I’ve been wearing the Patagonia Micro Puff Hoody throughout this summer. It’s been used for work and play; in the Scottish mountains, the Lake District crags and fells, the high mountains of the Alps, and more recently during a sport climbing week in beautiful Kalymnos. Fit I’m a slim size...

We see so many people on website forums saying ‘what are the best boots to buy?’ or ‘which jacket is the most waterproof?’ These forums or groups are great places to get advice like this and they can be very helpful, like asking a friend. A word of advice though,...

As a mountain runner and running coach, I spend much of my day either running, reading about running or thinking about running in one form or another. For those of us who spend their time in this bubble, there was a fair degree of anticipation while waiting for the release...

At the back of my mind I was mildly concerned at the prospect of encountering bears, wolves and the nasty-sounding horned viper, the most venomous snake in Europe, during a walking holiday through the wilds of Croatia. I need not have worried. Lakeland author Keith Richardson shares his latest KE Adventure...