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The irony and hypocrisy of this post is not lost on me, promoted and shared on the very platform that I appear to be lamenting and punctuated with pretty pictures for aesthetic appeal. Really though, it’s not all bad. Social media can be a powerful means for facilitating connection with fellow creatives, driving engagement towards […]

It’s been pretty hard navigating the nuances of lockdown legislation with regard to outdoor exercise this time around. This post started as an Instagram caption but sort-of snowballed, so I decided it might be better placed on my blog for those with a stronger stomach for rambling. Following on from a number of posts from

I’ve been feeling a bit melancholic lately. Actually, I’ll just own it, I’ve been downright miserable. Everything has just been a bit ‘black holey’ these last few weeks. I think I can attribute most of it to not being able to do the outdoor things I love the most, thus distracting myself from the absolutely

Why have I been so hesitant to speak my mind lately? It doesn’t usually trouble me! Recently my blog posts haven’t made it any further than my drafts folder. Having taken up a substantial chunk of my ‘free time’ to write (a commodity which has felt rather scarce of late), these posts languish in linguistic

Any climber lucky enough to have visited the illustrious limestone landscapes of Andalusia will know of El Chorro, and most will have at one time or another visited the Olive Branch. For those who know, this little climber’s haven run by down-to-earth expats Mel and Gary Byrne, and an evolving team of super-psyched volunteers needs

My day began with the disconcerting discovery that having foolishly left my running shoes directly on top of the radiator after a particularly soggy ascent the previous day, one innersole had warped entirely and detached from the shoe. In addition to the already split toe box and holes in either side, this didn’t really seem