Jenny Tough is a professional adventurer. An endurance athlete, a writer, and a lover of exploring mountains alone. Jenny was one of the stars at Love Trails festival, joining me on stage for a screening of her new film SOLO followed by Q&A with an overflowing and excited audience.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever wondered whether you’re eating a correctly balanced diet for trail and ultra running, Renee McGregor’s book More Fuel You is for you! It’s about understanding your body’s needs, in particular what to eat and drink (and when), if you take part in endurance sport and outdoor adventures. I’ve waited a while to write this review as I wanted some time to put the learning into practise..
Read MoreAs partners of Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, LED Lenser very kindly gifted both the NEO10R headtorch and the NEO6R as a back up. After six months of use, here’s my review…
Read MoreThe Winter Spine Sprint is the harshest, hardest and most rewarding race I’ve entered, and as 2nd Female (16th overall) it’s my best result so far. With 2,500m ascent, it’s not the steepest or most technical, but it’s a true mountain race in the sense that every competitor must carry the kit to survive ‘Britain’s most brutal’…
Read MoreThe lowdown on all 30 items of compulsory kit for the Winter Spine Sprint race. Once you’ve got them you’ve still got to run 74km and 2,700m ascent, so I’ve added training tips based on my experience. I hope you find this useful if you’re thinking of taking on the Sprint (do it!).
Read MoreThe Trigger, otherwise known as Marsden to Edale, is a winter fell race that goes over Black Hill, Bleaklow and Kinder to Edale. If all goes well it’s around 25 miles with possibly 1,250m ascent. Half the challenge is to stay on the route, the other half is surviving the route…
Read MoreThe race is weird, Nicky is wonderful, and so is Last Women Standing: The Barkley Marathons 2019. Presided over by cult leaderish organiser Laz Lake, the Barkley Marathons promises to ‘shred your ego and your clothing’. Enter Nicky Spinks and it’s legendary ultra runner v legendary race…
Read MoreIf you’re thinking of entering the Dig Deep Trail Ultra 30 race, do it! Don’t be lulled into thinking it’s a soft option for an ultra though, there are several tough ascents and you’ll really feel them…
Read MoreWeight is one of my biggest considerations when choosing new gear, so when the team at Rab asked if I’d like to review the super lightweight Flashpoint 2 waterproof jacket my answer was a definite yes please…
Read MoreFour pitches into Sonjanikka, a multipitch sea cliff route that Kate Ayres and I are climbing as a team, we take a lunch break high on a ledge. I took the opportunity to talk to Kate about how she became a mountain guide, and what the job involves...
Read MoreSuilven is an imposing sharks fin of a ridge that dominates the otherwise flat landscape in Assynt, Scotland. Choose your adventure, walk, run, or scramble to summit the ridge...
Read MoreThe Isle of Lewis in the Scottish Outer Hebrides has it all, from dramatic sea cliffs and white sandy beaches to rugged mountains and mysterious standing stones. Explore this remote and beautiful island...
Read More"Warning! The High Peak Marathon can test a competitor’s fitness, endurance and navigational skills to their limit." Meet Beauties and the Bog, the women's fell running team training for an overnight ultramarathon...
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