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Torres del Paine 2013 - Getting There

Posted by Mark Richardson on Mar 04, 2013

Getting ThereWith a well developed transport infrastructure at the Patagonia end I guess it was always going to be relatively straightforward to get to the start of the walk – and thats how it turned out. Chile is only three hours behind the UK as well so there isn’t really any jet-lag to worry about.Tuesday 12th MarchLeft home at 13.45 heading for Darlington Railway Station, caught the 14.45 trai …
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Pennine Way in Winter

Jan 15, 2013

Walking the Frozen Spine - the Pennine Way in Winter The Pennine Way in winter is a tough old route. As you probably already know or have experienced its bleak up there, bleak, dark, cold and almost always very wet. It’s the grandfather of long distance walks in the UK and completing it in winter as unsupported as possible is a fantastic challenge. In December 2012 two weeks before Christmas myse …
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