With a full weekend of sunny weather, I loaded my bike and kit and headed north for a 3 day Lake District bikepacking epic. After the success of my recent midweek mountain bike micro adventures, followed by getting my first 100 mile day ride under my belt, I figured the next step on my big…
Nerves, apprehension, can I do it? All thoughts running through my mind ahead of my first 100 mile day on a bike. Truth be told, I was more scared of failure. What If I don’t do it? It didn’t bear thinking about. All the training I’ve done, through wind and rain. It would be so…
Ask people where they would picture mountain bike heaven, it’ll look something like beautiful British Colombia. More specifically, Whistler. I’m lucky enough to be able to travel to Canada with work, so when I was told my latest trip would mean spending a weekend in Vancouver, you can probably imagine my delight! British Colombia is…
Not quite Mr. Beans holiday to France, but not far off. 7 dirt bag kayakers alpine dreaming, in search of sun, mountains and whitewater. After paddling the steep Italian creeks, but not having much luck with sunshine, it didn’t seem right to head back to the UK without at least a little time to chill…
With the spring snow melt filling up the rivers across the European Alps, the playground is formed for the alpine kayaking season. The end of the ski season certainly doesn’t mean the end of alpine fun. For whitewater kayakers, it means the opposite, the fun is just about to begin! Kayaking can be a frustrating…
A weekend with nothing in the diary and a stunning spring weather forecast is the perfect recipe for an adventurous weekend in North Wales. But all this amazing spring weather does unfortunately mean the stagnation of whitewater kayaking. ‘Yeah but you can go mountain biking and running instead?’ is what you’re undoubtedly thinking. ‘Yeah but…
What better way to celebrate finishing exams than by enjoying the fine Coniston fells in the English Lake District? Ahhh the post exam freedom! That sweet, blissful feeling you’ve been longing for weeks and months. Getting back to nature, unwinding and letting all the stress dissipate out into nothingness. Freedom; nothing can beat it. Now…
4 day bank holiday weekends coupled with sunshine are a thing to behold in the UK. Whilst the beers gardens nationwide were packed, I opted for seclusion and adventuring on the Isle of Arran. Spring and autumn are the shoulder seasons, bringing the best of the summer months, but without the continued heat intensity. Spring…
Who doesn’t love exploring new summits?! That feeling of a new mountain top just can’t be beaten, a whole new world of exploration; a new place, a new view & a new landscape. A new challenge offering a totally different perspective of the world! From my cycle tour of Pembrokeshire, my South Wales road trip…
The Pembrokeshire coastlines are renowned for their breath-taking natural beauty. Despite being a place I’ve heard so much about, I’ve never previously explored the area. Personally, from a purely adventure perspective, I prefer mountains to the coastal scene – however I still absolutely love the Great British seaside. From the towns, the salty air & sea breeze…
Summer is certainly drawing to close here in the UK, the nights are drawing in & changing seasons begins. It’s fair to say summer 2018 has been one to remember, we’ve had the best weather I can remember for years & made memories to last a lifetime. After a summer of enjoying life without a…
It’s been an epic weekend pursuing Lake District adventure with friends new and old, conquering hills both new and old. Friday evening was spent admiring a clear sunset over the estuary, from Coniston Old Man. Saturday provided stark contrast, with thick cloud providing an enchanting and magical atmosphere across the Langdale Valley & central fells….
Another blogger writing a Croatian National Parks Guide… yep just what we need, another one – like there isn’t already enough! Well, this blog is your one stop-shop containing all the information you need, all in one place, for an epic day out at both Krka & Plitvice National Parks! Whilst no trip to Croatia…
Exploring Croatia by car, made my adventure so much easier. Having that flexibility to plan & adjust my week to suit me was the ideal way to fit as much into the trip as possible. Car camping is an idea I first came across in New Zealand – it’s the simple concept of living out…
Why wildcamping? Why not. I’m the kind of person to look for the reason to do something rather than the reason not to. I look for the opportunity, not the excuse. I try to think what might be, not what if. There’s a chance I might not get the best sunset ever, or the best…
I’m no expert when it comes to wildcamping. I haven’t camped out in the harshest of UK weathers, nor slept on the highest summits or the most isolated or remotes landscapes. I’m just a guy who wanted to give his adventures an extra dimension – combining many of my favourite things; hiking, sunsets, hot chocolate,…
Over the last few weeks I’ve gotten myself back into cycling to work, this new found love of road cycling came about when on a chilled-out break down in Cornwall. Of the 5 days we spent living the simple beach lifestyle, we moved the van once – cycling everywhere; to the beach, to the town,…
Wow! Where to even start with this blog write up?! Normally I struggle for the opening line of my blog posts – this one, I don’t even know how I’m going to fit it all in! This was a last minute, spontaneous, f**k it sort of trip – with a last minute cancellation on a…
Saturday the 19th May was the day of the annual PHASE Worldwide Walk for Nepal event. The Walk for Nepal event, was founded by Alex Staniforth following his experience of the 2015 Nepal earthquake during his second attempt to climb Everest. The 2018 event took place Ben Nevis – the highest mountain on the British…
A micro-adventure is one that is short, simple, local and cheap; it is the concept of maximising the time given to you & fitting as much adventure into it as possible! Training, or exam revision avoidance… (training sounds slightly more productive!) has been my micro-adventure of choice over the last few weeks – where time…