A 3 day hike in the Julian Alps reaching the highest summit in Slovenia, Triglav 2863m in height. This was the aim of the trip, also to see bits of Slovenia not yet explored by myself including some lakes. The walk started with a very early wake up and packing up tents to reach the …
Category Archives: Walking
The simple life of a walking holiday and the lessons I learned
Rather than spending a week at home I decided to follow my own advice from many years ago and choose adventure over boredom. I walked the West Highland Way. 96 miles of walking and camping up Scotland’s west coast. The thing which made this a nice trip was the simplicity of it. Each day I …
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Weight v’s Comfort v’s cost. The hiking compromise
I have found when planning a multi-day hike these three factors have become a big part of my thinking when it comes to what I take. Obviously I want to be comfortable when hiking and camping for multiple days, it is not all about suffering. Unfortunately the more comfort you want when camping requires more …
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My journey to 4600m out of 5895m
Tanzania – Kilimanjaro It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain in the world 1345m is the highest place in the UK and we were about to start a hike at 1800m up to 3000m on day 1! Day 1 of hike 1800m to 3000m 11km 7 hours For me …
Plastic free packing
So this year Tanzania have banned all carrier bags. I totally agree with this and it is a great step towards reducing the amount of unnessary plastic in the world especially single use plastic. Packing for a 2 week trip, including going up a mountain in the rain without plastic has caused a few head …
Kilimanjaro the journey so far
It all started by a lucky holiday and a passing comment. November 2018. “Some of us are going to do Snowdon next Friday if you are around” Sure why not, I have the day off already. A failed paddling trip was salvaged by a trip to Wales and the start of a great adventure to …
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