British surfing
The mantra that “The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun” is common lore amongst surfers, and whilst this might sound…
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The best surfing beaches in Wales
I absolutely, utterly and completely love surfing. I should quickly make it clear that this does not mean I am GOOD at surfing: I spend…
View PostReview: Keen women’s Venice H2 sandals
Last weekend I headed to Rest Bay for a surfing session in the cold cold Welsh sea. Besides catching a few waves I also tested…
View PostAlice Robert’s Wild Swimming
Absolutely beautiful show on BBC Iplayer at the moment: Alice Roberts swims in empty lochs, freezing rivers and underground lagoons, interspaced with water-based poetry in…
View PostPhotogblog: spectacular Snowdonia
It’s been a few weeks since a crack team of 13 of outdoor enthusiasts decided to take on the mighty Snowdon. I swear my legs…
View PostReview: Keen women’s Shasta walking boots
Keen Hiking Boots Review: Last weekend a gang of 13 of us packed into some small, unreliable cars and drove from Cardiff to Snowdon. Watch…
View PostFestival special: Top ten under £100
Missed out on Glastonbury tickets? Or feeling the pinch and want the outdoors experience for less? These beauties are the finest fests in the land,…
View PostInterview with Steve Young, soldier turned polar explorer
Need some inspiration to get fit and get outdoors? Read my interview with the incredibly inspiring injured soldier who proved the doctors wrong – not…
View PostReview: The North Face Borealis rucksack
My last backpack finally gave up the ghost a few months ago, leaving me and my stuff feeling unprotected and alone. So I was very…
View PostSnowdrop searching
If you are getting desperate waiting for the bluebells, a sure sign of the advent of spring, The National Trust has published this guide to…
View PostTop 10 songs about being outdoors
One of my favourite things in the whole world: cycling along a canal to a field full of clover, lying down and watching the clouds…
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Brecon Beacons: The movie. An epic drama
This is what happens when you take three mates (one of whom has IMovie and a great desire to avoid doing revision) and go on…
View PostReview: Hiker Heavy Crew Icebreaker socks
It is very very cold in our house, as we are poor students who skimp on electricity bills and we live in Wales, not best…
View PostPhotoblog: hunting fossils on the Jurassic Coast
A few weeks ago my lovely friend Gregory and I drove down to Kimmerage to do some David Attenborough-style exploring, collect fossils and get some…
View PostConservation and tourism in the Brecon Beacons
The Brecon Beacons is branded as ‘one of Britain’s breathing spaces’. As the Park Authority releases its new plan to promote the sustainable management of…
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