We are so fortunate to have people who will risk their own lives to save others on the hills, fells, lakes and towns when a crisis hits – the Mountain […]
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Take a walk on the wild side with John Hunston – summer has finally arrived!
Well, summer has finally arrived, and so far we seem to have had a better one than much of the rest of the country, says John Hunston the walking mountain […]
Take a walk on the wild side with John Hunston – walking the coffin route
Occasionally one comes across something totally surprising within a few yards of previous routes says John Hunston the walking mountain leader. I’d been walking the Coffin Route – again! – […]
Take a walk on the wild side with John Hunston – Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award adventures
My elder son turned 30 this year, so it’s a while since I last experienced first hand the teenage mind says John Hunston the walking mountain leader. I spent four […]
Take a walk on the wild side with John Hunston – avoiding the honeypots
As I write this, the spell of exceptionally bright, warm weather is coming to an end and we are having the first rain in about a week, says John Hunston the […]
Take a walk on the wild side with John Hunston – on the fells
The fell running community is a friendly, warm bunch who will chat before and after races and look after each other on the fell too, says John Hunston the walking mountain […]
Take a walk on the wild side with John Hunston – taking the three peaks challenge
It’s evening, already dark, and we’re driving down Wasdale en route for Scafell Pike, says John Hunston – the walking mountain leader. Early start for challenge I can see lights all the […]