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Adventures in the Lake District: A New Life Begins
A year ago, I was writing about wanting to move to the Lake District. Today I’m writing from my flat in Kendal, which feels odd to say given I’ve just been reading (and reflecting) on the last post. Thanks to my goldfish-like memory, I’d forgotten how much I’ve done in the last year, from trail…
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Finding Purpose: New Career Path in the Lake District
Welcome to 2025… this blog is starting to become a great way of reminding me that time is going by so fast. I’ve been wanting to start a new post for some time, as I’ve (once again) been feeling somewhat lost in the journey I’ve put myself in, and blogging has been a great way…
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Starting My 30s: Climbing Adventures and Career Reflections
So my 30s began – I celebrated with a weekend of all things climbing in the north, starting with some indoor climbing at the Big Depot in Leeds, a day outdoors on Middlefell Buttress in the Lake District, doubling up as my friends first multi-pitch trad experience and capped off with a trip to Kendal…
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Adventures After Loss: A Journey of Healing
This year has been all over the place in terms of knowing what to do with life and if you’ve read the last posts you will have an idea why, however, this all came to a head in the last couple of months since the last post as my Mum passed away on September the…
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Alpine Mountaineering in Chamonix and Zermatt: Matterhorn Summit Tale
After a fairly hectic few months and a complete last-minute change to the entire booking we had made due to lack of availability with our original guide, it was time to make it over to Chamonix for a week which would hopefully end with summiting the Matterhorn. Starting on a Monday morning first thing I…
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What’s Next?
So now you’re up to speed it’s time to look at what’s next, as with the last blog I’ll kick this off by looking at what I was thinking at the end of last year; Something I didn’t expect, however, was to not feel at home in Norwich, a bizarre feeling given that it was…