Tag: bivvy bag

Fastpacking and bivvying along the South West Coast Path, Penzance to Falmouth

So with the long weekend for the Queen’s jubilee approaching it was time to plan a memorable trip like I did for William and Kate’s wedding when I visited the Shetlands making the most of the extra bank holidays. Maps were perused and plans started to form for a fast packing trip. Where should we…

September 17, 2022
Scrambling and wild camping with my daughter on Old Man of Coniston

The plan was simple enough for a weekend of wild camping and scrambling around Coniston with my daughter. From the school pickup we joined the sea of traffic heading north around Manchester towards the Lake District. A few years back we we discovered Audible as a way of keeping everyone happy with long journeys, this…

August 8, 2021
Preparation for a family trekking holiday to Nepal

Lao Tzu said that ‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’ This post covers some of my thoughts on how we took that first few steps preparing for our family trekking trip to Nepal. Nepal has always had a special place in my heart and the idea was hatched to go…

May 2, 2020