SectionHiker.com Backpacking Gear Reviews and FAQs 
The TGO Challenge is an annual self-supported hiking event across the Highlands of Scotland, west coast to east coast. It started in 1980 and was the brainchild of the well-known UK writer and mountaineer, Hamish Brown. The Challenge is held every May and is sponsored by TGO, the UK equivalent of Backpacker Magazine in the US before they watered down the adventure and became a glorified travel magazine.
TGO Challenge Overview
Trip Journals
- 2013 TGO Challenge Journal, Part 1
- 2013 TGO Challenge Journal, Part 2
- 2010 TGO Challenge Journal, Part 1
- 2010 TGO Challenge Journal, Part 2
- Hiking from Strathcarron to Torridon
- Torridon Hills: Liathach and Mullach an Rathan
Peculiarities of Scottish Hiking and Backpacking
- TGO Challenge Tips for Yanks and Non-Residents
- How to Hike Across Peat Bogs
- Mountain Bothies
- Hiker’s Guide to Gaellic Mapping Words
- Mail Drops for Hiker Resupply in the United States and the UK
Recommended Planning References
- The Munros: Scotland’s Highest Mountains
- The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland: v.1: A Guide for Mountain Walkers (Vol 1)
- Scotland (World Mountain Ranges)
- Scottish Hill Tracks by Scottish Rights Of Way And Access Society
- Hostile Habitats – Scotland’s Mountain Environment: A Hillwalkers’ Guide to Wildlife and the Landscape
Recommended Maps and Planning Software
Scotland Hiking Resources
Scotland Weather
- Mountain Weather Information Service
- Met Office
About the author
Philip Werner has hiked and backpacked over 8500 miles in the United States and the UK and written over 3000 articles as the founder of SectionHiker.com, noted for its backpacking gear reviews and hiking FAQs. A devotee of New Hampshire and Maine hiking and backpacking, Philip has hiked all 650+ trails in the White Mountains twice and has completed 10 rounds of the 48 peaks on the White Mountains 4000 footer list with over 540 summits in all four seasons. He is also the author of Backpacking the White Mountain 4000 Footers, a free online guidebook of the best backpacking trips in the White Mountains in New Hampshire and Maine. He lives in New Hampshire. Click here to subscribe to the SectionHiker newsletter.