I was planning to write a blog post about climbing, and there have been lots of adventures on both sunny and less sunny rock over the past few months, but faced with another day of ‘challenging’ weather yesterday evening, I decided to switch plans and head to a local orienteering event rather than a soggy […]

The wind caught me as we crested the ridge. “…64, 65, 66. Ok, that’s 300m.” I paused and checked behind me, a quick headcount of my group and a mental note of how alert everyone was looking. All good. Owen, my co-leader, was doing a sterling job of back-marking and keeping everyone moving and happy.

It is eight months since I moved to the Lake District and dipped my toes into the world of outdoor instructing. As I review the year, and start to make plans for next year, it is clear that the highlight of 2023 has been variety! It is impossible to do justice to all the sunny

I bet that caught your attention! I wonder if you will be surprised by my answer… Kendal Mountain Festival is over for another year, and it has been a real treat to hear stories of adventures big and small from a whole host of people who are lucky enough to be able to enjoy the

As I approach the four-month mark of moving to the Lake District to work in the outdoors this seems a good moment to reflect on a whirlwind couple of months! Before the move, friends kept asking about my ‘new job’ and then looked confused as I explained I didn’t quite know what I’d be doing