by Paula Goude | Jul 8, 2017 | Hiking
Twenty five years ago, at a taster day at 6th form college, I spent two hours learning first aid. I can remember learning how to put people in the recovery position, but that’s about all. I’d never needed to carry out first aid on anyone so it was never...
by Paula Goude | Jul 3, 2017 | Hiking, Kit
“I looked at my pack. It was at once enormous and compact, mildly adorable and intimidatingly self-contained. It had an animate quality; in its company I didn’t feel entirely alone. Standing, it came up to my waist. I gripped it and bent to lift it....
by Paula Goude | Jun 26, 2017 | Hiking, Wales
This classic walk up the highest mountain in the Brecon Beacons can be undertaken by very young legs as well as those which are getting on in years. The path is well maintained and the 500m of ascent can be taken with as many or as few breaks as makes it comfortable....
by Paula Goude | Jun 7, 2017 | Canoeing
My husband said that one day we would canoe across Scotland together. “It won’t be a race, it will be a holiday”. We’ll take our time, soaking up the sun while the villages on the shorelines of the lochs drift past. We’ll camp at night...
by Paula Goude | Apr 26, 2017 | Hiking, Kit
Getting started They say running is a really accessible sport. You just need a pair of trainers and off you go. Well, walking is pretty much the same…a pair of walking boots and you’re ready. But there are those other pieces of kit that it’s worth...
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