It’s been a year since I did my Mountain Leader training. As part of the training I was introduced to the delights of night navigation. While no stranger to wandering the hills in the dark, my previous experience was limited to simply following well worn paths up and down familiar peaks in Snowdonia. Now I … More Misty play for me.
I’m delighted to have been chosen to be a Trekmates® ‘Outdoor Hero’ brand ambassador for the coming year. Trekmates® is Europe’s leading provider of Outdoor Adventure Accessories and was formed in Nottingham, England in 1997. It is now one of the leading providers of outdoor adventure accessories in the world. Trekmates® design, manufacture and market … More Trekmates Outdoor Hero 2018
‘Macedonia? Where’s that?’ Even now this is still the most common response we receive when asked where we’re going on our holidays. It’s the southern-most former Yugoslav republic, bordering Albania, Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece, in case you’re still wondering. We’ve been visiting Macedonia for many years Mrs. C and I, largely due to the fact … More Macedonia: Polite cheese and a mountain called Steve, but beware the peacocks!
Hmmm, Snowdonia or the Lakes? A common question in our household, usually on the Friday evening preceding a ‘planned’ day of walking on Saturday. I say planned, but what usually happens is a conversation between me and Mrs. C. along the lines of, “Fancy a walk Saturday?” “Can do. Where you thinking?” “Snowdonia or the … More Chicken or beef?
If, like me, you despair of modern rucksack designs with their spindly straps, fiddly clips, overly elaborate back systems and all manner of seemingly superfluous dangly bits then read on… Based in a small unit in the village of Staveley in the Lake District, Aiguille Alpine has been quietly making rucksacks and other outdoor equipment … More Review: Aiguille Alpine ‘El Nino’ 27l rucksack
Mrs. C. and I seem to have started a tradition in recent years for a last-minute week away in Scotland. This time we managed to bag a great self-catering apartment in the sleepy village of Kinloch Rannoch. With omnipresent views across the loch to the ‘fairy hill of the Caledonians’, Schiehallion and surrounded by woods … More A week in Kinloch Rannoch
When a Facebook post went out requesting ‘mock students’ to work with trainee MIA, Graham Uney on a scrambling day in the Lake District, I didn’t think twice before responding. I’ve been scrambling for a long time but have only occasionally ventured beyond grade 1 territory, so the chance to push it up a notch … More Walk, sleep, scramble in the Lakes
Julian Cartwright 