After my ten hour 26-mile Yorkshire Three Peaks epic… https://planetpaul.blog/2021/05/25/yorkshire-three-peaks-again/ … finished off my Peter Storm boots, and with the 20-mile Harrogate Ringway on the horizon, I bought some new boots… well, sort of! I bought the ones pictured above on eBay for just under £30. I went with Hi-Tec because I’ve got some, whatContinue reading “New(ish) Hiking Boots”
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Pedometer Diaries: Chapter Two
It’s been over two months since I caught up with modern technology and got a pedometer! Here’s my original post… https://planetpaul.blog/2021/04/03/pedometer-diaries/ Now, after 66 days of having this piece of white plastic attached to my hip (Belt), I’ve totalled 455.68 miles. That’s an average of 6.90 miles per day. My ten-hour Yorkshire Three Peaks bootContinue reading “Pedometer Diaries: Chapter Two”
Yorkshire Three Peaks… again!
On Saturday, my friend and I walked the Yorkshire Three Peaks! The three peaks in question are Pennyghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. The mountains (Not hills!) are between 694 and 736 metres (About 2,220-2,400 feet). The 24.5 mile route also features stunning views of Ribblehead Viaduct, an active railway line. (Sorry, I don’t think that IContinue reading “Yorkshire Three Peaks… again!”
iWalk Pocket Battery
Whenever I get back to the car from a walk my phone battery is dead! I was a bit late to modern phones but my friend explained to me that the phone was using battery looking for a signal. I want my phone on so that I’m able to take photos (You know, incase IContinue reading “iWalk Pocket Battery”
Hiking T-Shirts
I have two round neck tops that I wear when hiking that cost £9.99 from Mountain Warehouse… but have just bought the t-shirts pictured above! Like my other tops, the above are 100% polyester but crucially have both a collar and button up neck/chest area, ie: protection for the two areas that I get sunburned!Continue reading “Hiking T-Shirts”
Craving Camping!
I’ve got an urge to go camping! I’ve done plenty of hiking but only a little multi-day hiking/camping… https://planetpaul.blog/2021/04/18/dingle-and-great-blasket-island/ My wife and I have been camping a few times but since having children, the opportunities haven’t been there. That’s not to say you can’t go camping with kids but our eldest daughter has some additionalContinue reading “Craving Camping!”
Lauterbrunnen, Jungfrau and Basle
We drove from the north of England to Switzerland. Well, I was a passenger. Maybe I’ll share my own European driving adventures in future posts! We camped in Lauterbrunnen. It was beautiful. Sandwiched between steep solid rock complimented by a stunning narrow waterfall and chalky stream. We headed up Jungfrau on the train. Workers inContinue reading “Lauterbrunnen, Jungfrau and Basle”
Hiking Tips
As I get hiking again following Lockdown and particularly as I’ve been doing one or two longer hikes, I’ve got to retrain myself and thought that I’d share some practical tips for hitting the countryside… 1) Eat an Energy Providing Breakfast Enjoy a good coffee to wake you up. Eat some porridge or wheat shreads/weetabixContinue reading “Hiking Tips”
Big Cats Wild in the UK?
Do non-domestic big wild cats roam the UK countryside, killing livestock along the way? It seems unlikely that large populations of puma, panther, leopard etc are existing undetected. However, the possibility that the odd one could escape from somewhere and survive for a time, causing havoc along the way, is not unreasonable. You can findContinue reading “Big Cats Wild in the UK?”
Arncliffe and Malham Hike
On Sunday, my friend and I completed an 18-mile circular hike from the Yorkshire village of Arncliffe to Malham then back to Arncliffe. Early on the walk, we came across a lamb that sadly may have breathed its last breath. We then saw some decent size fish (Brown trout?) trapped in an oxbow river. ThereContinue reading “Arncliffe and Malham Hike”
