The upgrade trap
Sometimes, when you think you are upgrading an item, you’re actually downgrading instead
Month: January 2018
In Pursuit of Perfection – the Lochaber Traverse
Seeking perfection on an ambitious three-day journey to reach Ben Nevis This feature was first published in The Great Outdoors magazine, January 2017 Between 2008 to 2011, I…
To hell with Facebook – I’m starting a newsletter instead
Just because everyone’s on there doesn’t mean your business needs to be too Maybe it’ll come as no surprise, if you’ve been paying attention, that I don’t much…
Skills: Winter Walker to Winter Climber →
If you’ve ventured into the winter hills more than once or twice, you’ll have seen winter climbers: men and women with short, bent-shaft ice axes strapped to their…
Walking 1,500 miles in 2017
In the end, it wasn’t about the miles At the start of 2017, I decided to take on ViewRanger’s Walk2017 challenge. The idea is simple: you pick a…