The Fear is Real!
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he...
Wild Wales!
“We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.”...
Bring back Winter!
“We feel cold, but we don’t mind it, because we will not come to harm. And if we wrapped up against the cold, we wouldn’t feel other...
Feeling hot, hot, hot
Near record temperatures for Wales and Northern Ireland, tinder dry terrain in Greater Manchester and Norfolk due to a jet-tream out of...
Is 'classic' an over-used word?
Classic cars, classic design, a timeless classic, the list goes on. Given a definition of 'an outstanding example of a particular style;...
Monkey Weekend
A few years ago, I reached the summit of Western Europe with one of my best mates. We self-guided, we were inexperienced, we were naïve,...
getting one's bearings
Having fixed your position at a particular grid reference on your map and having discerned the difference between your orienting lines...
'we the globe can compass soon ...'
Very simple things are compasses, not at all like Shakespeare's plays, a bit of plastic with a needle that always points north. Really,...
what on earth is an easting?
There are loads of different types of maps but each has one thing in common: They all have grid of squares overlying the topographical...
why are there squares on maps?
Maps come in varying sizes, usually too large and doing its best to rip itself from your hands on a windy day, and they come in varying...
