Georgia might not be many people’s choice of ski destination but the huge Caucasus mountains are rapidly growing a reputation in adventure travel circles for outstanding splitboarding and ski touring. Three mountain areas stand out for skiing: Svaneti, Adjara and Gudauri. The most remote, least developed and undeniably the most beautiful is Svaneti
Tetnuldi, Georgia – Reviewing Europe’s newest Ski Resort
Did skiing or snowboarding at Tetnuldi in Georgia, the newest Ski Resort in Europe live up to the promise?
Winter Walking on Ben Alder, Scotland Highlands
Scotland’s Highlands is at their most beautiful when the Munro’s and mountain tops are dusted in fresh snow. This winter the wet and and windy weather has made it challenging for hiking
A guide to the best mountain huts around the world
If you want to embrace the wildest mountains without carrying your tent then you need to find a mountain hut (AKA a mountain cabin or lodge or Refuge!). A proper mountain hut to me is a very basic shelter that
6 Adventurous Places You Should Cycle Tour in 2016
As everyone is busy planning cycle touring holidays for 2016 I thought I would share my top adventure cycling destinations. These are places that I’ve visited over the last few years that I’d love to get back to
Exploring Varanasi in India
Varanasi on the River Ganges was to be my favourite place in India. It is one of the oldest continually habited cities in the world, the most sacred Hindu and Jain city, important also to Buddhists, a favourite place of Lord Shiva, a centre of culture and scholarship, and full of activity, colour and sights. There is also an amazing lassi café. What’s not to like?
Exploring India’s most iconic sights
With Ed still AWOL in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, Cindy and I took some time to explore some of India’s ancient cities in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. While I usually spend my time trying to escape other tourists, there are some busy places on earth that shouldn’t be missed.
One of the best long MTB loops in the Lake District
This rather ambitious mid winter ride attempted the two highest peaks you can legally mountain bike cycle in the England up in the Lake District – Skiddaw and Helvellyn
2015 a year in photographic review.
2015 was a strange year for us.
We finally left Chamonix for good, signified by us collecting
Absolute Black Oval Chainrings – Long term review
It was certainly a gamble to use an oval chainring from Absolute Black for the first time ever during a 24 hour mountain bike race, but did it pay off, back fire or did I just not notice any difference?
Oval or non circular shaped chain rings aren’t new,
Traditional churches on the wild & remote Isle of Chiloe, Chile.
The Isle of Chiloe sits off the coast of northern Patagonia, it’s only a short ferry ride across from the mainland but feels a world away.
Apidura Bag Review and Full kit List Cycling the Pamirs
Cycling across the rough high desert roads of the Pamir mountains was the perfect occasion to use a complete bike packing setup aka: the ‘full Apidura’. In this blog I will go through every bag I used and what I carried in them