Tag: hiking

Mountaineering expedition up South Head with James

30 November 2024

Me and James went for a Mountaineering Expedition up South Head (taking the south western face route) and descended via Mount Famine to stock up on about 60 blackberries. Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Life on the trail after Nallostugan

22 November 2024

After the grueling traverse to Nallostugan, life on the trail settled into a rhythm. The days shortened as October pressed on, with darkness falling around 6-7 PM. I'd make camp or reach a hut in the twilight, cook whatever combination of spaghetti and cheese I could muster, and settle in for 13-hour nights. One evening, […]

Sweden Kungsleden trail in 2012 – traverse to Nallostugan

21 November 2024

Back in 2012, after several days on Sweden's Kungsleden trail, I faced what would become my greatest challenge yet: the seven-kilometer traverse to Nallostugan. What in summer would have been a straightforward trek turned into an epic battle through ever-deepening snow. "I was kind of having to wade through knee to thigh deep snow, or […]

Throwback with mini-fox at a hut

17 November 2024

Throwback to that time when me and the mini-fox had this hut to ourselves for a Friday afternoon. Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Learning scrambling and hillwalking with student hikers

13 November 2024

I learnt about scrambling and hillwalking with a student hiking club – we were a super diverse bunch, very supportive. I was definitely the slowest person every time we went walking that first year. When I got into climbing, I wondered what else was out there. I tried a well-known club's new members meet in […]

Can you name this hut?

8 November 2024

If you know the name of the hut, feel free to comment an emoji that reminds you of it. Thanks to Andy for letting us crash his goat-tastic weekend with the Crew Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Observant ones will notice a baby on backpack

21 September 2024

Those of you who are particularly observant, will notice it's Christmas in these photos. I promise I do not love Christmas so much I've started celebrating it in September. These are simply old photos. He is, indeed, a bigger boi now. Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Throwback to a pleasant walk up Dodd with Kris

20 December 2022

Throwback to a pleasant walk up Dodd with Kris! Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Throwback to the Climbing Clan social hike

6 December 2022

Just throwing it back to the Climbing Clan social hike where we focused on sharing map reading skills. There were some memorable adventures in macro navigation, micro nav, finding the cafe, finding lunch, and finding the car! It was such a lovely day on the hills with Colin, Jenna, Ellie, JB, Carl, Lottie, Kim, and […]

Wet and windy Climbing Clan walk around Llyn Padarn

10 July 2022

A wet and windy Climbing Clan Weekend Trip walk around Llyn Idwal Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Mam Tor is a classic Peak District walk

27 June 2021

Mam Tor is a classic Peak District landmark. It's been familiar with me for a long time, and is perhaps "The Peak District's Most Dangerous Mountain" Why is it the most dangerous? Well of all the mountains in the Peak District, it (probably) gets the biggest number of Mountain Rescue Callouts. Why does it get […]

Only those who climb the highest hills

23 June 2021

Only those who climb the highest hill, descend the deepest cave or travel the furthest land will be able to see the greatest wonders and feel the achievement. For everyone else, there's Instagram. — Alum Pot is one of the most magical places of the underground. A huge open air shaft, filled with greenery and […]