The Great Outdoors

A situation beyond repair?

S I WRITE THIS COLUMN, I think back to an autumn day in 1990. Cameron McNeish had just taken over as editor of and had given me a call. We met at Pitlochry and walked round Loch Faskally together. Cameron outlined his plans for the magazine and, to my great delight, invited me to become a regular columnist. I’m still here 30 years later which makes me extremely fortunate.

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