From Dollywaggon Pike Ski Tour
From English Skiing
From Knockinaam Lodge
From Bladnoch Distillery
From Santa's MTB Dash
From Poor Languedoc Footwork
From Pembroke, summer's final blast
From Austrian Cragging
From Mingulay Washout

Dollywaggon Pike Ski Tour

Sunday, 12th January 2025

Before the weather warms up (and rains) on Monday, Laetitia and I grabbed one more ski adventure on our local hills…

English Skiing

Thursday, 9th January 2025

Who’d have thought skiing in England could be worthwhile?

Knockinaam Lodge

Sunday, 15th December 2024

As a very special pre-xmas treat Laetitia took us to the most amazing hotel for a complete five-star experience. Knockinaam Lodge is famed not just for its luxury accommodation and food, but also for its links to John Buchan and his book The 39 Steps; and to Churchill, who stayed here to plan parts of …

Bladnoch Distillery

Saturday, 14th December 2024

On our way to Knockinaam Lodge we took advantage of the journey from Cumbria to Galloway and visited the Bladnoch whisky distillery…

Santa’s MTB Dash

Friday, 13th December 2024

What a total laugh … joining in the Santa-fancy-dress-MTB-night-ride from the Eagle & child! 😀

Poor Languedoc Footwork

Wednesday, 6th November 2024

It’s been 10 years to the week since I first went to the Languedoc with Keith and friends. So I was quite excited to be returning…

Pembroke, summer’s final blast

Monday, 30th September 2024

Nigel and I had long planned our September trip to Pembroke, and as luck would have it we found ourselves enjoying the fabulous climbing on the limestone sea cliffs in what turned out to probably be the best week of weather in the whole of the 2024 summer…

Austrian Cragging

Monday, 30th September 2024

On the way to Austria we stopped in Bamberg for a night. Not only did we snag a great German beer and Sausage dinner we also just happened to be in Bamberg during a music festival. The town was very lively! 🙂 Peilstein Our first destination in Austria was Peilstein. We had two days here …

Mingulay Washout

Monday, 30th September 2024

After last year’s amazing trip to Pabbay we thought we’d follow that up with a trip to Mingulay for more awesome climbing on another mythical uninhabited island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides…

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