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Just back from a long weekend of backpacking and as my thoughts start to settle on another successful trip, I am reminded of some musings I've been meaning to set down on this subject. This weekend's trip was what many would consider a bit of countryside rambling, involving no mountains, dramatic vistas and the like. … Continue reading The Clarity of the Trail
Awards have been very much in the limelight in the outdoors blogging world recently, with controversy surrounding at least one prominent award for Outdoor Blog of the Year (note, not necessarily "Best" given that the shortlist itself is more of a popularity and "who has more friends" contest - a better description would be "Most … Continue reading Yet More Awards – Plus Introducing Even More Awards
Each lunchtime I take a walk, both for the exercise and to get what passes for fresh air in the centre of London. It’s a walk of about 3 miles, which is about as long as is decent for lunchtime. The terrain isn’t particularly challenging of course, but what it lacks in ruggedness it makes … Continue reading Daydreaming
With vague plans forming in the latter part of last year to do a coast to coast walk (note "a" not "the") and for my main trip to the Lake District in 2012 to be the Far Eastern fells, it's become clear that 2012 could see me step up a level in my walking. Â In … Continue reading Moving it up a level
I seem to have started the year off focussing on the negatives - first a post entitled "Failure" about walks that have gone wrong through the weather, navigation or even, cowardice. Â Then the follow-up, "Despair" got darker still and talked about my worst ever day hillwalking - the day I came closest to chucking it … Continue reading The Ghosts of Past Walks