#trekking

PCT #3: Not Feeling the Fear...

People's reactions are always interesting when I tell them what I'm embarking on a trip like this. First their face contorts, then their...

Sadventure Completed #58: The way...

"Have you seen the way?" I was asked. "Which way?" "It's a film about a man who went for a walk on the Camino de Santiago, you have to...

Sadventure Completed #42 (2): 0 to 50k...

Thread one: https://www.mlconaquad.com/blog/sadventure-accepted-42-50kms-to-hell I tried very hard to follow a fitness plan but there...

Sadventure Completed #55: Uphill Folly!

"Walk to the top of the Broadway Tower ,"she commanded. "It's uphill?" "Yes, but if you park at the top, then walk down to the bottom,...

Sadventure Completed #52: The Salt Path (a book)

By the time one gets to middle-aged, one has usually already experienced a life-shattering event of some kind. Something that up-ends...

Sadventure Completed #51: Strapping...

Whilst moaning about my painful knee, I was told I should try that psychedelic strapping stuff that athletes use. Kinesiology tape I...

Sadventure Completed #49: Nordic Waddling...

Well, isn't it just the way. You casually mention that you're training for 0to50k (as you do), and then people chime in with 'Oh, you...

Sadventure Completed #44: Wild about Wild...

"You've got to watch Wild," she said. "With Reese Witherswatsit," she added. "And then you've got to read the book." "S'okay," I said. ...

Sadventure Completed #42: couch to 50k to couch...

"Why don't you train for an ultra-marathon?" she said. "Because I value life. Besides, I've walked just over 30kms twice recently in one...