I went for a walk in our local woods this morning. The cold, crisp air that carried us through a somewhat alpine-like Christmas and New Year has been washed back by Storm Christoph. Clear skies and hard ground has given way to a grey blanket and mud. As the rain beaded down from the canopyContinue reading “Living Free”
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Running the West Highland Way
You’ll take the high road – but for once I took the low on a run along the West Highland Way
A long way for a cup of tea – Abraham’s Tea Round
Come with me over the Lake District fells on the Abraham’s Tea Round.
More than a race: Devil’s Burdens 2020
Mud, tents, colourful vests, a field and a hubbub of noise. You’d be forgiven for thinking it was a music festival.
Starting 2020 with a bang – and a bump
2020 kicked off with a race around Scout Scar near Kendal. I left with more than sore legs.
Heart to heart
Do excuse me if you find me emerging from bushes cock-eyed and red-faced.
Meall a’ Bhuachaille Race 2019
Meall a’ Bhuachaille – 1:15.10
Simplification: Central Highland Bikepacking
In a two-day trip, you can achieve something people spend hundreds seeking: Simplification.
Stairway to Heaven – Ring of Steall 2019
The wind on my face, the sun on my neck – I wanted to lie down and crack open a cold beer right there and then.
Between control and chaos – Ben Nevis 2019
In some ways, I wonder if that is what caused Eddie Campbell and his rebels to report the fine weather on that wild day in 1980: a fire that has blazed for 123 years.
Ross Runs Wild 