Going the Extra Mile

Going the Extra Mile I'm a freelance Mountain Leader based in the Peak District, but happy to work anywhere in the countr Freelance Mountain Leader based near the Peak District.

A trip with the boys to the newly opened Berry Hill park in Mansfield.
17/05/2026

A trip with the boys to the newly opened Berry Hill park in Mansfield.

On Friday I was back down in Southampton, helping out with another education event. This time my colleague James and I e...
10/05/2026

On Friday I was back down in Southampton, helping out with another education event. This time my colleague James and I explained the role of the Surveying and Data Editing team within the business to Year 7 and 8 students from local schools, and challenged them to come up with new features for us to capture. Their ideas included defibrillators, EV charging stations, and traffic lights to help emergency services plan their journeys more effectively.

Last weekend the fundraisers from OSCAR's Paediatric Brain Tumour Charity took on the Nine Edges challenge in the Peak D...
08/05/2026

Last weekend the fundraisers from OSCAR's Paediatric Brain Tumour Charity took on the Nine Edges challenge in the Peak District, walking 40km in challenging weather, and raising over £50,000 for the charity in the process.

Yesterday's lunch break run was cut short unexpectedly when I came across this bridge which had clearly been part of the...
28/04/2026

Yesterday's lunch break run was cut short unexpectedly when I came across this bridge which had clearly been part of the set from an Indiana Jones movie (showing my age there). If only there was a clever feature on an app which someone could have used to report this...

A fine day for hill repeats on the Pit Tip.
21/04/2026

A fine day for hill repeats on the Pit Tip.

The trig pillar turns 90 today!
18/04/2026

The trig pillar turns 90 today!

Last weekend I was supposed to be running the Lakes Traverse, but seeing as the race company had apparently been using t...
03/04/2026

Last weekend I was supposed to be running the Lakes Traverse, but seeing as the race company had apparently been using this year's entry fees to pay off debts from last year's race, we got an email two weeks before the start saying they were going into administration. To salvage the situation I had a run across the Peak District instead - starting in Congleton and finishing at Stone Edge, taking in the most westerly and easterly points along the way. I'd done a similar thing in 2019 as a walk split over two days - hence the comparison photos. A big thank you to to the Sarah for driving me to the start of the route the night before, and for letting me head out on all the training runs over the last few months.

Super proud of Toby, who nailed his role as the Sheriff of Nottingham in the school play (including singing solo on stag...
27/03/2026

Super proud of Toby, who nailed his role as the Sheriff of Nottingham in the school play (including singing solo on stage) and then won trainer of the night at football practice this evening.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there, and sending hugs to those who are without their mum today.
15/03/2026

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there, and sending hugs to those who are without their mum today.

A pre-dawn start for a run around Haweswater Reservoir. Despite a slightly pessimistic forecast from MWIS, it turned out...
08/03/2026

A pre-dawn start for a run around Haweswater Reservoir. Despite a slightly pessimistic forecast from MWIS, it turned out to be a nice day.

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