It seems that today, there are a million and five ways to move on two legs, all involving various schools of thoughts and methods. I have tried many and I almost always find some limitations, especially as I keep getting older, fitter and with much less time. My biggest concern at this point in my […]
Eating my hat and praise for the microadventure concept (with a caveat)
In February, I was under very clear instructions in terms of outdoors adventures: I need to be near home (within easy reach) and in a place where I would have constant cell phone reception. The reason for that is that my wife was nearly due to have our son. Those conditions meant I needed to […]
The me effect – all about solo backpacking
Everyone who is into backpacking (or hiking, hill walking, trekking, thru-hiking or what ever you want to call it) has been asked about going solo, and if you know of people who do solo backpacking, you must have wondered how they do it. Let me start by saying that I spend most of my time […]
The Tortoise and the Hare – what is fast hiking
The tortoise and the hare is one of those stories that everyone has heard in some point: from a school teacher, a coach, a parent or just the book in some point. But in case you somehow missed the whole thing, here is a quick brief: The story concerns a hare who ridicules a slow-moving […]
Cape Wrath Trail – how I walked 250 miles in 11 days – Part 1
If you have been on this site a couple of times you probably know that over the last 6 months I have been getting ready for my annual adventure: for 2015, I chose to walk the Cape Wrath Trail in just over 10 days and 10 nights, fully self supported, walking around 250 miles through […]