Here are top tips on all the questions that usually baffle those planning cold weather camping - you might be planning an arctic or polar expedition, or maybe just a short hiking and camping trip. In this article, I speak with experienced cold-weather experts to...
Learn all the top tips on staying warm when extreme weather camping....told from those who have experience of surviving on extreme arctic adventures. These 4 experienced adventurers have learnt how to manage cold while on polar and arctic expeditions. And now they are...
My Norway Arctic pulk pulling expedition was the first experience I ever had in an extreme cold environment. I had so many questions - how do your train for pulling pulks....what gear is best to take.......how do you have a wee in -30.? Naturally, I did what anyone...
There is a lot to think about when preparing for surviving in extremely cold weather. Without a doubt, the part I found most challenging was getting the Arctic expedition clothing and gear list right. This was a completely new environment and I was nervous. Trying to...
"You don't sleep in a snow hole. You just wait for morning." An experienced guide told me this once. I thought about these reassuring words as I dug away at my snow hole wondering if I could actually be bothered to spend a night in the thing. Hardley reassuring words....
I have always declared that winter mountaineering isn’t for me. I like to be warm. Plus I feel way too clumsy for technical-sounding gear like crampon and ice axes. So I stumbled onto the winter skills course by accident really. I was using it as a preparation course...
The Norway Expedition was my hardest yet. I’ve never been challenged in such a brutal way as I was during those 9 days learning new skills and surviving in extreme temperatures. The Arctic was relentless. I had the challenge of learning how to ski pulling a pulk...
I’m currently sat on a bus heading to the airport after 17 days on the Norway Arctic Expedition. Jo is sat next to me looking glassy-eyed with a huge grin on her face. Seanna sits behind me inspecting her frostbitten hands. Aimee and Trish are looking through photos...
This is my standard Expedition kit list for winter hiking or participating in winter skills. I took this gear on a 1 week winter skills weeks in the Pyrenees. A year later I used the same packing list for a Himalayan Stok Kangri Trek. What to pack for your winter...