A brief guide to some of the trips from the last ten years. Air Rifles Airboard Airwheel Amazon Jungle Aquakat Axe Throwing Bathtubbing Battle Archery in Bristol Beach Clean in Wales Boat Fishing Bocking Bodyboarding Bog snorkelling Boot Camp Bore surfing Boxing Bull riding Bungee jump Cage Diving […]
I get asked a lot about how I go about taking my kids to the top of the Brecon Beacons in the winter. I’m not a mountain leader or expert in the mountains, but I have picked up a lot of helpful tips over the last few years […]
Taking my 8 year son to the Brecon Beacons on a snowy, winters day is one of the best things we have done together. Looking forward to our next trip in the mountains!
If you browse through the many social media sites now available to you at the click of a button, you can be taken off to amazing places, and more often than not if you follow outdoor brands and websites, you will see stunning pictures of people enjoying the […]
Hypothermia can be a very real threat in winter conditions whilst up in the mountains, so knowing what to look for, and what to do when you see the the signs, could save your, or someone else’s life! Your body aims to keep your vital organs and brain […]
As part of the acclimatisation process for Mount Blanc we decided to climb Aiguille du Tour. Little did I know, that due to bad weather later in the trip we wouldn’t summit Mount Blanc and so this would be me highest peak of the trip. Aiguille du Tour […]
When the first snow appears in the Brecon Beacons, a large crowd of snow-hungry walkers often head to the Storey Arms car park and walk up the very popular route to Pen Y Fan. But if you want a scenic and slightly less crowded walk head west up […]
Both myself and my wife Vicky, wanted to take our time to walk this route so we could explore the mountain and its surroundings, as well as searching out all of the areas we had read about for so long. But due to relentless rain that week we decided […]
The draw to climb another one of the seven summits was just too much and I soon found myself on an aeroflot flight to Moscow. This was the first of two flights which took me across the vast country which is Russia. Arriving in Mineralnye Vody airport I […]
Although it is fairly short, this walk still has a lot to offer. You gain height quickly following a path through an old woodland and once you reach the top you encounter a stunning view. It’s an easy stroll across the top to the trig point and a […]
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