[GUEST POST] There has never been a better time to be baking. Be it bread, brownies, flapjacks or anything else you feel like throwing together and putting in the oven, baking is a way of being creative, providing an ideal opportunity to share your inventions with others, both on the hill or left on the doorstep of your neighbour alike.
Read More[GUEST POST] Welcome to the Plog Blog! Anne and Chris invited me to write this guest blog after I responded to their call to their online community for pictures of adventures, micro and macro, to include in their monthly newsletter. I sent a picture of Elli and me plogging - perhaps it was the big cheesy grins or the marigolds that caught their eye.
Read More[GUEST POST] Over the years I have had many a good trip to the boulders of the Fontainebleau Forest which is around 50km south of Paris. Over recent years I have been over to climb there with my children and have found it is a great place for all abilities. My kids have particularly enjoyed the bouldering circuits, which involve a series of bouldering problems of a similar grade linked together with arrows and dots of coloured paint. This style of bouldering circuits started in the mid 20th century and I have found that the White Children’s Circuit has been a great place to start.
Read MoreThe Scottish mountains in winter can be breathtakingly beautiful or extremely harsh and challenging, and they can change from one to the other in a matter of minutes. But with careful planning and preparation, you can make sure that you will have a positive, safe experience. If you’ve haven’t done any Scottish winter climbing before, you might have some questions about where to go, when to go, what kit to take.
Read MoreCliff Young. You’ve almost certainly never heard of him, unless you’re Australian or an ultra-runner. He became famous for winning a 543 mile ultra-marathon in record time, without doing any special training or even wearing ‘normal’ running kit. Oh, and he was about thirty years older than the other competitors. If you’re facing a challenge that seems insurmountable, there’s a lot to be learnt from his story.
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