Returning to the Brecon Beacons National Park… Having been forced to abandon our Beacons Way thru-hike earlier this year due to extreme weather conditions across southern England and Wales, we were left feeling rather…
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Taking On The Popular Yorkshire Dales Circular Walk! Feeling at peak fitness having just returned from Corsica on completion of the GR20, we decided the following weekend (maybe crazily so) that we would undertake…
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Use It or Lose It! It was a stiff start to Day 2 – We felt like the Tin Man from the ‘Wizard of Oz’ story – the whole of our bodies in need…
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Returning To The ‘Beehive’ State… During our 50 day road trip across the southwest, we spent the longest amount of time (around 3 weeks in total) exploring the state of Utah. From trekking across…
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Visiting The Rockies & Hiking In Colorado’s Finest National Park! Colorado can boast 13 national parks, 15 national historic landmarks, 11 national natural landmarks and three national historic trails. As it was our first…
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Sunrise At Mount Whitney… We made it! After leaving Guitar Lake at 3am and hiking the last five miles in the dark, we arrived at the summit of Mount Whitney just in time to…
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Our Last Night In The Wilderness… From wanting to see a bear, to being desperate for more food, to developing the hiker ‘look’ and ‘smell’, to getting our kit off in the coldest of…
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Over The Final Pass… Today we hiked up another 3,000 feet from Centre Basin Creek to reach our final pass on the JMT. At 13,118 feet, not only is Forester Pass the highest pass…
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We’re Almost There… Including today, we have only three hiking days left of roughly 10 miles per day to reach Guitar Lake, where we’ll camp before heading up to the summit of Mount Whitney.…
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Not Too Far! We had a lay in this morning (not that we needed any extra sleep as we’re already getting at least 10 hours a night). But as we had less than a…
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Same, Same, But Different… It was only a ‘half day’ of hiking today as we headed from Woods Creek to Lower Rae Lake. The unfortunate thing about it however was that it was all…
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Missing A Few Home Comforts… We’ve been exactly 21 days on the trail. That’s three whole weeks in the wilderness without access to the phone, TV, or internet. (Not that we’ve really missed these…
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Back On Top Form! After a good night’s rest, we were back at peak fitness and found Mather Pass a breeze this morning. Whether it was because it was a lot cooler today, or…
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Up The Golden Staircase… After 19 days on the trail, I’ve got to admit that we’re starting to feel a little bit drained, a little bit dirty and more than a little bit hungry!…
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What A Difference A Day Makes! As if the first 100 miles hadn’t been picturesque enough, today just blew us away! Hiking out of Evolution Basin was simply stunning. It truly is mountainous scenery…
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The Final 10 Days… Today we embark on what is said to be the best section of the JMT. Wayne has been looking forward to reaching Evolution Basin simply for the photographic opportunities that…