Seeing friends again and making plans. The sunshine has arrived (and some epic thunderstorms too) and the long awaited lighter nights,...

Last week saw the return (finally!) of the Backpacks And Bruises Walking Group, aka The Herd! Picking up from where we left of before...

8.09 Miles - Time: 3.32hrs - Elevation 531.8m - Rating: Moderate – Good Navigation required Starting from Crowden Car Park (free/toilets)...

Torside Clough - 4.5 miles aprox 5 hrs - 448 metres of accent - Rating: Moderate Torside Clough is an amazing place to explore you can...

For most people its the sign of the first daffodils, but for the ones in the know its the hint of garlic in the air and the first sight...

We couldn't let this day pass without giving a nod to all the awesome ladies that joined us this day last year. We came away from this...

At the time of writing the national lockdown Part 2 has just been announced (probably well underway when this goes out), and us outdoor...

Wildboar Clough - 8.5 miles 4 hrs - 511 metres of accent - Rating: HARD Lets climb the waterfall she said, it'll be fun she said! 16...

After our near death experience on this hike back in October 2018 we thought it was time to return and show we will not be beaten! So the...

Or rather 'when' we get out and about. But, as this post is about preparation then there's no better time than lockdown to plan for when...

13th February, 2020 Meet The Herd! The Herd - we cannot be missed, trudging through the hills, if you don't see us at first you will most...

25th January, 2020 Route Plan & A Gruesome Tale of a Noisy Neighbour Our walk starts at the viewing area at Monsal head with views over...

25th November, 2019 Ok, lets first address that we had all good intentions of keeping this blog updated on a regular basis.  However, we...

15th February, 2018 By eck its a cold un innit? (Translation: Gosh this winter seems the coldest on record! Don't you think?) Is there no...

18th October, 2017 So this weeks objective (our favourite word) was to find some deer!  We've been trying throughout the Year to spot the...

12th October, 2017 This weeks adventure saw us take on the 16k walk around Derwent and Howden, taking in the famous dam used by 617...

October 02, 2017 Blogging? Sometimes you just have to take a running jump and leap right in, lets not overthink it.  We are now bloggers,...