Lockdown Publication
It was a publication day like no other. Coronavirus lockdown. No prospect of travel in the near future, yet launching a book that extolled just that, a new guidebook about […]
#FinishForMatt
Why did over 500 runners turn out yesterday evening to run 3.7 miles along the shores of Lake Windermere? What did it mean to them? I can’t answer that, yet […]
Wireless Adventure
Dear Mr Turner, Re: Your plans to install 8 separate zip wires across Thirlmere, in the Lake District. This is published as an open letter. “Come take a walk with […]
Cicerone Press open day
As I drove through Kendal yesterday towards Murley Moss, there was no doubt that it was the mountain festival weekend. The uniform of festival attendees was evident walking down every […]
OWPG Best Guidebook award 2017
I’m back from the Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild (OWPG) annual AGM weekend. To be fair I didn’t have to travel too far, as it was just up the road […]
Author running events
As part of the launch events for these running guidebooks, there are a couple of upcoming ‘run with the author’ dates for your diary. These two dates are both based […]
Lake District book out!
This week my latest mountain running guidebook, “Trail and Fell Running in the Lake District” was published by Cicerone Press. This project has taken years to come together, and countless days out […]
Chamonix Spring Trails
So when is the trail running season in Chamonix and the Alps? Now!!! Yesterday I posted a video I’d shot whilst running to Gorge d’Arveyron and Le Chapeau above Lavancher […]
Running off grid
It is purely coincidence that it’s New Years Eve when I happen to post this, but there’ll surely be more than a few people who drink a little too much tonight, […]
Running from UTMB
With two finishes to the UTMB to date, 2016 was to be my third and final run of this iconic race. It did not happen for me last night, and […]
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