A campaign called Mountains For Minds encourages people to enjoy the mental health benefits of mountain and hill walking. The Mental Health Charity, Mind, states that 25% of people in Britain experience mental health problems each year, but spending time outdoors can reduce the risk of depression by 30%.
Not only do I encourage you to get out more and immerse yourself in nature, but I practice what I preach!
I love nothing more than getting out into the mountains, whether that be the Lake District, the Peak District or the Brecon Beacons, and absorbing the positive energy that nature unconditionally provides all of us.
I’ve put together this blog/vlog of my hiking and wild camping adventures to hopefully inspire you to follow in my footsteps. You don’t need to go to the mountains to enjoy the physical and mental benefits of being outside, a walk around your local park or stroll through the woods is just as rewarding.
So what are you waiting for?
Go on….. I guarantee you will feel better after getting outside in nature.
I’d love to hear your stories so please feel free to leave a comment below.
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It was a cool August summer day in 2022, when hiked along the Mount Snowdon Rhyd Ddu Path to the top of Mount Snowdon. I parked in the Rhyd Ddu …
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In October 2021, I set off from the village of Thackthwaite in the Lake District to bag two more Wainwrights : 29 Fellbarrow and 30 Low Fell. I wild camped …
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The weather was perfect for a 14 mile hike through the beautiful Whinlatter Fells in the North-Western region of the Lake District. The hike started and finished in the Whinlatter …
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In June 2021, I completed part of the Kentmere Horseshoe and collected 8 Wainwrights: Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornthwaite Crag, Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike, Shipman Knotts. Reading …
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I started a two day wild camp in the Lake District by hiking to Helvellyn, which is England’s 3rd highest mountain (950m / 3117ft). It was a wonderful summer’s day …
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After Wild Camping on Helvellyn, I start Day 2 and leave Helvellyn to hike to Nethermost Pike (22), then Dollywaggon Pike (23) and finally arrive at Seat Sandal (24), where …
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In August 2021, I hiked to the top of Arthurs Seat, which is a hill in Edinburgh Scotland on my way to hike to the top of Ben Nevis. Arthur’s …
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