Lacock Abbey review
This unique and inviting National Trust venue of Lacock Abbey will send you whirring back to times past, those of the medieval era to be more precise. In fact it …
UK Outdoor Pursuits
Squash your travel anxiety
Travel can be overwhelming but so many find it worth the hassle – because it totally is! If you’re prone to anxiety when you travel, it’s important to prepare! Here …
25 Summer Activities – under £25!
Kyle and I are the epitome of a “20-something couple”. We pay our bills and are able to live together, but he’s working 2 jobs and I’m working and going …
Tips for Easy Packing
Whether it’s to my parent’s home, my sister apartment, a hotel, or a friend’s house, I am all over the place! Sometimes with Kyle, sometimes without – most weekends, I …
Heritance, Kandalama – Sri Lanka
As we left in amazement from Minneriya National Park, we set off under the fading sun to our final destination of our trip. Just after dark we arrived to the …
Climbing at Bowles Rock
Location Bowles Rocks or Bowles outdoor centre is located just off the Crowborough to Tunbridge Wells road. Heading north east out of Crowborough on the A26 Eridge Road turn left …
Blizzard Survivor Tells His Story in the New Book, ‘Behind the Mountain’
Blizzard Survivor Tells His Story in the New Book, ‘Behind the Mountain’- Nationwide Book Launch From April Through June, 2004 Nick Williams, a former Marine and CEO, survived a blizzard …
Make your own plastic climbing holds
I’m sure you’ve all read articles telling you how easy and cheap it is to make wooden climbing holds. You just take a piece of wood, carve or hack and …
Climbing – when the next placement is out of reach
When aid climbing, it’s often necessary to “top step” in your aiders or etriers in order to reach the next placement. If the next placement is just out of reach, …
Passive Piton Placements
Pitons are being used less today as climbers become more aware of the need to climb with a minimal impact on the environment, even aid climbers are leaving their pegs …