Categories
My Adventures Peak District Solo Adventures

Minninglow Hill – The Peak District.

A Sunday morning bimble in The Peak District. Taking in Blackstones Low Trig, Minninglow Hill and Slipper Low Trig. Interactive Map Walking Stats Short Video of the walk. Photos of the walk.

Categories
Accompanied Adventures My Adventures

Day 1 of hiking the North Wales Pilgrim’s Way

Friday, 23rd July 2021 Today Stuart (@LoneWalkerUK) and I started section hiking the North Wales Pilgrim’s Way. It’s a different kind of trail to what we’d normally hike insomuch as I chose this particular route. Normally I’m happy for Stuart to decide where we go, however I’d wanted somewhere other than the Yorkshire Dales (Stuart’s […]

Categories
Accompanied Adventures Solo Adventures

Cape Wrath…Here I Come!

At 6am tomorrow (Thursday 23rd May) I’ll be setting off for my long awaited Cape Wrath Trail adventure. It’s been 9 years since I decided to hike this trail and finally the day has (almost) arrived! Here’s a short update of kit etc… I will be driving to Kinlochewe first to pick up Stuart, who’s […]

Categories
...on Hiking My Adventures

Why I’m back(pack)ing the Cape Wrath Trail.

I’ve been backpacking for over 30 years now and walked half of the Pennine Way when I was just 15 years old. I have since walked many of England’s long distance trails as well as hiked in Europe over the years, but have done little backpacking in Scotland. I am now looking for more challenging […]

Categories
...on Hiking My Thoughts

Loneliness and the Joy of Solitude: Thoughts of a Solo Backpacker.

Most of my backpacking and long distance walks have been done solo over the years, mainly because, in the early years at least, I didn’t know anyone else who wanted to hike for more than a day or two. Sure I knew of people who hiked long distances – in fact it was Chris Townsend […]

Categories
Solo Adventures

Snow, Winds and Tightrope Walking in the #YorkshireDales

Before you read my latest blog post may I suggest you go put the kettle on? All will be revealed in a couple of minutes ☺ The First Snows It had forecast snow and indeed I could ‘feel’ it in the air on the afternoon of Friday 20th November. The temperature had dropped steadily over […]

Categories
Accompanied Adventures

Gordale Scar to Malham Tarn in Video

On July 25th 2015 Stuart Greig (aka @LoneWalkerUK) and I went for a walk around Gordale Scar and Malham Tarn in the Yorkshire Dales. Instead of me writing about it I thought I would create a video of the walk instead. Enjoy! It was a glorious day and we enjoyed our walk immensely. You can […]