The Lakes – An Autumn Pitch
This backpacking trip tests wild camping gear and explores the south west corner the Lake District. With routes from the Duddon valley to Cam Spout and back and fine pictures.
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Knoydart – a TGO Challenge Pre-amble, or a Post-lockdown Taster?
Wildcamping and backpacking in Knoydart, West Scotland with careful graded planning for the 60 year old who was returning for the first time in over 40 years.
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Norwegian lifestyle – training for refugees
Norwegians love the outdoors and Norway values the opportunity to share this love with refugees. Here’s a trip arranged by a local walking group.
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The Beacons Beckon – RMC goes to Wales
[click on any picture to get an enlarged view] Icy cold January winds on the slopes of the Brecons RMC is Reading Mountaineering Club. With a monthly program of trips for walkers, climbers, scramblers, and bikers there are members from far and wide. Last Friday a select group joined the queues on the M4 towards
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Reindeer on the Glomma
In ancient times there were 4 native deer in the UK – elk and reindeer which disappeared around 10,000 years ago, and red deer and roe deer which remain. Because of over-hunting in earlier centuries (1300-1800) there have been several programs to reintroduce both red deer and roe deer. [In addition we now have 4
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TGOC 2014 #7: Braemar / Ballater to Ballochan
Someone calls Ballater their ‘secret weapon’ for the TGO. I’m not sure why, but it does seem counter-intuitive to head this way when wilder scenery of Lochnagar beckons to the south east. It is a pleasant town with a range of restaurants and other facilities and a campsite right by the centre. The route from Braemar is straight
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Wrecks challenge the TGO ers on Shelf Moor Bleaklow
The Snake Pass Inn is in an excellent location between two of the highest masses in the Peak District – namely Kinder and Bleakhow. The room decor is bizarre, but people aren’t coming here a 4 star hotel experience. Several of my companions in fact decided to forego the room experience altogether and camped
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First peek at the Peak District – Kinder from Edale
I bought the Harvey maps for Dark Peak and White Peak in 2012. I’m not sure why. I suppose I want to support this small company with just 8 employees as they compete with Ordinance Survey for our custom. The scale 1:40000 is better for walking than OS’s 1:50000. In most cases it is also
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Begone Bad Blisters! (or Compeed is Not Enough)
Anti-blister kit My new anti-blister kit! Keeping feet in good shape is essential for a walking trip long or short. Blisters and foot pain comes from friction. Reduction of friction must be a priority – and is something Compeed and the newer specialist blister plasters do not address. Also a priority is to keep dressings
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Dawn to Dusk in December – A 50k walk in the Thames Valley
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
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