3 February 2012
If your kids are more than a little reluctant to get their walking boots on and join the rest of the family in going for a walk, check out these three great suggestions for ways to make walking just that little bit more fun. Прочети повече...
23 January 2012
Walking is generally considered a relatively inexpensive hobby. After all, you can’t be charged for walking around Britain’s myriad of open public footpaths, bridleways and coastline walks. However, one cost which can’t be ignored is the price of a really good quality pair of walking boots. Прочети повече...
10 January 2012
Probably one of the most disappointing experiences when walking or after a walk is the discovery of a blister the size of your eye on your foot. It’s not pleasant and you know you’re going to struggle with walking in any shoe for the next few days or so. But there are precautions you can take and ways to try to avoid them. Прочети повече...
26 September 2011
Usually, we don’t need an excuse to get out there and hit the fells. Most passionate walkers will squeeze hiking into any spare time they have – weekends, evenings, Bank Holidays all offer the perfect excuse to don your hiking boots and get out in the countryside. Прочети повече...
16 September 2011
In the age of the modern internal combustion, walking has been relegated in popularity in favour of the motor vehicle. However, the romance of a plain old fashioned walk is immortalised in the words of many songs that have been a part of Western popular culture for years and will no doubt remain so. Прочети повече...
23 August 2011
With recent reports in the news discussing the inability of some 999 services in the UK being able to ascertain locations of walkers calling from remote areas (unless they have a postcode), there is even more reason to take special precautions when you think you’re going to walk in areas that don’t have them. Прочети повече...
18 August 2011
Normally, we go hiking to escape the trappings of modern life. Now though, even in the most remote of locations, technology infiltrates its way in some shape or form. Saying this technology has always had its place on the hike; from the compass to the thermo flask. There’s no reason then, why you shouldn’t embrace technology when it comes to your own hiking pursuits. Прочети повече...