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Ice Swimming in the Arctic Circle...

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Swimmer getting in Rydal Water, Lake District, on a misty autumn morning.

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Swimming in the morning mist of an autumnal day ma

Swimming in the morning mist of an autumnal day makes the moment special, coating every word spoken on the surface with a soft eerie brush, transforming the lake and mountains into a timeless scene, painted on nature's canvas, and slowly freezing into eternity before winter wraps it coldly.

"Low-anchored cloud,
Newfoundland air,
Fountain-head and source of rivers,
Dew-cloth, dream-drapery,
And napkin spread by fays;
Drifting meadow of the air,
Where bloom the daisied banks and violets,
And in whose fenny labyrinth
The bittern booms and heron wades;
Spirit of lakes and seas and rivers,—
Bear only perfumes and the scent
Of healing herbs to just men’s fields."

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Henry David Thoreau - 1817-1862

When it's 5 in the morning and you get up in the d

When it's 5 in the morning and you get up in the dark, in the dorm of a mountain refugio in the Catalan Pyrenees, at 2,367m. And you try to find the pile of clothes you prepared the night before but it's buried under other stuff and, blimey, the dry bag's as loud as an airliner and you're worried you might wake up a dozen other sleepers or snorers. Regardless, you carry on and hope you just put on the right socks. Today's goal is summiting at 2,887m before sunrise around 7.30am.

Headlamp - check.
Water - check.
Compass - check.
Map - check.

Time to head out.

I never regret going out on an adventure in the dark. It's such a special feeling. It has to be tried at least once, to understand the magic of a moon shining on the mountain and lighting the (absence of) trail, just the rocks and the outline of a slope, helping guide your steps in the direction you're supposed to be going. And because you're lucky and planned it carefully, it all works out and you do summit before sunrise.

Ain't life beautiful?

#mountains #catalanpyrenees #pyrenees #estanydelapera #refúgio #catalunya #naturephotography #nightphotography #outdoors #hiking

In between April showers, the astonishing Coire Ga

In between April showers, the astonishing Coire Gabhail in the Scottish Highlands, Glencoe.

A misty valley that still has not completely lost its winter feel of snowy ridges and hikers with ice axes. However, spring is right around the corner. Streams are in full flow, heavy with snowmelt, some spots are tricky to ford. Shades of green adorn the ferns, mosses and lichens. Scrambling on rocks means hands dripping with water runoff from the ridges.

Soon, midges will be out in force.

Until then. Enjoy.

#outdoors #nature #Scotland #Glencoe #Hiking #health #Highlands #LeaveNoTrace #scotlandexplore

"Winter's not over until all the daffofils are dea

"Winter's not over until all the daffofils are dead!" Around us two weeks ago, daffodils glided up early on their slender stalks in London, intrepid harbingers of a spring that revealed its true colors as a strawberry spring, a false spring that reverted to frost and snow.

It snowed a few days ago. Snow in the air. Snow on tree branches. Snow in the forest.

What better way to spend a sunny Sunday than to lace up my hiking boots and hit the trail with my dad? Good for our bodies, good for our minds.

Love the outdoors. Don't love the long transport & carbon footprint that's often required to access the outdoors. Today, opted to forego a long drive to a distant trailhead in my dad's ICE car. Goal: reduce fossil fuel consumption whenever possible.

Chose closer trail to home. Walked to train station. Hopped on a train. Walked. Walked some more. Hopped on a train back. Walked back.

In times of energy crisis, we all need to do our bit to lower our energy needs. How do you reduce your energy consumption in your daily life?

#environment #climatecrisis #health #outdoors #mentalhealth #nature #VitaminN #hiking #snow #energy #lifegoals

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