News cast for August
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Day 4 Pennine Way Cowling to Malham
I don’t normally write about my feet. I’m quite fond of them but I don’t expect my readers to share my interest in
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Baby Eels in a Highland stream
Really delighted to have captured this amazing sight on video. Baby eels in a Highland stream. Here’s a great blog about eel fishing
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Day 3 of the Pennine Way Mankinholes to Cowling
THE PAIN AND THE GLORY The Victorian’s were very fond of big pointy things. So fond, in fact, that they have littered the
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Pennine Way Day 2 Crowden to Mankinholes
I have been walking for a long, long time. The past life I have has faded into oblivion. I have become a simple
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The Last Hillwalker – video blog
Find out more about my book The Last Hillwalker in my new video
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The Pennine Way Forty Years on. Edale to Crowden
It’s hot for May. On the small station platform at Edale, the air is filled with bird song and the scent of flowers
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10 Tips for your first bothy trip
Want to spend a night in your first bothy but not sure how? Here are my top tips for your first bothy. A
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12 Types of People You’ll Meet in Bothies
This post first appeared in UkHillwalking.com Bothies would be great if not for the other people you have to share them with. The allure of whisky,
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Can you outrun a wildfire?
I am following a small path, and reach a point where the glen steepens and narrows. Soon the glen is reduced to steep
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