Dartmoor tramps and adventures further afield
A wander out to Valley of Rocks and Shelstone Tor
Lockdown eased, I drove to Prewley Moor and wandered up the West Okement in the sunshine. I clambered down into Valley of Rocks, had a good look at the landslide…
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The Bibbulmun Track 2013 (YouTube) part 1
Being stuck in lockdown has afforded me some time to look at past photo albums and re-imagine how I can show them, in this case via my YouTube Channel. This…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 15
A look back at day fifteen of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. The final day, a gentle amble into Montrose and the East Coast. Job done! Roll on the…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 14
A look back at day fourteen of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. Penultimate day, and after Tarfside it’s mainly about getting the job done. Today was mostly road walking…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 13
A look back at day thirteen of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. Having stopped short the previous day we had a short stroll to Tarfside. 17 km in total.…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 12
A look back at day twelve of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. After a sleepless night in the Forest of Doom, we decided to take things easy by splitting…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 11
A look back at day eleven of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. Leaving Braemar wasn’t easy, especially with inclement weather on the way. We struggled to find somewhere to…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 10
A look back at day ten of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. A gentle 23km tramp from Glen Dee to a shower and a pint in Braemar. 23km in…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 9
A look back at day nine of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. Finally the rain had arrived as we left Aviemore to tackle the high pass of Lairig Ghru…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 8
A look back at day eight of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. A short day in cooler conditions, walking the Burma Road to Aviemore. As we approached we got…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 7
A look back at day seven of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. The good weather continued as we made our way through the Monadhliath Mountains to camp at The…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 6
A look back at day six of my first TGO Challenge in 2019 and my favourite section of the whole walk. Another scorcher as we made our way from Stonelairg Wind…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 5
A look back at day five of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. A baking hot day and a 22 km climb up into the Glendoe Forest, the Stonelairg Wind…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 4
A look back at day four of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. In comparison to yesterday’s distance ensured we had a relatively short 16 km amble along the Caledonian…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 3
Continuing my look back at my first TGO Challenge in 2019. Day 3 and after waking to a beautiful morning on the shores of Loch Cuaich, we ended up walking…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 2
Continuing my look back at my first TGO Challenge in 2019 and day 2, walking 24km from Barisdale Bay to the shores of Loch Cuaich. This proved to be a…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 1
A look back at day one of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. After the ferry from Mallaig to Inverie it was a walk of 14.5km to Barisdale Bay. For…
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Dartmoor: The Tors and Rocks of Blackadon Down
The following blog post is the culmination of two consecutive weekends on Blackadon Down. I felt the wealth of granite found on my solo visit merited a return with Tim…
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Dartmoor: Holne Chase (with kind permission)
Having had a friendly encounter with the owner of Was Tor a few weeks back I was in a positive mind that approaching landowners to ask for access permission might…
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Dartmoor: Was Tor
I arrived an hour before opening time for Lydford Gorge, parking at the White Lady Waterfalls car park, with the intention of trying to find the owner of Was Tor…
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The Burrator Perambulation PT.2
This was proving to be a cracking day for a walk. Continuing on from part one, we were making good time on the Burrator Perambulation in aid of Dartmoor Search…
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The Burrator Perambulation PT.1
The morning promised a great deal. The fog that had shrouded Princetown overnight had retreated above North Hessary Tor, and only the television mast was obscured from view. All signs…
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The Bibbulmun Track – Dwellingup to Collie
Here we go with the next leg of my Bibbulmun Adventure. a leg where I had to dig deep as the weather exacerbated the loneliness of walking alone. Tuesday, 8th…
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The Bibbulmun Track – Mt. Cooke to Dwellingup
Continuing my Bibbulmun Adventure and in this third part I am accompanied by Dropbear, heading from Mount Cooke shelter to my first rest day in the town of Dwellingup. Thursday,…
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The Bibbulmun Track – Brookton to Mount Cooke
Continuing my journey and after 4 days I’ve settled into the task. Section Two takes me from Brookton shelter to Mount Cooke. Tuesday, 1st October 2013: Day 5 The usual…
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The Bibbulmun Track – Kalamunda to Brookton
Greetings from Western Australia! It has taken a while coming, but here is the first posting of my Bibbulmun Track attempt; Section One – Kalamunda to Brookton Shelter. Friday, 27th…
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The Bibbulmun Track: WA Weather Woes
You can make the best preparations possible, fine tune everything to the minutest detail, but, at the end of the day, you are always at the mercy of the weather.…
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The Bibbulmun Track: final UK preparations
I expected the last week of preparation to be a little more hectic, but I have managed to get virtually everything done with time to spare and I have been…
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The Bibbulmun Track: my kit
On the 27 September 2013, I started out on a journey of 1000 km, walking the Bibbulmun Track, in South-Western Australia, to raise money for Epilepsy Action. Below is a list…
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The Bibbulmun Track: Food
Organising food for a trek in Australia, before you enter the country, can be problematic. Aussie Quarantine laws restrict certain food stuffs being bought into the country, so you cannot…
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