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  • The Great Outdoors

    Unlost: A journey of self-discovery and the healing power of the wild outdoors

    Jul 08, 2022 2 minutes
    by Gail Muller

    Published by Thread Books, £8.99, paperback

    MOST HILLWALKERS hate being lost. Some of my worst mountain moments have transpired after one tiny turn in a trail went unnoticed. There’s nothing that makes you feel more humbled, more overwhelmed, or more incompetent than getting lost atop the awe-inspiring mass of a mountain. But it happens to us all, doesn’t it?

    As I read  by Gail Muller it became clear that, whilst it’s a commonly held experience, no hiker ever really shakes the fear of being lost.

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