Category: adventure

  • US Nat Park Report #3 Yellowstone – Day 1

    Without writing about 400 pages ad using a million photographs it would be impossible to share the complete glory of the scale, diversity and sheer beauty of Yellowstone National Park so I’ve decided just to focus in on the 3 days we spent there and the key thing we took in which gives you some…

  • US Nat Park Report #2 Teton & Jackson

    You can see why many say the Tetons are their favourite mountains in America, lacking foothills like many ranges it suddenly shoots straight up so is dramatic and majestic in equal measure

  • US Nat Park Report #1 – Denver

    A willingness to drive for hours (the scenery, roads and gas stations stocked like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory make it fun) , get up early and “go for it” as well as staying flexible and fluid also help – as do basic map skills.. but.. its really easy

  • US National Park Roadtrip

    quite simply the most amazing trip of out lives as we toured 5 US states and visited 6 of the most famous national parks during a loping 3000 mile road trip around the Colorado river basin

  • Les 2 Alps , Ski trip report

    On one of the final corners  tired legs and poor control led me to wipe out very unceremoniously but Alex soon had me back on my feet, focused and we skied down and out for the pub!.. trashed but VERY happy

  • Winter Solstice in Coire an t-Sneachda

    As we moved between pitches 2 and 3 the wind slowly started to pick up and the lack of sun on the face saw the temperatures start to dip as the sun hung low on this, the shortest day of the year. Get the feet moving

  • YoYo Mojo

    Get out. Do something.  Do anything. Outdoors.

  • TentMeals – review

    “Our meals are a delicious combination of natural, calorie dense, and easy to prepare. No faff, no hassle, no nasty additives – just high energy health when you most need it.”

  • Safety first, Safety second

    Its something we all do, get “complacent through familiarity” . Be it walking across a road, driving a known street or as in this case, think we are safe on a well know mountain “because we have been here before”. I’m glad to say climbing in a team of regular buddies as I tend to…

  • Best “wee mountain” in Scotland

    the views from it pointy summit are truly stunning

  • Magnetic Mountains

    the journey in life echos the climbs.. the plans (or lack of), the decisions that need to be made, the sacrifices, the mistakes