March 13, 2024
Before my first trip to Finland with Mat, I had never been on a plane, let alone to such a harsh climate! It really built my confidence as a person and motivated me to do more, but doing it the second time was completely different and an incredible opportunity that has helped me as a...
March 13, 2024
When I was younger, I always had a passion for camping and the outdoors. I always enjoyed water sports but had never really been open to the idea of hiking and expeditions until my trip to Finland in 2023. On this life changing trip, I faced many challenges but never felt like I was struggling,...
March 13, 2024
Last year, was my first trip out to Finland. It was, and still is, my favourite place to visit. Finland holds hundreds of things to do in all shapes and sizes yet is not an environment for the faint hearted. Last year when I attended as a student, it was a holiday of fun, joy...
February 27, 2024
I’ve had my fair share of moments where I have felt that my body has failed me. Every time I have inevitably learned that it was because I had asked it to perform outside of its normal parameters. This particular knee injury occurred on a multi-day winter hike in the Scottish Highlands and resulted in...
January 30, 2024
“I can’t handle the cold.” I hear this phrase a lot when talking to people about what I do for a living. It’s the most common reaction to the idea of sleeping outside, 500km inside the Arctic Circle, at -25°C with a sleeping sack, bivvy bag and air mat for shelter. Indeed, this latest spate...
May 30, 2023
One of our favourite activities to do with young people is to show them the wonders of what is around them that they can eat, use or is a medicine/poison. It really opens their eyes to being able to spot useful things in nature – so that they can then apply this lesson to all...
January 26, 2023
It can be hard to know where to start when creating an outdoor programme at your school. Here are a few ideas and pointers to consider before you begin. Funding Who’s going to pay for it? You could organise an activity, put a letter out to parents, and get it paid for. But if the...
April 1, 2021
It was great to be out in the woods again! As a teacher I could feel the rustiness of my teaching practice grinding up to speed as it changed gears to become what it should be, thanks lockdown (sarcastic emphasis added). By the end of the day, I thought I was just about on point...