Ben Weeks

1 month ago | livefortheoutdoors.com | Ben Weeks

Switzerland’s Matterhorn is the most iconic mountain in the world. There’s nothing in the UK that compares to it. Or is there? There just might be something lurking in the Lakes, but you have to look closely. The human mind is drawn to finding recognisable shapes in inanimate objects. This phenomenon even has a name: pareidolia, the ‘tendency for perception to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous stimulus’. It’s why we see animals in clouds, faces in trees, and Jesus on our toast.

1 month ago | livefortheoutdoors.com | Ben Weeks

Think every wild camp or bothy experience is a blessed one? Think again. Long-term sufferer Ben Weeks looks back on some of his more unpleasant overnight experiences in the mountainsOne of the things that puts novices off staying in some of the more common accommodations associated with hiking and wild camping is that the experience will not be an entirely pleasant one.

Jun 25, 2023 | livefortheoutdoors.com | Ben Weeks

Jun 21, 2023 | livefortheoutdoors.com | Ben Weeks

Jun 8, 2023 | livefortheoutdoors.com | Ben Weeks