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Hey there, big rivers: The Rangitata to the Rakaia
It was 9am and I was, much like the white rabbit, running late. I was caught up having a WWE style wrestling showdown with some waist high tussock. It’d just about pinned me to the ground, and I was on...
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Huts and the highway to hell
It’s nearing the end of a very long day. The trail has twisted and turned for almost 20 miles now, plunging through bush, down to creek beds and dragging me back up to open tussocky tops. I stop to...
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Hard Yakka: Nelson Lakes and The Richmond Ranges
In the days leading up to heading over Waiau pass, I consulted the map. Uh oh – a dotted line. Dashed lines are good, dotted lines – not so much. They mean ‘a route’ rather than a trail. As in, you can...
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North of the strait: Wellington to Whanganui
I’m in big trouble. I mean, like serious, knee-deep doggy doo doo. My problem? People. I arrived in Wellington 10 days behind original schedule. No biggy, I thought, and reasoned that I’d make up time...
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Whangariro: From Whanganui to Tongariro
If Carlsberg made rivers, they would make the Whanganui. It really is everything a river should be: Wet, winding, steep-banked, gorge-framed, tree-lined, tumbling and with a flow that can change from...
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Mind games in the final month
Jees Louise, I am tired. And it occurred to me that in my barefoot running, sunset snapping, unicorn pant wearing daily shares – that might not necessarily come across. So I thought I owed you all a...
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It’s not you, It’s me. And it’s over.
Better late than never for a final blog post, I’d say. Although it feels like I’ve been back in the UK for a lifetime, it’s only actually been 7 weeks. How quickly life slips back into ‘normality’...
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The importance of looking back
In late December, tragedy struck my life. Whilst cycling back from a romantic break in Bourton-on-the-water (yes I said Bourton-on-the-water), Storm Frank got all up in my business. He wrapped his...
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Beyond My Back Gate
“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” Gandalf the Grey wasn’t messing...
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Beyond My Back Gate: Part Deux
The small hand is on the backpack, the big hand is on the sleeping bag, and by my reckoning that makes it a quarter to Adventure O’ Clock. Now that the groundwork’s been laid, it’s time to get on down...
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From Dutch-Land to Deutschland
Has it really only been 2 weeks days since these shenanigans began?! Aye me it feels like a lifetime. In the 14 days that have passed since clambering over my back fence-gate at Brixton, I have learnt,...
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The Next Challenge Adventure Grant
Calling all budding adventurers, we’re here to make your dreams come true! Well, sort of. It’s a well known fact that the largest barrier to hop-skipping off on adventures is often (but not always)...
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A visit to the palace
It was the Autumn of 2015 and I was zooming down the side of St James’ park, on my usual commute-route home. All of a sudden there appeared a commotion up ahead. Cars stopped, guards materialised, and...
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Behind the scenes at Women’s Health
I emerged from the myriad of tunnels that form Old Street underground station and picked up a message from my good chum Laura K. She was in the coffee shop next door to the location for today’s shoot....
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Meet the Adventure Queens
I’m staring at a picture of a girl on her first bicycle tour. Her wayward hair is kept only slightly in check by a helmet perched awkwardly on her head. Her arms, now sun-kissed after a few months on...
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To scoot or not to scoot, that is the question.
Here goes an experiment. Because it strikes me that all-too-often we only get to hear about adventure plans when they are unveiled / announced / launched / released, and above all… final. The reasons...
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UK adventure festivals
It’s that time of year again. The days are long, the nights are warm, those of you with hay fever look like something from the Zombie apocalypse and (if a city dweller) your face is forced frequently...
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“Hello? This is the Andes calling…”
I have to say that deciding where to go for the next big adventure caused me a wee bit of strife. When the idea to travel through South America on a giant kick-scooter fell through, it became a toss up...
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Wild camping: your questions answered
The two words ‘wild camping’ can strike fear into the heart of even the most willing adventurer. Where do I go? What do I take? Is it even legal?? To help answer these questions, women’s outdoor brand...
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My brain and a bike called Bernard.
“But what if I can’t get any socks in South America?! I mean, I know I can get rubbish socks, but what about the socks that last a long time, and make your feet feel like they are encased in...
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