10 country walks less than an hour from central London
Yearning to escape the capital? Grab your hiking boots and go searching for bracing sea air, secret bluebell woods and trails steeped in history on…
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How hiking can make you happy
‘Walk through life as though you have something new to learn, and you will’ wrote American philosopher Vernon Howard. There’s a simple happiness in the…
View PostTrekking and sailing the Scottish Hebrides with Mammut Mountain School
Welcome aboard the good ship Zuza. Mammut Mountain School‘s sailing yacht makes the perfect movable adventure base for hiking the remote Hebridean islands of Scotland.…
View PostVideo: British Exploring Society Expedition in the Indian Himalayas
Looking for a challenge? Here’s a taste of my six-week adventure in the Indian Himalayas with the British Exploring Society, a charity that takes young…
View PostHiking At Altitude: Altitude Sickness and Altitude Sickness Remedies
Hiking in high mountain passes is one of the most awe-inspiring adventures on earth, but the rarified air in the highest peaks on the planet…
View PostTen British outdoor adventures to plan this year
I think it’s finally safe to say it – spring is here! Time to emerge from hibernation and start planning a summer of outdoor adventures.…
View PostMy favourite Urban Sanctuaries with Victorinox
I may be obsessed with time spent in the great outdoors but the reality is that I spend most of my days living and working…
View PostRyvoan, the perfect beginner bothy in the Scottish Highlands
Last week I ticked a big one off my adventurous bucket list – sleeping solo in a bothy in the Scottish mountains. Bothies, in case…
View PostHigh altitude mountain adventures to challenge you
Ready to get high? A high-altitude mountain trek makes for the ultimate adventurous challenge. Multi-day hill hikes can be physically tough, but they always come…
View PostStarting 2018 in the great outdoors with #Berghausfirstfoot
I started 2018 in proper outdoors fashion by taking on Berghaus’ #Berghausfirstfoot challenge – 10,000 steps (5 miles) of hiking on the first day of…
View PostWalk: Porth Chapel to St Agnes coast path, Cornwall
This easy to follow walk (it also makes a great trail run) takes in one of my favourite stretches of the Cornish coast path and…
View PostWalk: Alcock Tarn and Nab Scar, a magical slice of the Lake District
Lace up your hiking boots and hunt out a perfect, panoramic view of the Lake District on this beautiful walk in the fells above Grasmere.…
View PostReview: Danner Mountain Light hiking boots
Hellooooo beautiful. You may recognise these gorgeous hiking boots – they played a starring role on Reece Witherspoon’s feet in Wild. So how does Danner’s…
View PostBritish foraging favourites to find in autumn
The countryside is full of edible goodies all year round – you just have to know how to seek them out. My favourite autumn finds…
View PostFive coastal birdwatching walks in Britain
Feeling an itch to twitch? Britain is one of the most rewarding places in the world to spot wild birds, and in summer our coastline…
View PostThe best daysacks, chosen for The Independent
Heading for the great outdoors? Make sure you know where you’re going to stash all your gear first. A daysack, as the name implies, is…
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