Great British Escapades

Striding Edge Distracting Icicles I can honestly say that there's almost no part of me that doesn't hurt or ache in some way right n...

The path to the summit of Great Rigg Great Rigg and Dove Crag Not us but the several dozen other people we saw today who came steami...

One of the greatest pleasures of living in Cumbria is Saturday breakfast, not because I have anything exotic, but rather because of its simp...

Having the correct equipment in the fells is essential, and in the past I've written about the sort of stuff you should be taking with y...

Cairn at the top of Holme Fell Maybe it's just us that manages to make a meal out of preparing for a hike, I don't know, but it ...

January 17th 1912 Scott writing his journal.  Photo: Herbert Ponting On January 17 th  19 12 Commander Robert Falcon Scott reach...

Hiking rations for the day. Funny isn't it, no matter how old you get you're still scared of a telling off from your mother aren...