I thought I’d share some thoughts on different bikepacking sleep systems & shelters for different types of events. I’ll start this post with the age-old classic caveat of ‘it depends’. There is no right & wrong answer! 2023 hasn’t been about racing, or really much in way of touring for that matter! But of the…
I’ve had a bit of an epiphany regarding ultra-distance riding & racing. So far in 2022 I’ve entered two races; the Dales Divide & All Points North – both resulting in DNFs. I should be disappointed, yet I only feel acceptance. This epiphany I’ve had is more a moment of acceptance, realising that I’m still…
Aside from some exciting adventure plans, one of my personal goals for 2020 is all about saying yes more. Saying yes to more adventures, fresh challenges and new opportunities. As someone with multiple hobbies, I quite often let the weather dictate my plans. This means last minute plans, late changes and often a lack of…
So I’ve finished work for the year & to celebrate I’m heading off on a winter bikepacking adventure in Scotland to address my work/bike balance! Do I feel prepared, absolutely not! But then again, I didn’t when I began my bikepacking adventures this summer. A few people have taken interest in my bikepacking adventures this…
Bikepacking the Austrian Salzkammergut, the final leg on my journey of one thousand miles! From sunny Slovenia, I was greeted by rain and thunderstorms in Austria. The objective was Vienna. From Villach, Vienna was a pretty reasonable distance. But I didn’t come to alps for reasonable distance. I came to the alps to explore. I’d…
Part 1 of my journey of one thousand miles, across the European alps started in Switzerland. My plan was to ride across Switzerland through the Bernese Oberland & Graubunden, aiming to cross the border into Italy near Livigno. As crazy as a journey of one thousand miles across the alps may sound, it was a…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
New beginnings… I’ve called this blog as such because of the strange feeling I got on Friday morning, I simply woke up feeling brilliant, almost as good as new. I can’t really put my finger on whether I am actually fixed yet, or if it was just simply my mind telling my body, you need an adventure,…
Thursday 4th January! So we’re back inland and exploring the Tongariro National Park – or I wish that I could currently say I am writing my latest blog post coming from yet another cool place; i.e. the base of the three volcanoes at the heart of the park; the mountains Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu. Instead…
Every once in a while, we all need a break. A break from the hustle and bustle and stress of every day life. Where better to head for a week, than the Scottish highlands. A vast rural landscape, with so many more mountains than people, what better way to refresh & recalibrate, than some time…