Mal Grey
Beauty on your doorstep
I have seen so many things this month, as the world has remarkably quickly come out of winter and moved into joyous spring.
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Mal Grey
- Mar 15, 2020
- 4 min
A Weather Window on Creag Dhubh
After a week of wild weather, confining us to lower slopes, a final window of opportunity saw us grabbing a few magical hours on Creag Dhubh
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Mal Grey
- Mar 11, 2020
- 4 min
Last House in Craig
The bothy at Craig sits a few miles beyond the end of the winding road to Diabaig, nestled in a sheltered glen, behind a wild beach.
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Mal Grey
- Dec 26, 2019
- 7 min
A year of wild camps
A review of my year of wild camps, time spent living in the landscape, not passing through it.
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Mal Grey
- Mar 5, 2019
- 11 min
The Perfect Wey to Relax - a rural idyll in suburban Surrey
I live in what many people would think of as a crowded corner of Surrey. Nearby, the major road arteries of the M3, M25 and A3 take...
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Mal Grey
- Nov 1, 2018
- 9 min
The Seals of Chichester Harbour
The natural harbours of the south coast are unlike anywhere else on the incredibly varied and wonderful shores of the British Isles. Like...
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Mal Grey
- Oct 6, 2018
- 15 min
The Rhinogydd - heather, holes, hills and high camps.
The Rhinogydd, known colloquially as the Rhinogs, lie between southern Snowdonia and the sea, making up the high ground between the...
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Mal Grey
- Aug 27, 2018
- 2 min
Wilderness whilst Working
A few weeks ago, I wrote about finding alternatives to motorway services whilst travelling the country. Now I've started a new job, which...
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Mal Grey
- Aug 9, 2018
- 5 min
High water in the Gorges du Tarn
Late spring and early summer paddling in Southern France is all about gently flowing rivers, and warm, friendly white water at a moderate...
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Mal Grey
- Jul 7, 2018
- 5 min
Take a break - alternatives to motorway services
For some time, I'd been thinking how much nicer it would be, when on a long drive, to pull off the motorway and explore, rather than stop...
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Mal Grey
- Jul 1, 2018
- 9 min
The Jungles of Surrey - the Hoe Stream by canoe
For nearly ten years now, I've been exploring the backwaters of my local rivers, especially the Wey. I've had some wonderful moments, on...
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Mal Grey
- May 24, 2018
- 7 min
Reflections on the Basingstoke Canal
Basingstoke: a much-maligned town thought of as urban and boring by many. Canal: a stretch of water thought by many to be full of...
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Mal Grey
- May 4, 2018
- 4 min
Giving a little back to nature, and getting even more back in turn
Last autumn, I started volunteering for Surrey Wildlife Trust. For years, I've been wandering the commons and woods which SWT manage in...
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Mal Grey
- Apr 30, 2018
- 6 min
The Pirates go wild in Assynt
Every Easter, a bunch of friends and I, including a handful of kids, head out on an adventure in the Scottish Highlands by canoe. These...
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Mal Grey
- Apr 14, 2018
- 6 min
The Glen at the Back of Beyond - Loch Glencoul
I don't know whether the translation is really true, found lurking on the world-wide-web, but it is certainly apt, this really is the...
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Mal Grey
- Mar 21, 2018
- 5 min
When the snow comes...go paddling
So, the Beast from the East's little brother was on the way. Stories of doom and gloom abounded, and no doubt supermarket stock...
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Mal Grey
- Mar 15, 2018
- 3 min
The Sound of Snow
Every year, old friends Steve and Nigel and myself head north for a week in the winter in search of snowy hills. We've been doing this...
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Mal Grey
- Mar 9, 2018
- 4 min
A Room with a View – 2 nights at Uags Bothy
As the moon rose, full and bright, over the wild moorlands, the lonely ruined gables of abandoned crofts were outlined against the...
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