Photo Album: Big Trosk Camp in the Antrim Hills
Some photographs from a recent camp on Big Trosk in the Antrim Hills. It must have been on of the warmest days of the years so far, but the winds soon turned the vast area cold.
Agnews Hill Summit Camp
Nights spent inside sitting on the sofa were starting to bore me. I hadn’t spent a night outdoors in over a month and my regular walks along the coast just didn’t quite fulfill my desire for remote open places. This was playing on my mind for a few days until I woke up one morning […]
Avoiding Tick Bites
The tick – bloodsucking antropods that love to feast on hillwalkers and their dogs and can carry potentially dangerous diseases. They live in long grasses and wait for their target to walk by before leaping onto exposed skin. Here in the UK and Ireland, ticks are often found on sheep, but can feed on any animal […]
Peak District to be captured with Google Street View
The Peak District is going to become the first National Park in the United Kingdom to be digitally captured by the new off-road version of Google Street View. The off-road camera is capable of capturing 360-degree images and making the into an interactive digital service. This means that a selection of trails will be available […]
Bubi Bottle – First Impressions
An exciting new water bottle with some very cool properties, the Bubi bottle improves on standard water bottle design by being completely flexible, heat resistant and BPA free. A little over a month ago we were contacted by Ned Summers, a representative from a Young Enterprise company called Momentum, who asked if we would review […]
Water-To-Go Water Filter – Gear Review
The Water-To-Go water bottle is an interesting new approach to personal water filtration. On the outside it appears to be a standard drinks bottle with a fixed straw, but on the inside it is actually a water filtration system that can eliminate both chemical and biological contaminants by physical filtration alone. As those accustomed to […]
Craghoppers Kiwi Stretch Trousers – Gear Review
I simply love these trousers for both hiking and general day to day wear. They are light, comfy and stretchy. I’ve already worn my way through a pair after a year of constant use (and washing them at the wrong temperature) and now I’m onto my second.
Panasonic DMCFT20 Lumix Camera – Gear Review
I was in need of a camera that I could take to the hills and use in all conditions. So the hunt began for a waterproof/shockproof/freezeproof camera that would stand up to the worst weather. Like you are doing now, I read many reviews and looked at many sample images before going ahead and buying […]
A weekend of rain, rain and more rain.
It was wet, very wet, and it was only getting wetter. The rain was pouring down and it was forecast to do so all weekend. We had made the long journey to Rostrevor on Friday afternoon and arrived in darkness. The rain was showing its effects in the local rivers as we soon noticed when […]
