I’ve been up in the Lake District for the past few days, assessing a group of students who are on their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition. Unfortunately, I’ve been somewhat struck down with the lurgy, so have not been able to capitalise on being up here! Rocks to climb, peaks to bag, lakes to Read more

Rain, rain and more rain! As fast as I emptied the rain gauge at The Cottage, it kept filling back up. Plans for a team kayak descent of some of the rivers were reviewed in the morning and we all agreed that they might provide a bit more excitement than we wanted to sign up Read more

I’ve spent the last few days either on or in the water, canoeing, paddleboarding and then yesterday, hosting a Raft Race! It’s been a bit overcast and I’ve had my hands too full to have had time for many photos, but it’s remained nice and warm. This shot shows the race mid-flow and with cheering Read more

First time back in a canoe for a while! But perfect conditions to leading a group of students on the lake today. Even better was getting our latest summer photo journal in the post! Super memories! Amazing adventures! Read more

It’s been a very long time since I celebrated on my birthday at Fort Martin, but as usual, I’ve managed to stretch the celebrations out as long as possible over several days! I was very happy to do so this year, especially with an ‘out of bed and into the river’ start making a suitably Read more

Welcome to the new and improved version of the Mountain Lifestyle Blog! After nine years of ‘Blogger’ based blogging, it’s time to upgrade to a slicker and more user friendly platform. Clare has been busy working behind the scenes sorting out the ‘tech’ (not my top strength!) and things are starting to move across to Read more