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10 things no one tells you about bikepacking!

Kit & Gear, Mountain Biking, Travel August 5, 2018

As you may have seen from my last blog, I’ve just got back from 2 weeks bikepacking in Slovenia. This was originally booked as a very deliberate Type 1 fun holiday, as for the past three years, every holiday has been mountaineering, climbing or ski-mountaineering. Not that this is a bad thing – far from […]

Walking with ViewRanger using my Sony SmartWatch

Hiking, Kit & Gear, ViewRanger January 13, 2016

After you have downloaded ViewRanger and added it to your watch, you are one simple swipe away from starting your route! The layout of the Sony SmartWatch 3 is intuitive and easy to use. It took me no time at all to get to grips with this, and the setup was minimal. So all ready […]

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What’s in your rucksack?

Climbing, Kit & Gear June 4, 2015

I am sure many of you will have come across a great deal of “What’s in your bag” posts online. These are often about beautiful handbags filled with luxury cosmetics, lotions and potions in mini form, and a few handy gadgets. A little while ago Mountain Warehouse posed a question to me “What’s in your rucksack?” […]