Geographical

Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

The joys of backcountry boarding & the kit you need

The joys of backcountry boarding & the kit you need

6 minutes

Tristan Kennedy explains the science and art of snowboarding in remote locations There’s a long-running debate within the snowboarding community about whether backcountry riding – that is snowboarding beyond resort boundaries, in fresh, powder snow – should be considered a sport or an art form. The case for the former is obvious. Backcountry snowboarding at the highest … [Read more...] about The joys of backcountry boarding & the kit you need

Writer’s Reads: Noreen Masud

2 minutes

Writer and lecturer Noreen Masud selects her favourite and most inspirational reads. Her new memoir, A Flat Place, is out now Noreen Masud is a writer and a lecturer in 20th-century literature at the University of Bristol. Her memoir, A Flat Place, reflects on memory, trauma and her own feelings of belonging, as a Scottish-Pakistani woman, in the flat landscapes of … [Read more...] about Writer’s Reads: Noreen Masud

The divisive art of lawns: lawn people versus fake lawn people

4 minutes

Andrew Brooks ponders on what exactly makes lawns so divisive On a derelict triangle of land between where my road meets another, a small development of three terraced houses was recently completed. Like many new homes in the UK, they were brick-built, conservative and lacked architectural flourish. A token effort was made to integrate the design with surrounding … [Read more...] about The divisive art of lawns: lawn people versus fake lawn people