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South West Coast Path: Lyme Regis to Teignmouth

October 8, 2019by Christoph_Orr 1 Comment

The world from the train is without people. People have shaped the land but they are not in it. A patchwork of green, yellow and brown. Fields lined with hedges, […]

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Europe, United Kingdom

South West Coast Path: Once, Twice, Again.

September 11, 2019by Christoph_Orr Leave a comment

I asked myself, “what next?” And sometimes “what’s the point?” Summer approaches its natural end. The temperature, finally, starts to drop. Darkness closes in. Leaves silently turn from green to brown. I’ve […]

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Europe, Planning, United Kingdom

The Peak District: Kinder Scout

June 26, 2019by Christoph_Orr Leave a comment

I remember marching up the valley in the dark. The only light coming from the torches strapped to our heads. We came into the arena, found a seat on the […]

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Europe, United Kingdom
Stanage Edge

News from Nowhere

December 30, 2018by Christoph_Orr 1 Comment

The road out of Sheffield climbs up and up, until you pass the last pub and the first millstone and then you’re in the Peak District. I’m wowing to a […]

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Europe, United Kingdom
Summit Views

At the Mountains of Madness

August 30, 2018by Christoph_Orr Leave a comment

Following the unexpected success of my coastal hike, the inevitable happened. I stopped. I justified the lack of activity as a well earned break, a break which started to feel […]

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Europe, United Kingdom
Abandoned Boats

The Reveries of a Solitary Walker: Part Two

July 15, 2018by Christoph_Orr Leave a comment

In the beginning there was only pain. My body adjusting once more. Everything seemed to hold and then it comes down to the simple act; move each foot forward. Life becomes […]

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Europe, United Kingdom
Charmouth

The Reveries of a Solitary Walker: Part One

July 14, 2018by Christoph_Orr 1 Comment

I stepped off the bus and onto the busy pavement of Lyme Regis’s high street. The old grey walls of the seaside town spoke to my eyes, in response I […]

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Europe, United Kingdom
Kynance Cove

Ready Player One

June 16, 2018by Christoph_Orr Leave a comment

Ocean blue. Slush puppy blue. Ice pack blue. Arctic blue. Only I suppose in this light, you’d call it turquoise. None of these thoughts crossed my mind while I stood […]

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Europe, United Kingdom
Morning In The Brecon Beacons

Everything You Need

May 30, 2018by Christoph_Orr Leave a comment

Following my mild panic and questionable lack of preparation, I found myself in central Wales. I sat in the boot of my car, coating my exposed pale skin with suncream. […]

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Europe, United Kingdom
Chesil Beach View from Fortuneswell

How Late It Was, How Late

April 30, 2018by Christoph_Orr 1 Comment

It’s been a record breaking year already. We’ve endured the longest January since history began. We had the hottest and coldest April in living memory. Somehow it’s May tomorrow. Remember […]

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Planning, United Kingdom

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