1.7.15 Walking with; Nobody I had a new pair of boots that needed breaking in and whilst modern boots are much easier on the feet than the older models it still seemed prudent to choose something short and sweet in order to check that my feet would suit the boots. Tarn Hows is one of
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27.6.15 Walking with; Gaz, Russ, Massy, Tango, Chappy, Geoff, Richie, Mike, Matt, Az, Tom and Dylan The Yorkshire 3 Peaks is one of my favourite walks. It combines some spectacular scenery with a tough physical challenge and I have heard some truly inspirational stories from some of the teams I have worked with. Aside
22-26.6.15 Another piece of work with Entrust and I was lucky enough to spend it at the Standon Bowers Outdoor Centre in the heart of the beautiful Staffordshire countryside. The centre is located in what was once a Victorian home for “n’er do wells” and delinquents, but the children attending nowadays seem to be a
16.6.15 Walking with; Dad • Avocets (with chicks) • Sandwich Terns • Common Terns • Mallard • Herring Gull • Black headed Gull (with chicks) • Linnets • Redshanks • Mute Swan • Coots • Oystercatchers • Ringed Plovers • Shellducks • Meadow Pippit • Little Egret • Cormorant • Wheatear • Tufted Duck •
9.6.15 Walking with; Jay and Iona With Mrs H being hobbled by a ruptured Achilles tendon (ouch!) our annual walking/country trip involved rather more in the way of cream teas and country inns than it did miles of footpath, however we did manage to fit in a short walk out of Pickering with
2-4.6.15 Sometimes it’s nice to do something a little bit different and this week I have been helping out the instructors at the Chase Water outdoor centre run and operated by Entrust. Entrust run residential activity breaks for children in and around Staffordshire and had two school staying at the centre during the week I
22-23.5.15 Walking with; Maximum Adventure and the Candlelighters It is the time of year when the “challenge event” season is starting to get into full swing and one of the most justifiably popular challenges in the Yorkshire 3 Peaks which takes in the summits of Pen-Y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. and covers a total distance of
19.5.15-22.5.15 Walking with; Cokethorpe School A second week in Wales with The Bushcraft Company and a mixed bag in terms of the weather but we achieved some fantastic results with a bunch of very motivated and able kids. Day one saw the usual Trangia and tent workshops but with the forecast being for some fairly
11-14.5.15 Walking with; Kew Green School Snowdonia when the sun shines is one of the greatest places in the British Isles and having the chance to introduce a bunch of 9 and 10 year olds to this wonderful landscape was a real privilege. I spent the week working with The Bushcraft Co at the Outlook
20.4.15 Walking with; Dad A slightly overdue report from the lovely New Forest, time to write having recently been curtailed by Mrs H managing to go and rupture her Achilles Tendon and my subsequent role as nurse! I feel slightly shamefaced in saying I’d never visited the New Forest, in much the same way as
