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    Beauty on your doorstep
    Mal Grey
    • Apr 18, 2020
    • 7 min

    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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    A Weather Window on Creag Dhubh
    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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    Last House in Craig
    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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    A year of wild camps
    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.
    152 views1 comment
    The Perfect Wey to Relax - a rural idyll in suburban Surrey
    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...
    1,142 views0 comments
    The Seals of Chichester Harbour
    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...
    2,263 views0 comments
    The Rhinogydd - heather, holes, hills and high camps.
    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...
    543 views0 comments
    Wilderness whilst Working
    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...
    114 views0 comments
    High water in the Gorges du Tarn
    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...
    332 views0 comments
    Take a break - alternatives to motorway services
    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...
    140 views0 comments
    The Jungles of Surrey - the Hoe Stream by canoe
    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...
    912 views0 comments
    Reflections on the Basingstoke Canal
    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...
    316 views0 comments
    Giving a little back to nature, and getting even more back in turn
    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...
    105 views1 comment
    The Pirates go wild in Assynt
    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...
    363 views1 comment
    The Glen at the Back of Beyond - Loch Glencoul
    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...
    412 views0 comments
    When the snow comes...go paddling
    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...
    101 views0 comments
    The Sound of Snow
    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...
    71 views0 comments
    A Room with a View – 2 nights at Uags Bothy
    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...
    1,219 views2 comments
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    I've always loved the outdoors, and take great pleasure from both the big adventures and the days close to home. Through my writing and photography, I hope to help others understand that by simply getting outside with open eyes, having adventures is easy.

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