Gear
Gossamer Gear Mariposa (Robic)
Probably the best money I ever spent on gear was when I shelled out £40
5 March, 2015
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Long Distance Paths
Southern Upland Way 2015 – Route
The countdown to my Southern Upland Way continues. I’ll be heading out five weeks on
18 February, 2015
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Camping
January #MicroAdventure
At the back end of 2014 an article, publicised through Twitter, caught my eye –
4 February, 2015
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Long Distance Paths
Southern Upland Way 2015 – Getting There & Back
“It really shouldn’t be this difficult!” A phrase I kept repeating while trying to book
2 February, 2015
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Long Distance Paths
Merry Christmas!!
Many thanks to all the readers and followers of this humble blog. Wishing you all
24 December, 2014
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Camping
Kinder Winter White-out
I love walking in proper winter weather; not the usual winter weather we get in
20 December, 2014
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Long Distance Paths
Southern Upland Way 2015 – Planning
I’d walked about a mile or so out of Beattock, heading for the Ettrick Hills
15 December, 2014
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Walks
A Photo Challenge
I’m off to Skye in a couple of weeks. A long awaited return to one
17 November, 2014
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Camping
A Light in the Darkness
I would probably describe myself as a 3-season backpacker. I much prefer the longer walking
14 November, 2014
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General
The continuing saga of my knees
I’ve not mentioned my knees for a while, so I thought it was about time
8 October, 2014
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Gear
Re-purposing
As modern, global citizens we should all be looking at how we can re-use, re-cycle
31 August, 2014
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General
A Knee Update
It looks like I finished walking the Pennine Way just in time. It has been
25 August, 2014
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General
Ordnance Survey Map Wall
A few months ago I decided to dedicate one wall of my office – the
24 July, 2014
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Camping
Liebster Award Nomination
First of all, as part of the protocol, I have to thank Cath (http://wellycath.wordpress.com/) for
7 July, 2014
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Long Distance Paths
The Pennine Way Process
It was now or never really. I’d been waiting until as close to deadline as
9 April, 2014
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Gear
Brasher Boots Ate My Socks
I posted a few weeks ago about my terminal disappointment with my Salomon Comet 3D
1 April, 2014
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Long Distance Paths
Page 1 Completed!
I had an email from Bryn at Trailblazer Guidebooks last night – he hadn’t received
22 February, 2014
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Walks
Foul Weather Alternative
A foul weather alternative (FWA) is a long distance walkers term for a route that
15 February, 2014
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