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#Bike2016 with ViewRanger

Mountain Biking, Road Biking, ViewRanger June 24, 2016

Looking for a challenge this summer – why not sign up for ViewRanger’s #bike2016? With the options to pledge to ride 6,000, 3,000, 1,500 or 750 miles before the end of the year, it’s the perfect way to push yourself or try something new. The thing I love most about cycling is that you always feel […]

Keswick Mountain Festival 2016

Race Reports, Running, ViewRanger May 26, 2016

As you know, I have been looking forward to Keswick Mountain Festival for ages! So Friday night I headed straight to the Lake District from work. Admittedly the forecast did not look great, but that didn’t damp my spirits (excuse the pun!). Making good time, I arrived at the official campsite around 8 pm. I am […]

A sunny recce of the Peaks Skyrace Route

Running, ViewRanger May 11, 2016

Originally the plan for the weekend had been to head over to Wales to check out the V3K Skyrunning route. However when the forecast for Snowdon was very wet and stormy, and the Peak District was gloriously warm and dry, it seemed a shame to run from the sun! The change of plan did mean […]

ViewRanger a tool for adventure

ViewRanger April 9, 2016

I’ve been using ViewRanger for over a year now and absolutely love it. Naturally, as part of this, I find myself talking about it quite a lot and recommending it to my friends. Through this I noticed the same question coming up time and time again – “but it’s not as reliable as a paper […]

My debut as a film star (well kind of)!

Hiking, ViewRanger April 5, 2016

As you can imagine, I am very excited to share my debut as a film star for ViewRanger GPS and Casio! A lot of the credit should definitely go to Andrew White and Dave Thorp at Nova Productions for their excellent filming and direction. The whole production was so much fun to make with such a great […]

ViewRanger’s #Walk2016 – The First Quarter

Hiking, ViewRanger March 29, 2016

As those of you who follow my blog will know, 2016 didn’t get off to the best start… Crutches aren’t exactly conducive to long walks in the Peaks and scrambling around rock faces! Luckily a little patience, time and strength work in the gym (not a place you would otherwise find me!) have meant I […]

Exploring Tenerife – Volcanos, Turtles & Tapas

Hiking, Travel, ViewRanger March 16, 2016

Bikini – check, sunglasses – check, shorts, sun cream – check, check. Packing my suitcase these were not the sort of items I had been expecting to take on holiday! Until just over six weeks ago I had been going on a week’s ski mountaineering and winter climbing holiday in Scotland. But sadly, due to a […]

Cannock Chase Winter Classic MTB

Mountain Biking, Race Reports, ViewRanger February 29, 2016

From what I had read before the event, the Cannock Chase Winter Classic race seemed like the ideal introduction to endurance racing on the mountain bike. For me, the attraction was the fact they have a whole range of categories from beginner to pro. Being new to this style of race, but confident on the bike, […]

February Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge – Attempt 1

Hiking, ViewRanger February 24, 2016

I am going to start by saying this isn’t quite the blog post I expected to be writing! Last Saturday eight friends and I headed up to Harrogate to attempt the Yorkshire 3 Peaks in under 12 hours to raise money and awareness for Foodcycle. That morning preparation had gone well – Frankie was up […]

Race report: Blanchland Open5 Series

Mountain Biking, Race Reports, Running, ViewRanger February 16, 2016

Last year the Open5 series by Open Adventure were some of my favourite races of the season. I was disappointed to have to pull out of both their December and January races due to injury/illness, so as you can imagine I was very excited to be back up and running (kind of!) for their February race in Blanchland – […]