It was only a few weeks ago, at an impromptu Tuesday drinking session now set in the Outlook calendar as a recurring meeting called “Boozeday Tuesday”, that someone brought up the Duke of Edinburgh Award. The general consensus from three men who did their bronze twenty years before (the fourth had a silver, which meant heContinue reading “The Duke of Edinburgh Adventure 2017”
Tag Archives: Hiking
Danner Explorer 650
You’d be forgiven for not knowing much about Danner if you live in the UK, but in the US they’re a pretty big deal. A company that was started in 1932, before becoming a prominent supplier for the US military. When JFK came to power the focus on exercise and health meant hiking suddenly becameContinue reading “Danner Explorer 650”
Walking in The Lake District
Like so much of the UK, The Lake District is one of those places I’d never got round to visiting properly. I have no idea why, even from London it only takes about two and a half hours on the train (which is the same as some journeys I’ve had home with Southern Trains) andContinue reading “Walking in The Lake District”
Arc’teryx Bora 50 Backpack
There’s a lot of choice out there for hiking and trekking backpacks. But if you have the money, and you’re looking for the sort of hard-wearing backpack that’ll cover you for pretty much any eventuality, then Arc’teryx are one of the brands you should be looking at. As soon as you pick up a pieceContinue reading “Arc’teryx Bora 50 Backpack”
South Coast Challenge
After I finished the London 2 Cambridge event last year, hobbling through the streets as I made my way to the hotel, I told myself it was my first and last 100km walk. Sure, it was an amazing experience, by far the most taxing of all the fitness challenges I’d ever undertaken. I remember vividly wandering throughContinue reading “South Coast Challenge”
Walking Events Coming Up in 2016
Ever since we took part in the London 2 Cambridge 100km event last summer we’ve been a bit obsessed with walking over at The Allrounder. Now don’t get us wrong, we still love a good running race or a gym session, but walking has opened up a whole new world of challenges we’d never evenContinue reading “Walking Events Coming Up in 2016”
