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was the name of an article i wrote for UKC about 13 years ago. Probably the first thing i had published. It re-emerges every time i see someone enjoying the remarkable snaking line of Spanish limestone about which the article is written. I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time there between 2000Continue reading “The Seven Year Itch”

Crap title Lovely little film by one of the founders of DMM about the evolution of the ice axe. That’s it. Niche as it gets.

Posted as a way of illuminating a few issues … The clip is from a video by ‘Chunky Captain Does It All’ called ‘2 Days Wild Camping & Hiking In The Peak’ which was uploaded to Youtube 4 days ago.  There’s some sensible content in the video about preparedness for adventuring outdoors in the winter. Continue reading “Winter Fires”

Tea out on Wednesday. Int’ Grouse. With two blokes. One bloke said he’d ‘done a bit’ … became a British Mountain Guide in 1977 and achieved the International IFMGA Guide carnet the next year. Was one of the first 10 British Guides ever to earn the IFMGA qual. Currently a globally renowned educationalist. The otherContinue reading “Dining Company”

A video from 18 years ago when (i believe) we three were the first to run the Devil o the Highlands Highland Fling and West Highland Way trail ultras in a year when there was only a month between each race. You can go far with a bag of growlers (wee pork pies) and aContinue reading “Once A Distance Runner …”

In the 40 minutes between the first dusk photo and the last one the temperature dropped 7c Then a trip to the head of the Porter Valley at 10pm and minus 2c to admire the night sky. On both occasions the illegal off-roading activities of someone in a Suzuki in the last ~3 days hadContinue reading “The Invasion”

A film by Sean Delahay about his homeless brother Sam who has chosen to live a nomadic life in nature. You can support Sam via his Patreon account ‘nomadsam’.

Easy to use instructions for how to find the cave that two German POWs hid in after they escaped from Redmires Camp Park in (or walk or ride to) Wyming Brook Reserve car park. W3W = ///guilty.orange.stow Take the 2nd footpath on the left (which is just after the end of the car park)  SignContinue reading “Wyming Brook POW Cave”

It’s a funny old ‘world’ this social media int’ it … You post some serious stuff and nobody bats an eye-lid. You post a picture of yourself smoking a fag whilst holding a can of fuel whilst a wildfire rages 2ft away in the AI generated background and some people genuinely think its real. YouContinue reading “Funny Old World …”

Amendments to the ‘Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Bill have cleared the House of Lords and will be enshrined in law once they have received Royal assent. Overview of the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill aims to enhance protections for livestock in England and Wales. It introduces significantContinue reading “The Law Bites Back”