Foto Friday – The Inca Trail
Phuyupatamarca Camp – Night falls on the jungle and forests below us as we sit and watch from our elevated and precariously pitched tent right on the mountains edge. Phuyupatamarca provided one of the...
View ArticleFoto Friday – Berber Desert Camp, Tinfou, Zagora
15 years ago we were the only ones to make it by camel through a whirlwind sandstorm to our camp for the night set amongst the dunes at Tinfou. There were plenty of seats left around the burntout...
View ArticleFoto Friday – The Laugavegur Trail
Following stone cairns for guidance I found myself trekking in a small team across a snowy plateaux in southern Iceland in 2013. The whole team found the going to be way tougher than we’d expected for...
View ArticleFoto Friday – Forbidden Palace
In 2009 I found myself travelling around China on a whistle-stop tour visiting the countries great cities and landmarks. Somewhere that I had always wanted to visit was The Forbidden City in the former...
View ArticleThe West Highland Way – Part 2
The West Highland Way – Stage 3: Rowardennan to Inverarnan – 14.5 miles/23.4km Day 3 started with a taxi ride back seven miles up the road to Rowardennan. Physiologically it felt good to be quickly...
View ArticleThe West Highland Way – Part 3
The West Highland Way – Stage 5: Tyndrum to Bridge of Orchy – 7 miles/11.3km Day 5 would be a great day of easy short walking! The scenery was beautiful and now we were able to get into our stride by...
View ArticleThe West Highland Way – Part 4
The West Highland Way – Stage 6: Bridge of Orchy to Kingshouse – 12.2 miles/19.6km Day 6 and it was a beautiful morning as we stirred ready to leave the wooden cabin that we had been staying in by the...
View ArticleThe West Highland Way – Part 5
The West Highland Way – Stage 7: Kingshouse to Kinlochleven – 9 miles/14km Day 7 and today was the day to tackle the dreaded ‘Devil’s Staircase’. We set off with aplomb as we hiked along the glen. From...
View ArticleAdventure in the High Himalayas
Whilst on a Winter Skills Weekend in Scotland in 2017 I got talking to a fellow participant called Tom. Tom was training to climb Mera Peak in Nepal, I was there to train for my upcoming trip to Ladakh...
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