In Cold Boots
My Uncle Tim and Auntie Jan were house sitting on the edge of the Dartmoor national park for the winter months. They are known throughout my family as being big […]
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Metamorphosis
Another full rotation is complete, achievements and conquests enter the record books. People hesitantly ask whether you’ve made any New Year’s Resolutions, or worse “are you doing dry January this […]
This Is Not An Exit
People always talk about how wonderful the autumn is with its pumpkin spice, lattes and pies. For me it represents a more literal fall. The aroma of decomposing conker shells, […]
The Finish Line
The grey sky collided with the green sea. White caps driven relentlessly against the cliffs, throwing up huge eruptions of spray, the clouds responded by dumping rain back down. A […]
Achieving Orbit
I knew it was coming, I didn’t know if I would be ready for it when I arrived. The origin of my hopes and fears. Houns Tout looked like a […]
Finding My Rhythm
Crippling self doubt washes over me in an awesome wave. I’m an open wound and the salt water burns. I don’t want to drown, but to open my mouth and […]
Apply Some Pressure
The hardest part of doing anything is starting. I had to remember that when I made up my mind to accomplish this, I suspected it might turn out to be physically […]
When Enough is Too Much
I put my right foot down and pain shot out from my knee like lightening through my body. I swallowed vomit. I was only halfway down the first cliff since […]
Best Foot Forward
The fantasy of time travel is to leap forward or backward. Slow travel is my method of choice. A pace that allows you to relax, take note of what’s going […]
Arcane Rationale
When I began to consider getting back into hiking and camping I was dreaming of a mostly forgotten past. I have definitely been on multi-day expeditions as a teenager in the Brecon […]
I Don't Have The Map 