Author Archives: tpltravelled

A film by Gossamer Gear about Heather Anderson. American backpacker and thru-hiker extraordinaire !!! Her website (with lots of details of her epic hikes, and useful info on routes, gear etc) is here

When social media pops up a reminder of a time before Brexit when i was able to skip happily around Europe and guide people on walking explorations of wonderful places. Apparently four years ago i was very lucky to live in the Troodos Mountains of Crete for a month, and spent most of my timeContinue reading “Troodos and Beyond …”

* requires an iPlayer account ‘54 miles just to post a letter’ A wonderful portrait of the life of Ken Smith (who has lived a self sufficient life alone in a remote cabin in the Scottish Highlands for four decades) by the film maker Lizzie MacKenzie Here

I don’t assess DofE expeds much anymore, but i do make an effort to help out when Bromsgrove School do their Bronze. A good friend of mine runs their DofE and Cadets. So back down to yon end of the Peak for a two day journey from Teggs Nose via Shutlingsloe to Gradbach, and thenContinue reading “Bronzed.”

One of those occasions where you start nodding whilst you’re reading … and then say out loud to yourself …’that’s very very clever’ … This

Click on the pictures from anyone on a trekking skills course with Andrew Skurka somewhere in the U.S. and chances are they’re probably all wearing the same or a similar type of top – a sun hoody. We haven’t really bothered with them over here in the UK ‘cos they look a bit odd. HoweverContinue reading “Avoiding The Burn”

Some podcasts i regularly add to my brainfood diet …. and if you look closely through this podcast series from Alastair Humphreys you might find me !!! …. and here are some audiobooks that i frequently revisit … and if your world is already full of podcasts and books and what not, (and all theContinue reading “Brainfood …”

An article by Tim Miller about the recent route that he and Paul Ramsden climbed in the Jugal Himal region of Nepal. They called the 1200m line on the previously unclimbed and unnamed 6563m peak ‘The Phantom Line’. It is perhaps one of the most stunning and beautiful (and serious) lines in recent mountaineering history.Continue reading “Phantom.”

‘Research is beginning to demonstrate a possible impact on the formation of our spatial perception caused by habitual use of digital technology in cars, phones etc. ‘ A thought provoking article by Nigel Williams for the Harvey Maps blog on the impact of digital technology on our ‘in-built’ human ability to navigate …. Article

An article on BackpackingLight on the impact of the last few years (Covid etc) on small scale ‘cottage industry’ manufacturers of outdoor gear (known in the U.S. as ‘cottage gear makers’). Here