OookLight – The Super-Ultralight Wild Camping Kit List – Summer 2021
When we all went into lockdown in 2020 I created a goal to spend some time reducing my pack weight and get it down below …
When we all went into lockdown in 2020 I created a goal to spend some time reducing my pack weight and get it down below …
Planning my next hike, I feel very drawn to the classic loop known as The Greater Kentmere Horseshoe. Stuart Marshall suggests adding Gray Crag and …
I didn’t plan on spending this amount on a sleeping mat BUT the Thermarest Neoair Xtherm ended up being the best mattress I’ve had. It’s …
I started my journey of ultralight backpacking due to my health. One winter, a couple of years ago, I missed out on summiting of Blencathra, …
Set amongst the beautiful fells of south-west Yorkshire Dales National Park, you’ll find the perfect location for Horton-in-Ribblesdale camping. Here, you are in exactly the …
It was great to go and see Ran Fiennes on Monday in Barrow-in-Furness to tell us about how his big adventure began and go into …
Discover the tragic and fascinating aircraft crash sites of The Lake District. Aircraft Crash Sites in the lake district The lake district, with its striking …
Ticks can carry Borrelia, a bacteria that can cause Lyme Disease in humans, so after spending time outdoors make sure you check for tick bites; …
Discover the fascinating story of Vango tents and over 50 years of passion and excellence in the outdoors niche; a company who still has a …
Everyone knows of the maps produced by Ordnance Survey, but what of its origins? What was it that fueled the fire to make OS a …
Here’s a great little walk to Rydal Caves, and around Rydal Water, with a couple of detours to some beautiful attractions along the way. After …
The Lake District of rural Cumbria is famed for its sprawling mountains, rolling hills, and torrid nature but Rydal Caves and all of the caverns …
The Coniston Fells are a great adventure and there are plenty of attractions to keep you busy all day but what makes them so appealing …
Have you always wanted to know more about what makes the weather like it is? If you ask your weather app what the weather is …
These days, before we go hiking in the mountains, we check the forecast on an app or website, but wouldn’t it be much more efficient …
Is the GoPro Hero8 Black the most awesome action camera on the market? With a 12Mp sensor, 4K video and HyperSmooth stabilisation, you may think …
Knots go back thousands of years, well before rope was invented, and now we use them at work, for camping, practice them for survival skills …
Why is Wild Camping Illegal? Everyone who takes a tent out into the country to camp asks the question with frustration, why is wild camping …
It’s a long 5-hour drive after work on Friday up past Loch Lomond, but our Ben Vorlich Scotland expedition was exactly what I thought I …
Scafell Pike Corridor Route Climbing England’s highest mountain can be done a number of ways, but for me, the best is the Scafell Pike Corridor …