Failure... for anyone setting out to achieve something, be it climbing a mountain or just getting out of bed in the morning, the shadow of failure can be a stalking presence keenly waiting to pounce and rob us of the …
Hiking up Hills and Overcoming Mental Mountains… Embracing Weakness.
Hitting the 'Publish' button on this one doesn't come easy, but in support of removing the reluctance to openly have mental health conversations I choose to share these experiences...
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Route: Snowdon by the Rhyd Ddu Path
On that first visit here I remember stopping to catch my breath very early on in the initial climb as a much older lady strode past me almost radiating fitness and well-being! After a friendly 'Good morning' between us and …
Route: Kinder Downfall from Edale
Something about this part of the country always strikes me as quintessentially British countryside, the sort you expect to see on postcards.
It’s just walking, how does the gym help?
One of the most common questions between walking event participants is often "How did your training go?" usually asked tentatively in the fear they themselves didn't do enough.
Gear: Let’s talk poles…
Like many I initially wondered to their benefit, in my own mind even slightly mocking those walking bolt upright tap tap tapping away with their shiny poles.
You want to walk HOW far?! How to make a change.
To give you, the reader, a chance at context these initial blog posts are going to take a sort of 'Story So Far...' approach. I'm not about to take you through my entire backstory but perhaps the series of key …
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