Wild Camping in the UK – An Introduction
Wild camping UK? Is it legal to wild camp in the Lake District or any part of the UK? What are the rules of wild camping? Why do I need…
Sharp Edge Blencathra with Alan Hinkes
After fitting the new summit stone, I go on an adventure down Sharp Edge Blencathra with Alan Hinkes, the only … Read more
The New Blencathra Summit Stone
This is the story of the theft of the old Ordnance Survey stone summit ring from Blencathra, and how we … Read more
Winter Wild Camping Kit List
Hiking out in Winter and spending the night? Now we’re getting serious. Be 100% sure you have everything you need with our Winter Wild Camping Kit List.
Scafell Pike in Winter
A week in Scotland seemed like a good idea. However, day two brings an imminent storm. The Lake District becomes … Read more
Wild Camping Kit List
Here’s everything I take wild camping on a standard one-nighter, sorted into five kit categories so you can see exactly where the weight goes. It’s the same sort of list I check my own bag against before every trip, and the same one I hand to clients before a Wild Camping Workshop.
Mountain Walking Kit List
New to mountain walking? Put yourself a day bag and carry everything you’ll need in the mountains with our Mountain Walking Kit List…
Winter Walking And Gear You’ll Need
This is an introduction to mountain walking in Winter and snow. Let’s look at the kit you will need to … Read more
Wainwright Weekend Walk 2019
I’ve been out hiking in the Lakes literally hundreds of weekend now. The first time I headed up there without … Read more
The Best Sleeping Bag for Wild Camping
Looking for the best sleeping bag to keep you warm when you wild camp? Who knows what I used as … Read more
Hydration & Water Purification
When you’re out in the mountains, water is never just water. It’s energy, judgement, comfort, warmth and, at times, the … Read more
The Blencathra 9 – All Wainwrights around Mosedale and Saddleback
My Blencathra 9 links nine Wainwrights around Mosedale and Saddleback in one 34km day: Carrock Fell, High Pike, Knott, Great Calva, Mungrisedale Common, Blencathra, Bowscale Fell, Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell. A storm caught me out on Knott, forcing an emergency pitch under the Trailstar, before a long walk home in the dark to reach the family in Troutbeck.
How To Stay Warm At Night Camping
How to stay warm at night wild camping A few years ago I promised myself that I would get out … Read more
Red Screes with the Dovedale Round
Red Screes with the Dovedale Round: a tough 19km Lake District walk from Kirkstone Pass, with route notes, Wainwrights, GPX and wild camp drama.
Sallows and Sour Howes Walk from Kentmere
Sallows and Sour Howes don’t announce themselves from miles off, and that’s exactly the point. This short circuit from Kentmere climbs the rocky Garburn Pass, crosses rough open ground to two understated summits, then drops back by Capple Howe and the valley track. A shorter day than the big-name Lakeland rounds, but not an easier one, with wet ground, faint paths and views that come and go with the weather. Full route map, GPX and field notes included.
High Street via the Riggindale Ridge
Climbing High Street by the Riggindale Ridge from Mardale Head, then on over Mardale Ill Bell and Harter Fell before dropping back past the dry-stone shelters at Small Water — a proper Lake District mountain day, walked with an old friend on his first mountain hike.
The Kentmere Horseshoe from Kentmere
The Kentmere Horseshoe is one of those Lake District rounds that looks serious on the map and feels even bigger … Read more
A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells
No walker of the Wainwrights is prepared enough without a copy of the Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells. Read the story of Wainwright’s mammoth task…
My First Wainwright: Wansfell from Troutbeck
Wansfell – a rather easy and fun Wainwright to summit in the Lake District.
How fell running led me to the mountains
After joining the gym in November, getting a personal trainer in December and winning ‘gym member of the month’ the … Read more