of information and useful hints and tips to give you an idea for your next big trip!

Andy Howell takes the Outdoors Channel seat to start the first in a series of book club podcasts, where we discuss books which concentrate on the outdoors. Here we intend to chat to authors, publishers and readers. In this first program Andy finds out what its like to live the life of a guide book writer in great detail, with the well known author Kev Reynolds.

At my recent September visit to The Good Tent Show in Rugby, a small select little gathering of tent manufacturers, I managed to have a chat about the forthcoming 2007 products with both Andrew Nicolson from Jack Wolfskin and Chris Davidson from Vaude. Plus there's a bit of music to help you start the day.

An interesting show with interviews with Roger Smith about the forthcoming TGO Challenge, Nick Kempe on his new book Hostile Habitats and Dick Balharry regarding the objection to the ever growing commercial windfarms. Plus Mike Harding shares with us the summer weather conditions in Ireland, which was wet apparently! Shame

Cameron McNeish takes us on an extended journey climbing Mount Ararat with KE Adventure Travel and shares his experience and those of his fellow climbers, all of whom are doing it for very different reasons.

John Manning and Chris Townsend report from the Outdoors trade show in Freidrichscafen with news of some sensational ultralight developments; Alpine expert Kev Reynolds fills in some of the background to the art of guidebook writing; mountaineer Alan Hinkes talks about life after the world’s eight thousand metre peaks and Judy Armstrong talks about gear, from a female perspective.

Interviews with Chris Townsend about the mystery of Soft Shells, Pauline Sanderson discusses the Everest fatality, Dennis Gray on his new rock career and Jim Perrin takes us to a dark place! For more information see August 2006 TGO magazine.