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May 3, 2019
Michael R Davidson 2019
In advance, I would like to point out to readers that ALL of Michael R. Davidson novels are available to download for FREE to UK Kindle Unlimited members – quite a treat indeed! For readers who have not read the equally fascinating preview to this interview why not visit that page first by clicking HERE. […]
April 26, 2019
Michael R Davidson – PREVIEW
Welcome readers to the preview of the next in line for Simons 10QI… Some individuals and creatives enjoy the punishment of my interrogations however, in the case of Michael R Davidson this should be a walk in the park. Allow me to enlighten you as to why… Having served a total of thirty-two years within […]
Michael R Davidson – 10QI PREVIEW
Welcome readers to the preview of the next in line for Simons 10QI… Some individuals and creatives enjoy the punishment of my interrogations however, in the case of Michael R Davidson this should be a walk in the park. Allow me to enlighten you as to why… Having served a total of thirty-two years within […]
April 19, 2019
Jake Needham 2019
As always, Jake, I offer a huge welcome from myself and the readers… If you’ll indulge me, I will start by introducing new readers to the Simon’s 10Q Interview. As you know, Jake Needham, our first interview in 2014 was published alongside 28 of my favourite personal interviews with authors from all over the globe, […]
March 16, 2019
Bram Rigg Circular
Not so long ago there dawned a bright, clear day (or morning, at least), so I decided to seize the opportunity for a new hike in the Howgills. About a week earlier I had been up the Calf and spotted a fantastic-looking path from its neighbour, Bram Rigg Top, back down to the valley. Back […]
December 22, 2018
Aztrek Water Filter
REVIEW – AZTREK Water filtration unit If I’m presented with the opportunity to review a product, I like to look at all angles (as the manufacturer would expect, too!). The key ones are quality, price and whether the item is fit for purpose. I’m no expert on water filtration, but that’s ok; the majority of […]
October 30, 2018
Bram Rigg Top
Bram Rigg Top Sometimes the fact of being a solo hiker brings out the lazy boy in me! It’s all too easy to sack off a planned hike if you’re solo, feeling tired and there’s nobody to let down. For such occasions I generally take my MP3 player along and a compilation of tracks by […]
October 19, 2018
Angle Tarn
Angle Tarn Whenever I hear that my great buddy Jen is planning to nip the Lakes, I ask to tag along, car space permitting. So I was delighted when she suggested I join her on a recce for a relay race she’d signed up for, especially since she planned to hike it, for once, not […]
October 12, 2018
Wetherlam
Wetherlam Plan A on this day had been to climb Sca Fell, but we ended up having to scale things right back time-wise in order for Jen to meet a client in Lancaster. I pored over the maps looking for a challenging alternative and a peak leapt out at me… Wetherlam (762m) in the Coniston […]
October 3, 2018
Black Force
Black Force What constitutes an epic hike? Perhaps it comes down to an individual’s thresholds of fitness and fear. We hear of hikers becoming ‘cragfast’, i.e. frozen to the spot with fear that renders them unable to move forward or backwards. It tends to strike in situations of high exposure, for example on knife-edge ridges […]
