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The Last Hillwalker

A Sideways Look at Forty Years in Britain's Mountains

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The Last Hillwalker

By: John D Burns
Narrated by: John D Burns
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Short-listed for TGO Magazine Book of the Year

This is an audiobook for everyone who truly loves the mountains and wild places. John Burns takes you on a journey of more than 40 years from the hills of Britain to adventures in the Rocky Mountains of the US and Canada. His love for the Scottish Highlands and his intimate knowledge of their wild glens and distant peaks means that this book will resonate with anyone whose heart lies in Scotland.

Join John Burns in his first faltering steps as a schoolboy in the English Lake District, through climbing adventures in the great ranges of the world, and finally to his return to his beloved Highlands.

This is an audiobook about the people who love mountains and whose journeys among them enrich their lives. It is a story told with humour, humility, and passion, a tale that displays a deeper understanding of what it is to have a relationship with nature.

The Last Hillwalker has become a best-seller among the outdoor community. This audiobook will be enjoyed by everyone from the serious mountaineer to those who simply want to gain a greater insight into our relationship with wild places.

©2017 John D Burns (P)2018 John D Burns Climbing & Mountaineering Hiking Outdoors & Nature Outdoor Highlander Heartfelt Adventure

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John does a good job of capturing the pull of the mountains. Really enjoyed this.

Pretty good!

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A very humorous account of a lifetime on the hills with tales of adventures that most can relate to

A very frank account of life as an avid hill goer

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Yes, the sound quality could be better. And yes, it needs editing to remove all the mistakes.

But this doesn't take away from the excellent performance by the author of this interesting and entertaining account of a lifetime of walking and climbing in the UK.

Excellent humorous account of mountaineering

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Rarely an audiobook is narrated as well as it’s written (or vice-versa) but this one really is, and what’s more it’s narrated by the author. Brilliantly done, this is an honest and entertaining autobiographical work which should be of interest to anyone who walks or climbs in the outdoors.

Great, one of the best

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The last book of John Burn's that I had left to read. I've loved all of his books, the humour and honest twist on the outdoors. Unfortunately having him narrate this book was honestly so painful to listen to. If you are going to narrate your own book at least invest in a proper microphone - you can get them for £40 from Amazon. This sounds like it was recorded on a phone and there was no editing so confusing stumbles every now and again. I appreciate what John is trying to do but it took me 3 attempts to finish this book, listening only when I had nothing else downloaded. Going to get the paperback instead.

Love John Burn's books but not for audio

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John, offers a down to earth, honest and humerous look back at how it all began that you will probably relate to in more ways than one. He takes you on a journey from naive teenager right through to his later years exploring, discovering and looking for answers as to why some of us choose to venture into wilder, remote places where there are few others about. The writing style is easy to listen to and cunjures up images as the story progresses from what maybe considered a low-tech age of clothing and equipment right through to the modern day. As time moves on John restles with the reality that one day he will have to come to terms with not being able to continue as before and that hillwalking maybe dying out...

A real account of a journey from novice onwards...

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Really enjoyed this book. The reading was clear and concise with a few wee stumbles along the way which seemed to add to the character of the book. Enjoyed the stories - never heard of John Burns before so took a gamble on the book and I'm glad I did 👍🏽😊

Enjoyable history of John's Hillwalking Exploits

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I really enjoyed this book, the author takes you on a journey through his youth and the exuberance of youth with his mountain adventures through middle age, falling in and out of love with his hobby to the present where he gas refound his love of why he went out there in the first place.
Loved it and have purchased the next book Bothy tales.

(A couple of small niggles, narrator takes a bit to get into the swing of it but gets more and more confident as he gets into the book.
Audio quality comes in and out and quite a few line repeats.
All these things are fine for me and do not ruin your enjoyment of the book but just needs a touch more editing.)

Really enjoyed this book. Takes you on a journey.

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Really enjoyed this book, the author made it an enjoyable listen and done with humour.

Great take on a life in the wild

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Loved every minute of this book, brilliant descriptions of Johns journeys, giving even more inspiration to seek the hills! The narration compliments this book perfectly, seagulls in the background, someone going upstairs... John repeating himself... feels like you’re sat in a pub and he’s telling you his story over a pint! Brilliant :)

Great book!

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