Tag Archives: trekking

windy gyle bivvy view over cheviot hills

Pennine Way Blog 3 – Days 15 – 17

I sorted myself out and hunkered down, it started to get dark…

Pennine Way Blog 3 – Days 7 to 8

Everything was very wet and everywhere was very quiet…

pennine way hiking trail england

Pennine Way Blog 3 – Days 4 – 6

They’d put the flags out for me…

gritstone rock at sunset on kinder peak district england

Pennine Way Blog 3 – days 1 – 3.

The Purposeless Pennine Way – a third, more philosophical, journey along Britain’s premier long distance hiking trail…

summit to eat camp foods

Freeze-Dried Camp Food by ‘Summit to Eat’

Am I converted to freeze-dried camp food? Hmm…

Hebridean Way – Envoi

I can’t decide whether the Hebridean Way will become a classic trail…

Hebridean Way – North Lewis

A much more fitting end to a long trail…

Hebridean Way – South Lewis

In the Outer Hebrides these things often turn out not to be problems at all…

northton bay harris outer hebrides

Hebridean Way – Harris

You’re about to step onto one of the most beautiful, moving and remarkable treasures of the UK’s built heritage…

Hebridean Way hiking trail outer hebrides

Hebridean Way – North Uist and Berneray

There was nothing for it but to go for a walk…

Hebridean Way – South Uist and Benbecula

I stood by myself in the wind, in the middle of nowhere, staring at some dirt, and suddenly began to understand…

Hebridean Way – Vatersay to South Uist

It was a bit silly ticking off four islands in my first full day…

scarista beach on island of Harris

The Hebridean Way

Who wouldn’t want to hike 190 miles along a chain of astonishing islands to the UK’s windiest wild camp?

moorland trek hike walk

Montane Ultra Tour 40 Backpack – Frameless, not Blameless.

For you personally the Ultra Tour 40 might be the best pack in the world…

norfolk broads windmill england

The Weavers Way – Skies, Tides and Lions

As the tied ebbed so did our energy…

norfolk broads england

The Weavers Way – Reeds, Rivers and Rain

The massive backdrop of the sky dominates your view, and your consciousness…

weavers way norfolk england

The Weavers Way – Platforms, Pubs and Pumps

Around Honing everything starts to feel a little damp…

The Weavers Way – Cheats, Chats and Chickens.

I hope you’re not expecting a spine-tingling tale of life-threatening adventures on the Weavers Way…

norfolk broads england

The Weavers Way – Farms, Fens and Firemen

Four days of flat, easy walking through farmland, fenland and along old railway lines.

cromer seaside town norfolk england

The Weavers Way – Flat Out Fascinating

My adopted home county of Norfolk was of minority interest as a potential hiking destination…