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Arctic Winter Skills with Sidetracked Adventures

Arctic Winter Skills with Sidetracked Adventures

...Safe to say it was one of the best trips of my life. Since the end of that week I had been making a plan of how to return. Kiilopää...

Arctic Winter Skills with Sidetracked Adventures

...Safe to say it was one of the best trips of my life. Since the end of that week I had been making a plan of how to return. Kiilopää...

Introduction to Route Planning & Navigation Weekend

Introduction to Route Planning & Navigation Wee...

Arriving Friday evening in Hathersage we had a communal dinner before getting stuck into some route planning prep for Saturday morning. After an evening of getting to know the rest...

Introduction to Route Planning & Navigation Wee...

Arriving Friday evening in Hathersage we had a communal dinner before getting stuck into some route planning prep for Saturday morning. After an evening of getting to know the rest...

The Pennine Rally

The Pennine Rally

When I signed up to the Pennine Rally earlier in the year, I’d never ridden more than two days in a row, and even then that had been on tarmac....

The Pennine Rally

When I signed up to the Pennine Rally earlier in the year, I’d never ridden more than two days in a row, and even then that had been on tarmac....

All Points North - A 'rookie' recount.

All Points North - A 'rookie' recount.

Since first hearing about The Transcontinental Race a few years back, I have observed ultra-distance cycling with awe and admiration. There is something magical about the idea of traversing a...

All Points North - A 'rookie' recount.

Since first hearing about The Transcontinental Race a few years back, I have observed ultra-distance cycling with awe and admiration. There is something magical about the idea of traversing a...

Sisters in the wild summer gathering group shot of all attendees in barn.

SITW: A communal debrief

SITW is built on the community that it nurtures so we thought it would be best to ask a few of the 2022 attendees to share with us their experience of the weekend. We...

SITW: A communal debrief

SITW is built on the community that it nurtures so we thought it would be best to ask a few of the 2022 attendees to share with us their experience of the weekend. We...

COVID Wanderings by a Mediocre Walker.

COVID Wanderings by a Mediocre Walker.

The Jordan Trail is a 650km, eight-stage walk that runs the length of the country. Each stage is 3-5 days long and can involve steep inclines, flowers, huts, hot springs...

COVID Wanderings by a Mediocre Walker.

The Jordan Trail is a 650km, eight-stage walk that runs the length of the country. Each stage is 3-5 days long and can involve steep inclines, flowers, huts, hot springs...