Blog Archive - 2017
1st Jan 2017 Does A Bear *** In The Woods
Summer in the high Sierras in recent years has delivered virtually no rain, and the usual snowy winters have been less severe than usual resulting in less meltwater*. That's well and good for...
20th Sep 2017 Glencoe Skyline
For those who don't want to read the whole thing: man does very long race. He completes race and is happy, but makes lots of mistakes along the way and is kicking himself a little. But...
3rd Aug 2017 Too Inspiring?
Every so often I watch a film which is so amazing, so 'out there', that it almost has the opposite effect to the majority that I watch. I'm talking adventure films, and I'm referring to the...
27th Jul 2017 Hvar, Hvar Away - Croatia
Hvar, Hvar Away If you've been climbing for more than ten years you'll probably remember the audacious trip reported in our media, led by the charismatic Mike Weeks, as he piloted...
27th Jun 2017 A Dog's Life
Well it's an unashamedly cliché'd title, but it pretty much sums up the reason for this post. I grew up with dogs in the house. For many years we had two whoppers - a Newfoundland and a Briard...
22nd Jun 2017 Type-2 Holidaying - Loch Hourn Sea Kayaking
I'm sitting here at my desk whilst rain literally lashes the window. It's Tuesday evening, nearly 72 hours since we arrived home from out half term holiday. I'm tired, my hands are sore with...
15th Jun 2017 Mallorca 312
Here's my article on the Mallorca 312 Sportive which featured in Totally Active Magazine.
15th Jun 2017 Life Of A Tent Update
I updated our Life Of A Tent Blog recently after a sea kayaking trip to Loch Hourn.
8th May 2017 Magic Roundabout
(see below for photos) I don't usually write up runs , but this one deserves a few words. Not sure whether it's the route that deserves the words, or me and Neil for having done it? Probably...
27th Apr 2017 Witch's Cauldron - A Photo Essay
They say a picture tells a thousand words. It was just such a picture in a guidebook that led us to this place, a dramatic inland lagoon on the coast of mid Wales accessible only for those...
5th Apr 2017 Blog - I'll Be Renewing My Membership
Some time in May I'll be renewing my membership to the BMC. And here's why. The BMC are having a rocky time of it. BMC, if you aren't aware, is not just a cycling team in the Tour De...