What will set the limit? i) Two months after an arthroscopy, will it be the knee?, or ii) With no long walking for many months will (un)fitness by my undoing? or iii) as we approach the shortest day of the year will the number of hours of daylight? The route starts at Caversham Bridge in […]
Dawn to Dusk in December – A 50k walk in the Thames Valley Read More »
It is now nine weeks since the knee operation. There’s been remarkably little pain and I have been able to increase my walking distances without incident. At the 8-week check I was given the all-clear to increase distances while ‘listening to your body’. Time for a trip to the mountains! A trip to North Wales
Knee test: 3 walks in Wales! Read More »
What is the best GPS for the backpacker and walker? It is hard to find a definitive answer to this – I’ve been looking for more than a year. Without great conviction I’ve settled on the Garmin GPSMAP 62s in the knowledge that it is at least better than some. My first GPS was the
New Generation GPS? Some thoughts on GPS for mountain walking .. Read More »
Need to get the maps out and find the timetable for Torridon! …
‘Ere we go! TGO challenge 2014 Read More »
Suddenly there’s a new perfume in the air. As other plants fade ivy is in bloom everywhere, and bees are making their last sorties for nectar. To be stored as over-wintering food. And spiders patrol their webs on every bush.
Beginnings of Autumn Read More »
That giant among surgeons Mr Sean O’Leary was all ready this morning to attempt to repeat his great success in stabilising the right knee (see story in December 2012). This time the focus was on the left side. As you can see the process starts with an arrow drawn on the ankle below. And finishes
Ready, Steady … Challenge? Read More »
It’s that season again. First one patch with special characteristics – maybe more exposure to sunshine, or perhaps slighlt different genetics – and those berries dark, shiney, invite a testing taste. A mental note to return with a box and a little more time for picking and saving. But a week, ten days pass and
I’m missing the hills while waiting for the next knee operation. And last week I realised I miss real sheep. These Thames Valley sweeties are no substitute. A llama can carry your pack – upto 25 kilos. I’ll be scanning the rules for the next TGO Challenge – I think dogs are mentioned and
Real sheep, real hills, etc Read More »
First thanks to Llendorin who corrected my assumption in ‘Blue Tit Ways’. Here’s more information. There are several differences between the blue tit and the great tit, but the most obvious even in black and white, is the white area above the eye in the blue tit. Great tits have a black head piece which
One of the joys or challenges of outdoor life in Norway is the Utedo. A long plank of wood with a number of circular holes suspended over a pit in the ground, with a rudementary walls and a roof over. Socialising over a crap does not come naturally to this Englishman, and I was pleased
Utedo and Easter Ski in Norway Read More »