Welcome
Hello fellow hillwalkers, mountaineers, bushcraft and survival practitioners, hunters, gatherers and everyone else who has found their way here.
“Because you found your way here, you you can find your way anywhere!”
That’s right. When I started North Ridge Adventure I wanted everyone to find their confidence - at map reading, mountain walking, survival & bushcraft.. I still do and you will find, with North Ridge Adventure, we make it our business to make learning EASY. Let’s face it - we did it, so it’s fair to assume everyone else can do it too - and have some fun along the way!
I hope everyone will like our approach, and value our blend of real world experience and easy-going instruction - experience shows it is equally appreciated by all ages - from teens to grey-hairs, beginners to professionals, men and women alike. We firmly believe that actions speak louder than words and that it’s better to have mastered one good technique than know the theory of 10.
We can use this blog to develop some shared resources and a community of like minded folks - the sort who will give it a go, keep smiling and who really want to DO something. It is an attitude thing, and just because you may not have all the skills you want yet, we all started somewhere, right? As we build the blog, I’ll be posting articles on all sorts of (hopefully) interesting stuff, on training, skills and equipment - all with the aim of encouraging folks to start making life even more of an adventure.
Everyone is welcome to post, comment etc but keep it nice please. Call back often, and do check out www.northridgeadventure.co.uk and let me know what you think.
Dunc. (the much loved owner of NorthRidge Neb - who really does exist)
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March 14th, 2009 at 7:55 am
Great to see that you’ve joined the blogosphere! Look forward to keeping an eye on your posts and seeing how the Northridge Adventure blog develops.
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Oi Dunc !
Did the Sleepwalker for the first time last year with a ‘gorgeous girlie’ from our running club. Nice little number.(The race ! - well, and the girlie actually.)
Good event, much enjoyed.
Trouble is, the navigation is all a bit easy really. Yes, you know it is. More geared up for these army types who’ve had twelve weeks of basic training and think they can go anywhere.
Well it’s about time you made it rather more serious. Doesn’t matter if we loose the odd road runner (or ‘army type’) off the occasional cliff.
The trouble these days, is that everyone can buy into pretty much any ‘potted adventure’ package you care to mention - most of the fun, but none of the responsibility.
Tain’t right, tain’t proper.
I know all those who entered last year enjoyed it, as did I and my ‘girlie’.
But let’s have an option this year for something with a bit of navigational ‘bite’ there’s a good chap.
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Grubby, some of your fellow runners might see that as a bit of a challenge!
Question is, how many others are thinking the same way? Personally I would love to offer a race which was really full-on however need the numbers to make it viable. Maybe the answers to have 2 races - the Sleepwalker which is plenty challenging enough for a lot of runners, and is a real runners route, plus something with more ‘bite’ as you say but earlier in the year when there is less chance of ice??
Please post replies on the Sleepwalker page and I’ll be only too happy to consider this for the future…
March 27th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
In the cold light of day, I’d have to agree that it needs to get the numbers to make it viable. So perhaps another course option, as you suggested.
If I know that there is going to be a tougher option either navigationally or properly ‘off-track’, particularly if you can let me know the approx route in advance, I’m sure I can get the not inconsiderable number of competent nutters to come out of the woodwork, and give it a crack.
Incidentally, is this the ‘Sleepwalker page’ that you refer to. . . .or do I need to be posting somewhere else ?
Thanks again.
March 31st, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Hi Grubby - sorry about time lag - outdoor show you know?
I’ve set up a Page called Sleepwalker 2009, I think, so that’s what I was referring to -be good to get people posting there. I have had a think already about a potential route which should satisfy your masochistic demands but of course, you won’t want to spoil the potential surprise. Question is - how well do you know the area - there are always those who know it intimately so they will have to be dealt with by other cunning methods (big climbs). If they can deal with both then they probably deserve to win anyway!
Put yr next postings on theSW page and lets see what happens?
April 7th, 2009 at 9:44 am
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April 11th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Cheers Coestyboaby - look forwards to hearing from you in the future..