“Now, this is a story all about how my life got flipped-turned upside down…” Hey everyone, It’s been a while since I posted here! I hope you’re all well, that you’ve managed to maintain some sort of sanity & wellbeing and here’s hoping for much more positive year! So… 2020, the year of roaming home….
How do you celebrate another year closer to arthritis? By heading out bikepacking in the Lake District! In a summer that has seen me graduate from university, ride my bike across the Alps & add my name to the Everesting hall of fame. There is one adventure that stands out from the rest – 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…
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….
I wanted to write this blog post just to share how my recovery is going & what life after an injury is like. Getting back to normality & a training regime has been hard, after such a debilitating injury. It’s been over 7 months since I returned to the UK from New Zealand, after breaking…
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,…