Headlines were made recently when GP’s on Shetland started prescribing walking in nature for patients. I suspect many readers of this blog cast a wry smile – many of us choose to work and play in Boukreev’s cathedral because it feeds our soul. As a collection of people who know the benefits of simply ‘getting […]
Earlier this year I flew out to the Caribbean to deliver Outdoor First Aid courses to Red Cross employees and volunteers. Sounds like a dream job right? Well of course there was a catch – the courses were to be run across the British Virgin Islands – an area devastated by Hurricane Irma in 2017 […]
Any mountaineer knows that making emotional decisions can be fatal. Any human being knows that some decisions can only be made with the heart. Currently there is a planning application submitted to the Lake District National Park Authority to build an ‘Activity Hub’ at Thirlmere. If you’re not sure where that is – find […]
Back in 2013 just as I was starting to work as a Mountain Leader I was contacted by a good friend of mine (the irrepressible Rich Pyne of Rich Mountain Experiences) who’d had a shocking day collecting rubbish on Ben Nevis – an experience that rang true with the state I was increasingly finding the […]
When we first moved to Cumbria* 20 odd years ago we’d go for a wander and every so often, just once in a while – we’d see some of the native fauna that for so long was lost here. The odd Red Deer, if we were lucky a Red Squirrel and on one rare occasion […]