Dodgy Knee, the blog: October 2017

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Simply Delicious

Classic Bacon Cheeseburger - Classic bacon cheeseburger topped with crispy bacon, tomato, lettuce and cheese. The perfect addition to your summer grilling menu. Ingredients Needed Ho...
v-g Backpacking in Britain Blog

Western Idris Hills 3-day backpack - A hike through the western hills of the Cadair Idris range, including first visits to two mountain lakes. The outward line crosses the Mawddach estuary to ...
Chris Townsend Outdoors

A video for those interested in backpacking pots & stoves. -
PopUpBackpacker.com

Low Loveseat and Double Jeopardy - I have been looking at this camping loveseat for a couple of years. Although I place little credence in most reviews these days, the Kelty Low Loveseat c...
John D Burns

Ian Crofton: Upland | Podcast - Ian Crofton talks about his new book Upland, A journey through time and the hills
London underfoot

Green Chain Walk D1.2: New Eltham - New Beckenham - Geese at the Tarn, Eltham. Today’s walk threads through the hinterland of Eltham, Bromley and Beckenham, linking a typically varied selection of Green Cha...
northern pies

A Daunder by Any Other Name (Pre TGO challenge Walkies) - Camp at Blakethwaite BottomIt was Alan Sloman (RIP) and Phil Lambert who invented the Pre-TGO challenge Daunder. Usually taking place in April and taki...
PTC*

Station to Station - The last time I was here was the first time I’d been here. It really grabbed me, it’s a belter of a walk and I was looking forward to going back. The Three...
CARROT QUINN

September/October 2025 Utah Guided Backpacking Trips! - My spring Utah trips sold out, so I decided to add some fall dates as well! Are you a backpacker who wants to practice using caltopo for cross-country navi...
all the gear but no idea

The Lake Circuit - Lake Parramatta - Lake Parramatta 08-02-2025 This map was created using GPS Visualizer's do-it-yourself geographic utilities. Please wait while the map data loads... *Ro...
Ultralight and Comfortable

Chapter 2: Navigational Mastery in Winter Conditions - Getting around snowy landscapes in winter requires more than just adventure; it needs the right tools for safe and effective travel. This chapter looks at ...
Tom’s Bike Trip

No Stupid Questions: Any Tips For Staying Motivated On A Longer Tour? - A reader writes: Have you got any tips for maintaining motivation on a longer tour? I’m just past halfway through a Spain to Ireland tour, and I’ve just ...
Dixie

Pebbles And Islay Go Nadventuring - 🐾i’s dun a little vidio of owr adventures its only 5 minits long but better than mums vidios🐾
Lonewalker

Pennine Way (North to South) 2024 – Intermission 2 - It’s been a little over four weeks since I spat my dummy out and walked away from the second leg of the Pennine Way, taking my proverbial ball with me. It ...
My Yorkshire Dales

Exploring the Underground Wonders of the Yorkshire Dales: A Guide to Caves and Caverns - The Yorkshire Dales is renowned for its stunning above-ground scenery, with rolling hills, craggy limestone formations, and quaint villages. However, ben...
The Next Challenge

Meet the Winners of the 2024 Next Challenge Grant - I am delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 Next Challenge Grant. A wonderful spread of walking, running, cycling, climbing, swimming and skiing. So...
alan sloman's big walk

TGO Challenge 2022, Days 13-14, Tarfside to St Cyrus (published from a saved draft) - *DAY 13: TARFSIDE TO NORTH WATER BRIDGE* DAY 13, WEDNESDAY. RIGHT-CLICK TO ENLARGE IN NEW WINDOWDistance: 27.0 km Ascent: 150 m LOUISE & BARRY AT...
Alex Roddie | words - mountains - imagination

Attitudes and Altitude: a new Sidetracked project, and a journey across the Alps - I'll be spending much of the rest of the summer in the Alps, trekking and a bit of running from Ventimiglia to Zermatt. It's going to be an incredible ad...
Natural Comfort Kitchen

Vegan Greek Pasta Salad - Greek salad, but better: transformed into a cool, satisfying pasta salad with a tangy, creamy (vegan!) dressing. Great for weeknight dinner or weekend picn...
Fevered Mutterings: See The World, Tell Better Stories

Why Everything Is Amazing - Oh hi, Mike. It’s been a while. Hey there. Yo. I see you’re still trying to sound trendy. You do know “yo” is an ’80s thing? Not necessarily. In Spanish it...
Louise's Big Adventure

2019 in Review - April 2019 saw us celebrating our Silver Wedding Anniversary, so we hired a campervan to have an adventure in Scotland. We spent a lovely few days on a wh...
FellBound

Come on Heart: Pennine Way Day 4, Jack in at Jack Bridge - Manchester, 5.50am This is a post about how I lost my love of backpacking and why I gave up walking the Pennine Way. Was it difficult to write? Definit...
Far not fast

Kungsleden, part 2. Kvikkjokk to Abisko. - Refreshed after a break of three days, we set out from Kvikkjokk on a rainy morning. It's day 13 and raining, but the forecast is good. It's a lousy trail ...
Must Be This Way

There’s a Point To The Map! - Most of the best walking days are up high but most not all. As with most things variety can ball important. So, yesterday saw me walking the Wedlock Edge f...
danielwrethamphotography

How To Photograph Rainbows - Few things in life draw as much universal admiration as a rainbow streaking across the sky with its vibrant colour spectrum, I don't know a single person w...
Keith Foskett

DNF – Why I’ve Quit Long-Distance Hiking - My thru-hiking days are over. Here's why. The post DNF – Why I’ve Quit Long-Distance Hiking appeared first on Keith Foskett.
Mountain Coast River

Afloat Again: Assynt & the Outer Hebrides - After a few years when I posted photos & writing from the sea almost every month, it has been a long time since I added to this blog. After losing two c...
A Walk on the Mild Side

What a difference a year makes. Training with Woodhead Mountain Rescue. - When I last wrote, I was joining Woodhead Mountain Rescue and looking forward to a year of training. In general, I think I seriously underestimated the com...
An Sgarsoch

An east coast thing - I was in Inverurie for work with the next couple of days free. Obviously the Cairngorms were calling, but first a meander inland to climb Morven, an outlie...
blog - David Lintern

Team Heavy reprise - With the book finally submitted (bar edits, of which there will no doubt be 'some') and child 1 freed from nursery for the summer, it was time to venture...
Backpackingbongos

The Arctic Trail – Kautokeino to Kilpisjärvi pt3 (mist and misery) - The Arctic trail starts at Kautokeino in the far north of Norway and heads south for approximately 800 kilometres. It crosses into Finland and Sweden, fini...
Blog - Sweetest Menu

Funfetti Sour Cream Cookies - Sour cream makes everything better. I mean, literally, everything. You already know that I love adding sour cream to my cakes (like this one) and my che...
Alastair Humphreys

By: 5 Adventure Blogs to Keep an Eye on in 2017 - […] Alistair Humphreys […]
Peewiglet's Plog

No longer on Facebook because… - Hi peeps, I received the above from Facebook this morning, and they’ve locked me out of my account. Since I can’t send them a copy of a passport, driving l...
A Backpacker's Life

$100 SUL Gear List: First Aid & Gear Maintenance - This is part five in a series about my $100 Super-Ultralight Gear List. Part five, is all about my first aid and gear repair kit. First Aid Kit Gauze R...
PilgrimChris.com

Camping: To Pee or Not to Pee…. - … in pee bottles? That is the question. I’m not as young as I once was (an obvious statement) and, as I grow older, I find my physical attributes changing...
Half Baked Harvest

By: Tieghan - In reply to Healthy Eats make you feel good Inside and Out! | Delish-dish...
One Small Step

Schist happens.... - … when siltstones and mudstones are subjected to extreme temperatures and pressure. Obviously. Shit, on the other hand, happens when you abuse your b...
stumblingsteve | Hiking, walking, camping, rambling

Dapper Dipper - During our recent hiking trip in the Lake District I had the immense joy and pleasure of spending three lovely evenings sitting on the YHA Keswick balcony ...
Alex Roddie | words - mountains - imagination

The Cape Wrath Trail days 18 – 20 - *The Cape Wrath Trail is a long-distance hiking route in Scotland. It links Fort William with Cape Wrath, the farthest northwest point of the British ...

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Hunting in the Colne Valley

The Ver-Colne Valley Walk