Outdoors - Hiking and camping in the wilderness

Yakushima: Hiking through Heaven and Hell

During Golden Week this year, we travelled to Yakushima (屋久島), a small subtropical island off the…

Having immensely enjoyed the same trail in 2017, in early February this year, I embarked on…

Having been defeated by the hot weather and the treacherous route we took through the Hotaka…

While there are many peaks of a similar height, Kitadake (北岳) takes the crown as the…

Almost exactly 10 years after I first arrived in Beijing in 2007 I found myself back there…

In recent years I’ve discovered the joys of hiking in Japan, where all levels of experience…

I always knew I would return to Shikoku although I hadn’t anticipated it would be quite…

On my yearly trips back to the UK I rarely get a chance to visit anywhere…

After a particularly sticky summer in Tokyo, autumn has arrived and the temperatures are finally beginning…

Having fully recovered from my epic hike earlier in the year, over a recent public holiday…

Unlike outdoor adventures I’ve undertaken before, the Shikoku Pilgrimage is unique in that you’re rarely far…

After all the ups and downs of yesterday, I slept like a stone statue last night.…