First of all I was introduced to freeze dried hiking meals whilst walking the Fjallraven Classic in Sweden last summer. The meals that where included with the price of the event where made by a Norwegian company called Real Turmat and I must say that they where really tasty and held a good amount of energy. After…
A night in a mountain bothy. What is a Bothy? A bothy is a basic shelter, usually left unlocked and available for anyone to use free of charge. It was also a term for basic accommodation, usually for gardeners or other workers on an estate. Spending a night in a mountain bothy is a must.Bothies are…
Cooking alfresco with the frontier stove. After a busy couple of days at work, the family away for the summer and extremely hot weather I decided to combine dog walking, swimming and evening meal all together. I had decided on a evening cooking alfresco with the frontier stove. I had to carry my frontier Stove…
Packing for four days in the Lake District. I find that I constantly pack and repack and this was the case whilst Packing for four days in the Lake District. The first thing I do is write down what I want to take with me then start to cross out things I don’t really need, mark…
Wild Swimming is a fantastic way to have a micro-adventure close to home – low on hassle and high in adrenaline and fun Take part in a Micro Adventure Wild Swimming. Daniel, author of the Wild Swimming and Wild Guides was speaking at the fundraiser Night of Adventure organised by Alastair Humphreys and the brilliant charity Hope…
Micro adventure wild camping on the beach. Wild camping on the beach it is then (we said at 4:00 on a night shift. I always say try to fit work around my life and not the other way around. I work a shift pattern which is different to friends that enjoy the same interests. It…
This all started about 22 years ago when I had my first experience of this Micro adventure -Scuba Diving. I was working in Corsica and I done my first try dive. I have always loved the water grown up paddling, swimming and surfing and learning to dive was on my bucket list. It wasn’t until…
Micro adventure-river paddling A quick over nighter down the river Waveney. We are lucky being so close to the coast and right on the doorstep of the river Waveney an evening paddle down the river cannot be missed. Kit all packed in the car for a overnighter we leave from the sailing club at Beccles…
What is a micro adventure? In short it’s simple it’s a micro adventure, these micro adventures are simple to organise, cost effective, normally local, challenging, builds new skills, confirms friendship and family bonds, new and easy to organise. In a busy urbanised world it is easy for us to get sucked into that 9-5, tech…
Quick morning out along the river with the chance to hang some bacon and have a brew after clearing a load of brambles on the land. Lovely spring morning was warm enough to see a grass snake bathing in the sun. Cleared a good section of brambles to clear the 3rd marsh then time to…
