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  • Great Walks

    OUTDOOR ENLIGHTENMENT

    Oct 18, 2018 3 minutes
    WORDS_ MARCUS O’DEAN

    the outdoor gear and the materials from which it is made may have significantly changed, but the principles espoused here remain as true as when Paddy Pallin tramped through all those hills and rivers in the 1930s. Some walkers go to significant expense buying the newest and lightest... and then they get more of it and stuff their packs full of it so they can cater for all contingencies. They do themselves a disservice if they carry stuff that they don’t use on three successive walks (apart from

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