For anyone who thinks I take all this a bit too serious...check out my silly You Tube videos.....   more »

With the big three trails cast to one side most people are unaware that many other scenic trails exist ...   more »

My 'outdoors blog' centres around long distance adventures. In the past two years I have...   more »

If there is one thing that can scare the pants off you in the backcountry it's thunderstorms. I have had ...   more »

Just found this interesting article that lists all fatalities for the past years. Probably the most famous 'recent' incident is ...   more »

It's raining here in the South-East of England. To think I considered speed hiking the South-West coast path on my return   more »

As I sit here in early November it's absolutely chucking it down outside and it's still rather mild.....   more »