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WRITING Orienteering is fast, fun and there are virtually no rules. Read my write-up and tips for newbies in Running Fitness magazine here. My Climb magazine interview with Rock God, Chris Sharma, is here. Women CAN read maps! An insight into women-specific map reading, how to learn it, and the psychology behind it, is in TRAIL magazine here.
STIRLING PR Sheffield Adventure Film Festival and Cliffhanger organiser Matt Heason said: "Sarah was a joy to work with. She worked hard and effectively, usually pre-empting me whenever I had a suggestion by already having covered that angle." Read other testimonials about my work here.
Welcome to my world!
I'm a freelance writer specialising in the great outdoors. I've travelled a lot with my job, and it's taught me I'll always be a Brit. No matter what big mountains, bright sunshine or snow I've been enjoying, I still smile when I hear the pilot apologising, in a very British way, for the awful weather we're about to find when we land back in London: "I'm home."
So what do I do all day? As Short Breaks Editor of Adventure Travel magazine I'm responsible for writing, commissioning and editing features on outdoor courses and adventurous mini breaks in Britain and Europe.
Usually I'm well armed with plenty of technical outdoor gear, because I'm also Gear Editor of the bi-monthly Outdoor Adventure Guide (OAG).
And as Assistant Editor of UKClimbing my main responsibility is everything on the Gear page. I discuss the latest climbing and mountaineering kit with the companies who make it, and commission, schedule, edit and lay out gear reviews each week. I write some myself, too, and I also write gear news and outdoor industry news items.
I'm very proud that my work appears in plenty of other British outdoor magazines too, including BBC Countryfile, Climb, Country Walking, TGO, TRAIL, Outdoor Enthusiast, Beautiful Britain and Running Fitness.
I've also written or contributed to several books, and am working on more.
Editors, publishers and recreational visitors can download PDFs of past articles and book excerpts from my portfolio.
Here's some testimonials from people who like my work.
And thanks for visiting.
Sarah Stirling