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Autumn is my favourite hiking season. The light is different — softer, more golden, lower in the sky — and the trails are less crowded, the air is sharper, and the views through turning leaves are worth every extra layer you have to carry. But autumn is also the season that catches underprepared hikers off […]
The first summer hike I did without thinking about the heat almost ended two hours in. I had all my usual gear, I’d done the trail before, and I thought I was ready. What I hadn’t accounted for was 28 degrees of direct sun on an exposed ridge, the speed at which I was draining […]
There’s a particular kind of frustration that comes from being two miles into a hike and realising you’ve forgotten something important. I’ve turned back for a forgotten water bottle. I’ve arrived at a trailhead without downloading the map. I’ve reached a summit in freezing wind without a warm layer because the morning looked sunny. A […]
