The summer ebbed away slowly this year, with an endless flow from one task to the next. In fact, it hardly felt like we had a summer at all. The colours of autumn crept up quietly and are now beginning to slip away, just as subtly. At home, the leaves have fallen ungracefully from theContinue reading “A Three Day Trip To The Peak District”
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Back on the Bike
I fell in love with cycling when I was a kid. Ten years old, I raced around the estate with my friends on a second-hand bike I’d had from a cousin. That bike was battered, covered in Pokémon stickers and about three sizes too big for me. Yet, it was my earliest passport to adventure.Continue reading “Back on the Bike”
I Bought A Drone
I’ve got a trip planned for next year which I wanted to be able to document in a full video. I’ve been messing about with filming for a few weeks with my camera as it adds a different way of sharing stories. Rather than just writing about it and sharing photos. As well as givingContinue reading “I Bought A Drone”
Social Media: A Reality Check
I stopped using my personal Instagram account years ago. A social media platform designed to share photos of what you’ve been up to with friends, it quickly became a way to compare your own life with others, most of who you don’t even know, often leaving you wondering why your own life wasn’t as excitingContinue reading “Social Media: A Reality Check”
Just Do Nothing
If you are anything like me, then it’s far too easy to get distracted these days. I can’t even sit and watch TV without checking my phone every couple of minutes and playing my Switch at the same time. Things get so busy, and there’s so much craving for your attention, that even 5 minutesContinue reading “Just Do Nothing”
Climbing
I started this blog to document my attempts to try and spend more time outside in the hope that it might inspire some other people to do the same. It’s ironic then that I have taken a sport, invented as a means of outdoor exploration, and started participating in an indoor version of it.
Escape to the Hills
Life has slowly gotten in the way again. Busyness creeps up on you, and without realising you are merely bouncing from one task to another without stopping between. So, when offered two days off work for a bank holiday, I decided to make the most of it, packed my tent into the boot of myContinue reading “Escape to the Hills”
Looking For Local Adventure
For 28 years I have lived in the same town. Surrounded by industrial estates, and busy roads. It would take me 4 or 5 miles to escape the busyness of life and find my way into the countryside. Now having moved to a small rural village, it takes me less than 5 minutes on foot.
Isolation
I’ve heard a couple of people tell me now, that if you can avoid any symptoms then isolating because of Covid-19 can be a good opportunity to relax and take a break. But what about if your idea of relaxing is far from putting your feet up and bingeing through another Netflix series. What aboutContinue reading “Isolation”
My First Ultramarathon
I remember being a fresh-faced 16-year-old on my first day of a sports course in college. In typical first day fashion, we had to complete some ice breakers. I was asked what sporting achievement I wished to complete when I was older. When I answered running a marathon, everyone in the class laughed. They probablyContinue reading “My First Ultramarathon”
Get Up Go Outside 