June has been a funny month with the weather, rain, thunderstorms and warmth. Always interesting to have a quick look at the weather...

If you have followed no-mad Adventures over the years, you will have perhaps noticed that the "no-mad" is a representative of being...

"Be more positive" - it's an easy mantra, and one that a quick search through research pops up with the benefits of positive thinking (...

How useful is recceing a journey before the time?

Summer Adventures in the Dolomites and Julian Alps

For the last couple of years we have been helping veterans via Help for Heroes reach some personal goals. This year was the 80th...

Updated Mountain Training logo

When no-mad teach navigation we talk about the need to See, Describe (and if you can, Remember). This "seeing" and "describing" needs to...

no-mad Adventures free challenges have been a highlight to every year that one has happened. Whether it's DeCamp Dolgellau, Recamp...

Knives, the law and the outdoors

I want to take you on a journey of why this picture of me pulling a face in the middle of a woodland makes me smile. 30 years ago I got a...

It's the return of a free challenge event - The Dolgellau Deluge The event will start in Dolgellau at midday on the 2nd December 2023....

Well, hasn't it been a bit of a strange summer so far? As much rain in July as there was in February! One of the things that we pride...

Why I chose no-mad Adventures

Meirionnydd in Eryri, Wales an amazing location for adventure?

OMM and OMM training

Mountain Training Hill & Mountain Skills courses

For any thrill seeker or adventure Junkie, nothing tops the exploration of rugged woodland, mist-tipped summits, or rocky trails - and...

I've always kept notes about adventures, some are more powerful than others. On the 1st January 2023 it will be 10 years since I ran 50km...

As a self-defined journeyman, I generally seek adventure that involves a journey. Events sometimes offer this - e.g. the OMM or MdS and...