| Date | Region | Comments | Key |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-May-99 | South East | Clarendon way from Winchester to Salisbury camping overnight at youth hostel | Camping, Backpack, Night in youth hostel |
| 08-Aug-99 to 14-Aug-99 | Cornwall | Cornish Coast path. Day 1: Camp Widemouth Bay. Day 2: Walk north to Steeple point? Day 3: Walk to camp site near Tintagel Day 4: stayed at camp for the eclipse. Day 5: Walk to New Polzeath. Day 6: Rest day. Day 7: Had enough - got bus and train home. Good weather - overcast for eclipse | 6 Days camping, 2 Days backpacking |
| 24-Jul-00 to 28-Jul-00 | Snowdonia | Backpacking around Snowdonia? Day 1: Betws-y-Coed to Capel Curig youth hostel. Day 2: Glyder Fach (994m) and Glyder Fawr (999m) to Llyn Ogwen youth hostel. Day 3: Carnedd Dafydd (1044m) and Carnedd Llewelyn (1064m). Day 4: Walk and bus to Llyn Gwynant camp. Day 5: Bryn Gwynant youth hostel | 4 Peaks, 3 Days camping, 3 Days backpacking, 3 Nights in youth hostels |
| 12-Oct-00 to 19-Oct-00 | Scottish Highlands | Backpacking the West Highland Way | 3 Days camping, 7 Days backpacking, 4 Nights in youth hostels |
| 12-Oct-00 | Scottish Highlands | Glasgow youth hostel overnight. Milngavie to Garadhban Forest. Two light showers; otherwise dry. Rain overnight. | Camping, Backpack, Night in youth hostel |
| 13-Oct-00 | Scottish Highlands | Garadhban Forest to Rowardennan. Dry. | Backpack, Night in youth hostel |
| 14-Oct-00 | Scottish Highlands | Rowardennan to Crianlarich. Dry. | Backpack, Night in youth hostel |
| 15-Oct-00 | Scottish Highlands | Crianlarich to Bridge of Orchy. Dry. Rain overnight. | Camping, Backpack |
| 16-Oct-00 | Scottish Highlands | Bridge of Orchy to Kingshouse. Heavy rain; low cloud. | Camping, Backpack |
| 17-Oct-00 | Scottish Highlands | Kingshouse to Kinlochleven. Dry until the evening, then wet and windy. Camped in windy conditions, but tent poles bent under the strain. Spent night in Macdonald hotel. | Backpack |
| 18-Oct-00 | Scottish Highlands | Kinlochleven to Glen Nevis. Dry until the evening, then heavy rain. | Backpack, Night in youth hostel |
| 19-Oct-00 | Scottish Highlands | Glen Nevis to Fort William. Very heavy rain. | Backpack |
| 20-Aug-02 to 04-Sep-02 | Alps | Tour du Mont Blanc | 8 Days camping, 12 Days backpacking, 4 Nights in refuges |
| 21-Aug-02 | Alps | Les Houches to Miage. Overnight in dortoir at Chalet de Miage. Fine with sunny periods. | Backpack, Night in refuge |
| 22-Aug-02 | Alps | Miage to Truc, Contamine, Notre Dame de la Gorge, Borrant and Balme. Overnight bivouac at Balme. | Camping, Backpack |
| 23-Aug-02 | Alps | Balme to Col du Bonnhomme, Col de la Croix du Bonnhomme. Diversion to Col des Fours and Tete Nord des Fours, returning to Col de la Croix du Bonnehomme. Continuing to Les Chapieux. Overnight camping by the river at Les Chapieux. | Peak, Camping, Backpack |
| 24-Aug-02 | Alps | Les Chapieux to Seloge, Ville des Glaciers, Mottets, Col de la Seigne and Refugio Elisabetta Soldini. Overnight in the Refugio Elisabetta Soldini. | Backpack, Night in refuge |
| 25-Aug-02 | Alps | Refugio Elisabetta Soldini to Alpe inf de la Lex Blanche, Lac Combal (diversion), l'Arp Vieille inf, Harper's corner, lac Checrouit, Col Checrouit, Courmayeur, Refugio Bertoni. Overnight at Refugio Bertoni. | Backpack, Night in refuge |
| 26-Aug-02 | Alps | Refugio Bertoni to Monte de la Saxe, Tete de la Tranche, Col Sapin, Alpe di Secheron, Secheron, La Vachey and Tronchey. Overnight camping at the campsite at Tronchey. | Camping, Backpack |
| 27-Aug-02 | Alps | Tronchey to La Vachey, Arnuva, Pre de Bar, Col Grand Ferret, Ferret, La Fouly. Heavy rain from Ferret. Overnight in the dortoir at the Hotel du Glacier. | Backpack |
| 28-Aug-02 | Alps | La Fouly to Praz de Fort, Issert and Champex. Overnight camping at Champex. | Camping, Backpack |
| 29-Aug-02 | Alps | Champex to Arpette, Fenetre d'Arpette, Chalets des Glacier and Forclaz. Camping near the Hotel du Col de Forclaz. | Camping, Backpack |
| 30-Aug-02 | Alps | Forclaz to Chalets des Glacier, Les Grands, Col de Balme, Col des Posettes, L'Aiguillette des Posettes, Trelechamp. Overnight camping at Trelechamp. | Camping, Backpack |
| 31-Aug-02 | Alps | Trelechamp to Col des Montets, Cheserys and La Flegere. Chair lift to Index; walk to Lac Blanc and Le Flegere. Overnight in the dortoir at the Refuge de la Flegere. | Backpack, Night in refuge |
| 01-Sep-02 | Alps | Le Flegere to Charlanon, plan Praz, Col du Brevent, Brevent, Bellachat, Merlet and Les Houches. Overnight camping at le Pont in the Chamonix Valley. | Camping, Backpack |
| 22-Mar-03 to 29-Mar-03 | Pyrenese | Exodus Hiking Trip based in Luchon, 2-night stay in a mountain hut in the Cirque de Colomers | 3 Days backpacking, 2 Nights in refuges |
| 14-Aug-04 to 25-Aug-04 | Alps | Classic Haute Route, Argentiere to Zermatt. Organised trip (McNab Sports) with a guide with a group of 5 people | 2 Peaks, 10 Days backpacking, Training, 7 Nights in refuges |
| 16-Aug-04 | Alps | 5am start from Refuge Albert Premier. Over Col Superior du Tour to Plateau du Trient, over Col d'Orny, Rosty at Cabane d'Orny, La Breya cable car to Champex. Overnight in La Fouly dortoir - Hotel du Glacier (where coincidentally we stayed when doing the TMB!). Sunny | Backpack, Night in refuge |
| 17-Aug-04 | Alps | Lift up the valley from La Fouly then walking over Col de Planards, Lac des Toules, stayed in Dortoir in Bourg-St-Pierre. Overcast | Backpack |
| 18-Aug-04 | Alps | Ascent from Bourg St Pierre, Col de Lane, Col des Avouillons then cross Glacier Corbassiere to stay the night at Cabane Panossiere. Sunny | Backpack |
| 19-Aug-04 | Alps | Around Lac de Mauvoisin to Cabane de Chanrion. Sunny turning overcast | Backpack, Night in refuge |
| 20-Aug-04 | Alps | Col de Tsofeiret, Col de Lire Rose, Col du Mont Rouge, Glacier du Gietro, Col de Cheilon, Glacier de Cheilon to overnight at Cabane des Dix. Started wet turned sunny | Backpack, Night in refuge |
| 21-Aug-04 | Alps | Early start up Col de la Serpentine to summit of Pigne d'Arolla (3790m) - the highest point of the Haute route. Descending from the summit of Pigne d'Arolla in a snow storm but turned out fine. Overnight in Cabane des Vignettes | Peak, Backpack, Night in refuge |
| 22-Aug-04 | Alps | Col du Pointe, Col de L'Eveque, Down Glacier d'Arolla then back up to Cabane de Bertol. Weather good | Backpack, Night in refuge |
| 23-Aug-04 | Alps | Early start from Cabane de Bertol to ascend Tete Blanche (3710m). Then decended down Stochjigletscher to Stockji. Overnight at Schonbielhutte. Weather excellent | Peak, Backpack, Night in refuge |
| 24-Aug-04 | Alps | Descend from Schonbielhutte to Zermatt. Bus transfer back to Argentiere | Backpack, Night in refuge |
| 29-Apr-05 to 05-May-05 | Scottish Highlands | Munro bagging from Loch Ossian Youth Hostel, then a few days wild camping and backpacking | 9 Munros, 3 Days camping, 3 Days backpacking, 3 Nights in youth hostels |
| 03-May-05 | Scottish Highlands | Camp near Uisga Labhair to camp near Culra Lodge. Ascent of Carn Dearg (1034m). Wet and cold. | Munro, Camping, Backpack |
| 04-May-05 | Scottish Highlands | Camp near Culra Lodge to Ben Alder (1148m) via Long Leachas and Beinn Bheoil (1019m). Dry with occasional sun. | 2 Munros, Camping, Backpack |
| 05-May-05 | Scottish Highlands | Camp near Culra Lodge to Dalwhinnie, taxi to Kingussie and train home. | Camping, Backpack |