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Marvin arrived yesterday … I’d seen one of Marvin’s siblings on a missing person search recently – it turned a dark night in to bright day and made a significant difference. I thought one would be useful for both my rescue and rangering roles … Marvin has a twist to close sphincter and a signContinue reading “Marvin”

It would be fair to say i sensed tonight might be a bit busy. Some second sense made me change out of my approach shoes and in to my big boots too. 9.20pm ish two blokes with a fire camping in Burbage Valley. The fire was extinguished and they were invited to leave. The droneContinue reading “Nowt’s Changed”

A day spent leading a ‘Four Ethels’ walk for @cpre_pdsy as part of @sheffieldwalkingfestival …. A lovely bunch of folks who got to hear me blether on about all sorts of things relevant and irrelevant whilst being guided on a circular walk from Hathersage to Higger, White Path Moss trig, Stanedge Pole, High Neb trigContinue reading “Canny Day Out”

It’s that time of year again … In the Gaelic calendar, the 20th September is traditionally ‘Bhuiridh’, the ‘Day of the Roaring’ as the stags begin vocal challenges to rivals. If you find yourself near males that urinate on their own legs, puff their chests out and bellow at women …. and it’s not aContinue reading “Are you in a Wetherspoons ?”

Then and now … If brands turned off sponsoring people based on their follower count and turned on sponsoring people based on their responsible approach to the outdoors, safety and nature, would the stats for mountain rescues go down ? would there be less wildfires ? would there be less flycamping ? Being a dickContinue reading “Then and Now”

An article on choosing and using a headtorch that i wrote for Edale Mountain Rescue Team in 2024. Bright Ideas Tomorrow is ‘Mountain Rescue Awareness Day’ … and the clocks are changing too. It’s about to get darker earlier. Rescue Teams in Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation – PDMRO and across Mountain Rescue England andContinue reading “Carrots and Knicker Elastic”

Llanberis MRT posted this yesterday. I have a couple of roles within media within mountain rescue and i don’t know what the answer is. I don’t know what the endstate is either. Given the sharply rising trend of callout numbers since Covid, and given that we’re already at the point of ‘this isn’t sustainable’, whatContinue reading “Suggestions”

The annual update …. Buying I have warm used notes / vital organs available for All prior to 1916 1920 Selling I have these for sale 1932 33 34 35 36 37 x 2 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 x 2 54 55 56 x 2Continue reading “Clarion Collector”

On the 19th of February 1956, Tom Tomlinson, the first full-time head warden of the newly formed Peak District National Park and Fred Heardman, the landlord of The Old Nags Head public house in Edale, organised the first training exercise of Edale Mountain Rescue Team.   In February 2026 the Team held a 70th birthdayContinue reading “Plaque to the Past”

This hot dry summer has resulted in some enormous insects out on the moors. This Giant Red Striped Whopper Whopper Moth was pestering me on Kinder yesterday. The buzz from its wings was so loud i had to tuck my ears in !!!