The writer and climber brings colour and carnival to his account of a country and people shaped by its mountains It comes as a shock to learn that Britain’s uplands were not always rocky, covered with coarse grass and suitable only for sheep. About 54,000 years ago – a mere blink in geological t...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jul/28/upland-by-ed-douglas-review-a-glorious-survey-of-britains-high-places)