Richard Cole

Tag: hiking

  • Hiking some of the Salzburger Almenweg

    It felt like the start of an adventure sat in the Eurostar lounge waiting to board the first train out of London to Paris and on to Munich with our bags packed with the plan for doing a section of the Salzburger Almenweg and some sightseeing on the way to and from Austria.  After zooming…

  • What do I use as my bivvy set up

    Bivvying is one of my favorite ways to connect with nature. Unlike tents, bivvys provide a simple sleeping place where you can lie down and watch the stars while feeling the rain and wind on your face. Of course, when the rain becomes too much, you can always pull the fabric over to protect yourself.…

  • Fastpacking Weavers Way in Norfolk from Great Yarmouth to Cromer

    Fastpacking Weavers Way in Norfolk from Great Yarmouth to Cromer

    I found this walk split into three distinct parts with different landscapes throughout these. Starting by the water and heading through the broads, then along the ‘Muddle and Get Nowhere’ discussed railway line before heading through the landscape of old estates and villages. Colin Elliott’s book Long Distance Trails introduces this walk as follows: ‘Though…