I’ve been running, hiking and scrambling in the Salomon S-Lab Sense 4 Ultra (and the predecessor) for years now, and it’s time for a long-term review.
DJI Spark Review – is this the most expensive paperweight ever?
So after 15 months of owning a DJI Spark I thinks it’s time for a review. At the time of purchase the Spark was the smallest, lightest drone readily available with its specs. Full HD camera, fast flying mode, obstacle…
Our 2017 Carbon Footprint
We just estimated our carbon footprint using WWF’s carbon footprint estimator and offset it via the charity Cool Earth. We know that carbon offsetting is by no means perfect. It would always be better to minimise one’s footprint rather than offsetting in hindsight.…
Canoe Camping in Algonquin Park
“Fuck off!” I hear Janneke hiss in front of me as she wildly flails her arms around. She’s shouting at mosquitoes and horse flies. I’m also being attacked, but I can’t flail my arms because I’m carrying our canoe, which…
Mont Sainte Anne Downhill World Cup 2017
Ever since I got into mountainbiking almost 20 years ago (fuck, I’m getting old) I wanted to go and see a downhill world cup race live and in real life. It never worked out with the dates. Someones wedding or…
Off it goes…
Yesterday, we dropped off our beloved fire engine at the Port of Liverpool. We’ll (hopefully) see it again in Halifax on the 17th of July.
Mountains are Awesome
Mountains are awesome. Not that that’s news or anything, but it’s definitely worth reminding oneself every once in a while. The last couple of months have been pretty hard at work, both mentally and physically. The stress of finishing my PhD…
A Cotswolds Day Adventure
After we spent most of our Saturday indoors, researching vans, insurances and other exciting things for our big trip next year, we needed to get out. So Janneke did some late night planning and we decided to take a train…
Rab Mountain Marathon 2016
Getting to this year’s Rab Mountain Marathon was a bit of a mission. Because Janneke had a presentation to give late Friday afternoon, I drove the rental car up to Doncaster and she hopped on a train to meet me there. Due…
Rab Mountain Marathon – Everything You Need to Know
So what is the Rab Mountain Marathon, what do you need to know and why should you do a mountain marathon? The RMM is an orienteering, fell running event in the mountains somewhere in the UK (the location changes every…