My favourite B&B’s on Hadrian’s Wall Path

25 February 2010

Hadrians Wall Path is one of the most popular long distance walking routes in the UK and a firm favourite of Macs Adventure clients. Having booked lots of walkers along the route over the last two years, I thought it would be useful to let you know about some of my favourite places for accommodation on Hadrian’s Wall.

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Multi Activity Holiday Scotland

16 February 2010
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I am proud to announce the launch of our first  Multi Activity Holiday in Scotland, part of our long awaited Discovery Scotland Collection.
Our aim is to enable visitors to Scotland to experience the real Scotland up close and personal. It’s only when your boots are wet, there’s a trickle of icy water dripping down your [...]

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The Ultimate Trekking Year?

12 February 2010

The World’s Best Treks by Month
If you had a year to trek the World’s best treks where would you go? What would you do?
Here is my list of the world’s best treks by month. So if you you are looking for inspiration for a year or just a month here is a list of the [...]

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Travel to the Start of the West Highland Way in Milngavie

8 February 2010

Getting to Milngavie (pronounced mull-guy) can prove confusing to thise starting the West Highland Way, not least because if you call it “miln-gavie” most Glaswegians will look at you with blank incomprehension. Here is a quick and easy guide to getting to the start of the West Highland Way in Milngavie.
Location: Milngavie is located 8 [...]

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Kilimanjaro Photos

4 February 2010

I returned early on Tuesday morning from a very successful climb of Kilimanjaro via the Machame Route. Despite being tied to my desk ever since I have found a few moments to put together the best photos from the trip. Full trip report to follow but here are my Kilimanjaro Photos to wet your appetite:

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Kilimanjaro Climb Diary: Day 7

31 January 2010
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Day 7: Kilimanjaro Climb: Mweka Camp (3100m) to Mweka Gate (1500m)
We start the day with a huge breakfast as we try to recover from our calorie deficit caused by yesterday’s madness. This is closely followed by issuing tips to our fabulous crew of guides and porters. As we were dealing with a crew of 40, [...]

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Kilimanjaro Climb Diary – Summit Day

30 January 2010
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Day 6: Kilimanjaro Climb: Summit Day: Barafu Camp: 4600m to Uhuru Peak 5895m
It is, and feels like, the middle of the night when I drag myself out of my warm sleeping bag for the final push to the summit of Kilimanjaro. Friendly faces peer out of balaclavas, neck gaiters and woolly hats as we force [...]

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Kilimanjaro Climb Diary – Day 4

29 January 2010
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Day 4: Kilimanjaro Climb – Barranco Camp (3950m) to Karanga Camp (4050m)
Barranco Wall towers above Barranco Camp. As soon as the sun rose above Kibo Peak a stream of porters and climbers could be seen winding their way up the seemingly impossibly steep wall.
What did Barranco Wall hold in store for us? Technically the most [...]

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Kilimanjaro Climb Diary – Day 5

29 January 2010
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Day 5: Kilimanjaro Climb – Karanga Camp (4050m) to Barafu Camp (460m)
So here how day 5 is meant to work:

7:00 — Breakfast at Karanga Camp
9:00 – Walk the three hours from Karanga to Barafu.
13:00 – Have lunch at Barafu Camp
14:00 – Have a long leisurely afternoon sleep to build your strength.
17:30 – Have dinner
18:30 – [...]

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Kilimanjaro Climb Diary – Day 3

28 January 2010
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Day 3: Kilimanjaro Climb – Shira Camp (3840m) to Barranco Camp (3950m)
A beautiful cold, clear morning, a delicious breakfast, good company and a day of walking ahead. Does it get any better than this?
Everyone was adapting to the altitude well and it was all smiles as we started on our trek to Barranco Camp via [...]

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Kilimanjaro Climb Diary – Day 2

27 January 2010
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Day 2: Kilimanjaro Climb – Machame Camp (3000m) to Shira Camp (3840m)
Although I am sure we did more than eat, sleep and walk for seven days it is those three things that spring to mind as soon as I start writing my daily entry. Along with the toilet they were also the things we spent [...]

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