Getting away from it all costs. It isn’t free. Equipment, time, sweat, training, skills, consumables. This probably involves enough investment … More
Category: Hiking
When is it Time to Stop?
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop”. – Confucius A Challenge With … More
Learning How To Walk
Odd, to still be learning about walking at 50… Walking is one of those everyday miracles that we all take … More
Why would an otherwise sane person walk 100 km non-stop?
I recently completed the 100km Trailwalker in a little over 28 hours as part of the team of “Inglorious Blisterds”. … More
100km Trailwalker UK 2014, Will We Be Ingloriously Blistered?
Since I just wore out a pair of boots, I felt it time to remind you all of your chance … More
If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go in a team
100km. Here we come. A metaphor for life: get up, do it, sleep when done.
At some point you just have to commit to the distance
I have practiced enough. And it is time for me to commit to the Trailwalker. 100km over the South Downs … More
Long Distance Hiking and Shedding Weight
A while back I wrote about the Big List of Kit that people like The Duke of Edinburgh Award, the … More
The Big List of Kit We Are Taught To Walk With
I was a Scout in the UK in, oh, 1974. That is where I learned to love hiking, camping out … More
