Nick Hallissey

1 week ago | livefortheoutdoors.com | Nick Hallissey

They’re on almost every high point we come to. We stand on them, lean on them, take selfies on them. But what’s the story behind these small objects of desire? It’s kind of funny, our love for trig points. Usually, if someone comes along and clutters up the countryside with stuff that nature didn’t put there, at least some corner of the outdoors community feels aggrieved. Wind turbines set pulses racing. There have been campaigns to limit the number of signposts in fields.

1 week ago | livefortheoutdoors.com | Nick Hallissey

SPOILER-FREE: The most successful British book about walking comes to the big screen. Can it stay true to the path – and the people walking it? As we’ve previously suggested in our article on the best and worst outdoor films, there are a lot of stock moments we’ve come to expect in any film where walking/hiking plays a central role. Hilarious mishaps. Eccentric characters. People getting ‘comically’ lost. Half-baked metaphors in which the hike symbolises someone’s internal turmoil.

3 weeks ago | livefortheoutdoors.com | Nick Hallissey

How on earth do you make a film about two distraught people hiking the South West Coast Path? LFTO chats to author Raynor Winn and director Marianne Elliott to find out. The film version of _The Salt Pat_h hits cinema screens at the end of this month, and to some fans of the original book, it could seem like an attempt to film the unfilmable. Not just because it’s notoriously difficult to makefilms about walking, but because the book means so much to so many.

1 month ago | livefortheoutdoors.com | Matt Jones |Ben Weeks |Nick Hallissey

Walking poles (also called trekking poles) can give you a major advantage when covering big miles with a heavy pack. This guide reviews the best walking poles tested by our experts. Walking poles (often called trekking poles) assist with balance and stability on uneven terrain. They also help alleviate the strain suffered by your knees – experts estimate that when used properly, walking poles can take up to 30% of the weight off your lower joints. That's a big plus on long, steep mountain days.

1 month ago | livefortheoutdoors.com | Nick Hallissey

The author of Spring is the Only Season says our need for the season of renewal and rebirth is deep-rooted, and that spring walks are the greatest of all. The meaning of life, says Simon Barnes, is not 42. It’s 23.5.When the Earth’s northern hemisphere tilts back towards the sun on our annual spin round the block, the angle of tilt is 23.5 degrees. The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn sit at 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south. So if you live above or below those lines, you get seasons.