by Michael Goude | Dec 12, 2017 | Canoeing, High Altitude, Kit, Mountaineering, Navigation
It’s the 12th day of our 12 Gifts of Christmas. When I was asked what my absolute MUST HAVE piece of kit was, I have to admit I struggled. To get it down to one item? That’s really difficult. But when I thought about it some more, thought about hiking...
by Michael Goude | Dec 2, 2017 | Hiking, Kit, Navigation
It’s day 3 of our 12 Gifts of Christmas and where would we be without our trusted compass? Yes, we have a GPS that we take out on the hill with us, but we never go without a map and compass too. You can never be sure that the battery will last or the...
by Guest | Sep 14, 2017 | Challenges, Hiking, Kit, Y3P
Y3P Challenge #1 Seventeen years ago, whilst on holiday in Kenya – a younger, slimmer version of me decided to do the Yorkshire Three Peaks. Not having grown up in an outdoorsy family meant that I had come very late to hiking, but having enjoyed it for a few years I...
by Paula Goude | Jan 22, 2017 | Challenges, Hiking, Y3P
On my first attempt at the Yorkshire Three Peaks I managed Pen y Ghent and Whernside but my feet were just too sore and I was far too slow and tired. So although I’d had a good day up until then I ended up getting the train back to Horton in Ribblesdale without...
