Over the past few weeks it feels that adventures have got slightly bigger although always curbed or influenced by one rule or another. This post is almost a note to myself; 2020 has been a tough year so far but there have been many moments of joy and it’s important to reflect on those. It’s…
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Mountain of the month September 2019: Mt Hood, Oregon, USA
If August’s mountain of the month was a little tenuous hopefully you will forgive me when you check out Septembers mountain of the month. In September we went BIG – a trip to the Pacific Northwest in America where the highlight of the trip was a circumnavigation of Mt Hood, a dormant volcano in Oregon….
Top 10 tips for planning an American backpacking trip from the UK
Test any new skills in the UK first – a backpacking trip in the USA might involve a few extra skills than you are used to using in the UK. Having a few trips to specifically check your skill set is a great way to test kit and fitness. For us we hadn’t wild camped…
My first Via Ferrata; Curalla, Passy, Nr Chamonix, France
‘I’m perfectly safe, I wont die, but what would happen if I slipped?’ not the most helpful thought when crossing a Himylayan style wire bridge above a 100m drop. Via Ferrata involves wire features linked with a continuous cable that you attach to with a specially designed dual karabiner device that means you are always…
The Cotswold Way: Part 3, June 2019
The Cotswold Way lends itself nicely to weekend jaunts if you are based in the South West. It has become something of an annual tradition for my mum, sister and I. We’ve done it in a slightly odd order. Starting with the middle section from Cam to Cheltenham (using the train to access either end),…
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