Foot care for the hiker is all important. Part of that regime is ensuring that toenails are kept trimmed. If you don’t- bruising, split nails, ingrown nails, lost nails, blisters, […]
The picture above shows Three Points of the Compass and daughter hiking Hadrian’s Wall in 2014. Together with Mrs Three Points of the Compass we experienced a typical mixed bag […]
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail!” Benjamin Franklin Thirty-five days until I set off and I am still umming and ahhing over a small number of route […]
Over the years, Three Points of the Compass has struggled over what camp shoes to take. Some hikers eschew the inclusion of anything beside the boots or shoes they hike […]
Over the winter of 2015/16 I completed the London LOOP. This is the ‘London Outer Orbital Path’ – a 150 mile signposted path that encircles our capital city. It is […]
As part of my recovery from Plantar fasciitis I have decided to walk the Ridgeway, west to east, from Wiltshire into Oxfordshire, over one week in May. The trail has […]
Zwilling J. A. Henckels Pour Homme ultra slim nail clippers Good nail care is an important facet of long distance walking. Overgrown toe nails quickly become noticeable on extended downhill […]