Tag: adventure
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Week 2: Lowland routes in focus – how do you best plan a walk for varied abilities?
Pushed for time? Check out my video at the bottom! Reading time: 15 mins. As I make progress through the Lowland Leader scheme, it strikes me that it makes a really good qualification to help you as a leader think carefully about the abilities of your group. Why is that? At first, I nearly dismissed…
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How to hike Helvellyn for Sunrise and Sunset shots
There’s noting that beats getting some great photos from your mountain adventures. But how do you give yourself the best chance of getting some great shots? Here are my top tips, using Helvellyn in the Lake District as an example. Scroll down for a YouTube video too! I can’t emphasise this enough. Plan a route…
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So how easy is it to bivvy overnight in the mountains? And what kit do you need? Part 1.
Bivvying, short for ‘bivouacking’, is a bit of an art form. It’s a bit ‘niche’, one notch up from wild camping, and often seen as the emergency option if you’re caught out in a storm for the night. But is it really all that bad? Is it something to be endured, or can it also…
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Start to the Summit in 90 Minutes: Helvellyn Direttissima.
If you squint hard enough (not when walking!) you could almost be in the Italian Alps… Except this is the Lake District – for those who like it direct, dead easy and done in less than a day. The only major challenge with this route is its test of stamina. Ready for an intensive workout?…
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