You can find here various short pieces and longer articles I have written, with a few useful resources. It will alter and be added to over time. Dip in to it, you might find something of interest…
- Bothies– a glance at some of those visited
- Calculating temperature change with elevation and wind chill
- Drones, are they an intrusion?
- Every Day Carry
- The Fibonacci Sequence- useful maths for hiking
- Food on trail
- Some thoughts on food and drink on trail
- Foot care
- Sad experience recounted and learnt from. Nothing too horrific. Plus a little advice in the extra links above
- Guide books for rambling in Kent– a brief history of their development
- ‘How to stop a mad dog’
- A personal Library
- All of us have a few books that we like to return to or rely on, here are some of mine
- London- Here is a history of the free printed maps produced for walking in the capital and largest city in England the UK, in four parts:
- Map Measurers
- When did this personal collection build up! These are fascinating instruments and deserve a little more attention.
- Navigation
- A few lessons learnt and some advice, take it or leave it, your choice
- My Guide and Companion, the Ordnance Survey and me
- Three Points of the Compass has had a long relationship with the finest maps ever produced, a retrospective
- Outdoor Magazines and Journals
- The printed medium has produced some classic (and less so) publications over the years, how many do you remember?
- Outdoor organisations in the United Kingdom
- A brief glance at the various outdoor organisations that have pioneered the way for us in the UK and abroad, plus some links where I look at a few in more detail
- Pedestrianism
- A look at the mostly 19th century form of competitive walking-. A fascinating piece of almost forgotten history.
- Pooping on trail– mostly just a look at what I carry to facilitate the necessary. Not gross, honest!
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