Champing: a guide to camping in ancient churches

Champing: a guide to camping in ancient churches

Light was already starting to come through the windows at half four in the morning. I reached across my camp-bed to feel the temperature of the baby sleeping heavily next to me. She was feeling chilly - the damp cold of the church cutting through her layers. I scooped...

THREE STRIPES SOUTH: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!

THREE STRIPES SOUTH: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!

To celebrate the release of my debut book Three Stripes South, I'm running a Christmas special! Buy a signed copy of my book along with a 'Life is Better Outdoors patch for just £8 (inc delivery). Or get 2 signed copies and patches for just £14 (including delivery)....

23 Songs for your hiking playlist

23 Songs for your hiking playlist

Music plays an important role in my adventures. As I said in my top long distance walking tips - it can massively help combat boredom and boost my mood. My handy iPod shuffle goes with me everywhere. On it I have an evening wind-down/reflective playlist and also an...

Stok Kangri expedition in photos & top tips

Stok Kangri expedition in photos & top tips

In September I headed to India with 15 other women from the Love Her Wild community to take on a 10 day Stok Kangri Trek. Our goal was to reach the summit of this 6,153m mountain which sits in Ladkah, North India. Stok Kangri is a great entry-level 6,000m trek and...

5 takeaways from Kicking the States

5 takeaways from Kicking the States

I'm glad I took some time out before writing this review of Kicking the States. Immediately after the expedition, I was feeling pretty spent and a bit overwhelmed by the whole thing. It'd been a huge project (which you can see by the amount of planning we put into it)...

How much did Kicking the States cost?

How much did Kicking the States cost?

If you've seen my blog - how much do my expeditions cost - you will know that Kicking the States is the most expensive expedition I have done. I always knew it would be. Travelling in the US and in an urban (rather than in a remote) environment was always going to...