Tag Archives: lightweight
Montane Ultra Tour 40 Backpack – Frameless, not Blameless.
For you personally the Ultra Tour 40 might be the best pack in the world…
The Weavers Way – Reeds, Rivers and Rain
The massive backdrop of the sky dominates your view, and your consciousness…
The Weavers Way – Cheats, Chats and Chickens.
I hope you’re not expecting a spine-tingling tale of life-threatening adventures on the Weavers Way…
The Weavers Way – Farms, Fens and Firemen
Four days of flat, easy walking through farmland, fenland and along old railway lines.
Waterproof Hiking Boots – why I just say ‘no’.
I’ve come to regard heavy, ‘waterproof’ footwear as a waste of money and even counterproductive.
Scottish National Trail – the Great Cape Escape
Things to do in Inverness: annoy staff in outdoor shops by saying ‘I’ve just walked the Scottish National Trail…’
Scottish National Trail – Cape Wrath at last.
I was in an odd position, not to mention an altered state of mind…
Scottish National Trail – racing the rain.
Such a thirty-five mile hike might have been feasible in Norfolk…
Scottish National Trail – peat, pizza and panic.
In fact, it’s all a bit wild and woolly up here. You could feel very exposed and alone…
Scottish National Cape Wrath Trail – how confusing!
West of Garrygualach, the Cape Wrath Trail introduces itself to you properly…
Scottish National Trail – Glasgow to the Glens
Ascending a steep hill then plunging into a dark and mysterious forest, the crossing of the Highland Line feels very real…
Scottish National Trail – Borders to Big City
I walked the Scottish National Trail because I wanted to learn about Scotland…
Scottish National Trail – Overview
My itinerary and complete trail journals from the SNT, 470 miles of surprisingly manageable and fascinating hiking…
Llimping round the Llŷn – 1.
In the far west of Wales, my kind of youth is still available, half a century on…
