Birdfair Begins!

August 19, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Once I’d pushed my belongings through the campsite in a wheelbarrow, I began the head-scratching task of setting up my tent. I didn’t have much camping experience, but after a practice in the garden earlier in the week I was feeling confident. There was a brief tussle with a stiff breeze, but soon I had […]

Walking Black Hill

May 12, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

Year one assignments have officially finished! Last Wednesday was an all day practical on first aid, navigation and camp craft. All in all the day went well, and by 4pm I was done and dusted, dazed and confused with nothing to do. It was all a bit spontaneous, but my boyfriend invited me up to […]

Getting Lost on High Rigg

November 5, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Last week I embarked on a ‘Navigation Day’ as part of a module called ‘Operating in Diverse Locations’. This involved driving into the Lake District and then walking round and round in circles on High Rigg, a fell situated three miles from the town of Keswick. In turn, our module leader gave us a speck […]