Banff Film Festival 2015
My favourite outdoor film festival returns to British soil from this weekend. It’s the biggest adventure you can have without actually going anywhere.
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Climbing at The Castle, Stoke Newington
An huge, eco-friendly climbing CASTLE in London, complete with coffee, community garden and dogs. Yes please.
View PostInterview: Life in a log cabin
A chat with the fab Jenni of The Thrifty Magpie’s Nest about quitting the city to live in a cabin in the woods. Warning: you…
View PostThe important message of the #thisgirlcan campaign
Why I love Sport England‘s new #thisgirlcan campaign, which comes with an empowering message for women who feel scared to try out new sports or…
View PostReview: Karrimor 3 in 1 waterproof jacket
Karrimor 3 in 1 jacket review: A review of Karrimor’s nifty, versatile 3 in 1 jacket, as modelled by the gorge Mary Spender. It’s a bargain,…
View PostBest female ski brands on a budget
Keen to get kitted out for the slopes? Here’s my best female ski brands on a budget roundup, including kit that’s both snow and pocket-friendly.…
View PostCompetition: WIN £100 to spend at Simply Hike
Look, I got you a little Christmas present! Win £100 to spend on outdoorsy goodies from the fantastic Simply Hike, ready for another year of…
View PostInterview: BBC Frozen Planet director Elizabeth White
Film maker Elizabeth White, who basically has the best job in the entire world, on dodging polar bears in the Arctic and meeting sea gypsies…
View PostRunning the Endurancelife coastal trail series
On Saturday I ran my third Endurancelife coastal trail run, along the wonderful Dorset coast. Combining tough running with some of the UK’s most beautiful…
View PostThe great outdoorsy Christmas gift guide 2014
It has returned once more! My annual outdoorsy gift guide is stuffed with all my favourite things for all your favourite people, from camping lasses…
View PostOutdoor adventures in the Brecon Beacons with Merrell
Trail running, rock climbing and abseiling with Merrell in the Brecon Beacons. They know how to pack a lot of cool stuff into a weekend!
View PostPlaces to stay: A little escape to Lyme Regis
Messing about on the Dorset coast with the lovely Lucy. Lyme Regis is a bit of a beauty, all pastel beach huts, glorious fossil-filled beaches…
View PostHow to: make American s’mores by the campfire
My brilliant friend Bobby Downs taught me how to make all-American s’mores when we went hiking in the Catskills, so I asked him to write…
View PostTGO Outdoor Blogger of the Year
I am very pleased indeed to be named The Great Outdoors Magazine’s Outdoors Blogger of the Year. It was wonderful even to find out I’d…
View PostA cabin in the woods
My friend Matt has a little bit of woodland tucked away in the Wye valley, complete with tiny cabin kitted out with a stove and…
View PostReview: Keen Durand WP mid boots
Testing out Keen’s new, all-American made Durand mid WP boots, £140, which they promise are good for a million steps. Sounds like a challenge. Read…
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