With the downtime that the Covid lockdown gave me, my thoughts turned to how I could lighten my bikepacking gear. I carry a notebook...

Something else that helped me come to that decision is that my temperature fluctuates while sleeping: I’m hot, I’m cold, I’m hot again

I wanted a tent that was mainly free-standing, that only needed staking out when really windy. I chose the Marmot Tungsten UL1P.

Just lately I've had a love-hate relationship with physical exercise. I only want to be doing epic things, not huffing and puffing in a gym.

My preference was to have a completely free-standing tent. I really can’t be doing with staking out the guy ropes every time I put it up. I

This mid-range gear is smaller and lighter than 'normal' gear but not as light or as compact as the very expensive stuff.

In the arid plains of the Sierra de Cazola, I had fallen heavily from my bike, and was somewhat dazed. The first thing I knew that I'd fall

I was hoping to get to the village of Santiago Pontones by nightfall, I left the refugio at half nine, a lot later than I’d planned. By now

Soon the mountains to both sides of the camino becomes steeper and rockier with gorges and high cliffs all around. It was another good sign

I’m having an internal fight! I know I should wear my helmet whilst riding, but I often forget to put it back on, or can’t be bothered to as