The best adventure training partner – other than an actual real-life training partner if you have one – is a damn good podcast. It’s distracting during the tough parts and keeps you amused during rest time. It can be an adventure-based podcast that stokes you up. Or it can be …
Embarking on a hike like Te Araroa will ultimately bring with it many questions. Friends and family have no idea what it is. Fellow hikers curious to take it on themselves. Then there’s everyone else who desperately wants to know what you eat and how you go to the bathroom. …
As adventurers, I believe we have a duty of care to the planet around us. While we revel in its beauty, we should be doing what we can to protect it. And during the planning stages, I was determined to make my Te Araroa hike as sustainable as possible.
Who doesn’t love a kit list? You’ll get a list from your trek provider no doubt, but here is a list of everything I packed for climbing Kilimanjaro. This list is the ultimate gear list. It includes everything I packed, with notes of things I think I didn’t need to …
Are you a sunrise or a sunset person? I’m definitely a sunset person. And recently I ventured on my first solo sunset walk. I’ve hit the hills at dusk before but always with others for company. Planning to tackle this adventure myself needed a little more planning. How long would …
Autumn is the perfect adventuring season. I know summer gets all the attention, with the long days and mild weather. And winter often has a shoutout for the epic snow sports. But I argue that autumn is the absolute best adventure season. Nature performs its ultimate display of colours, the …
I hated running. I remember the first proper run I tried to do. I was a teenager and managed to get to the end of my 10-house-long street before going “nope” and turning around. But there’s an alure about running. I loved the ease of being able to shoot out …
Swimming in a natural lake surrounded by stunning mountain landscapes? Sounds idyllic, right? Lac D’ Oo is the place you want to be. I headed to this peaceful area in the Pyrenees for a writers retreat. Writers Bex Band and Emma Rosen held a beautiful escape for a bunch of …
I started my Saturday afternoon snuggled in a blanket with a hot drink. A couple hours later I was jumping off cliffs into the North Sea. I know I’m a big fan of being in the sea. But did I mention this was October?! A spur of the moment decision …
I don’t wear shorts very often. Women’s hiking shorts make me think of of unflattering, cargo cuts that were not designed with the female body in mind. So I avoid them like the plague. But when I’m out climbing munros on a hot summers day, it would be nice to …
