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Not all 8 Hour Hikes are Created Equal
Pyrenees 2025, Pyrenees, Pyrenees hiking, Hiking, Panticosa, Mountains, Mountain hiking Neil Pitts 10/10/25 Pyrenees 2025, Pyrenees, Pyrenees hiking, Hiking, Panticosa, Mountains, Mountain hiking Neil Pitts 10/10/25

Not all 8 Hour Hikes are Created Equal

In which Mrs P and I do battle with a boulder field

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Rabbit
Pyrenees 2025, Pyrenees, Hiking, Ordesa, Campervan, Campervan Life, Van life, Day hike Neil Pitts 10/8/25 Pyrenees 2025, Pyrenees, Hiking, Ordesa, Campervan, Campervan Life, Van life, Day hike Neil Pitts 10/8/25

Rabbit

In which the peace and quiet of the mountains is disturbed

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Some More of that ‘up’ stuff
Pyrenees 2025, Pyrenees, Via ferrata, Spain, Spain 2025 Neil Pitts 10/4/25 Pyrenees 2025, Pyrenees, Via ferrata, Spain, Spain 2025 Neil Pitts 10/4/25

Some More of that ‘up’ stuff

In which we go up

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It’s about time…
Pyrenees, Pyrenees 2025, Backpacking, Hiking, Campervan, Campervan Life, Van life, Gandalf on Tour Neil Pitts 9/29/25 Pyrenees, Pyrenees 2025, Backpacking, Hiking, Campervan, Campervan Life, Van life, Gandalf on Tour Neil Pitts 9/29/25

It’s about time…

In which we finally get our act together and head off on an adventure

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Doctor’s Orders
Adventure travel, Nordic ski touring, Nordic Skiing, Norway 2025, Norway, Failure, Back country skiing, Kit Neil Pitts 3/30/25 Adventure travel, Nordic ski touring, Nordic Skiing, Norway 2025, Norway, Failure, Back country skiing, Kit Neil Pitts 3/30/25

Doctor’s Orders

In which Mrs P and I return to the UK. Doctor’s advice.

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Scuppered!
Nordic ski touring, Nordic Skiing, Back country skiing, Norway, Norway 2025, Adventure travel Neil Pitts 3/2/25 Nordic ski touring, Nordic Skiing, Back country skiing, Norway, Norway 2025, Adventure travel Neil Pitts 3/2/25

Scuppered!

In which Mrs P and I are scuppered

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What is the Opposite of a Resounding Success?
Back country skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Nordic ski touring, Nordic Skiing, Norway 2025, Adventure travel Neil Pitts 2/24/25 Back country skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Nordic ski touring, Nordic Skiing, Norway 2025, Adventure travel Neil Pitts 2/24/25

What is the Opposite of a Resounding Success?

In which Mrs P and I fail miserably to have fun.

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To The Start Line
Nordic Skiing, Norge pa Langs, Norway 2025, Norway preparation, Norway 2024, Back country skiing, Nordic ski touring, Hardangervidda Neil Pitts 2/19/25 Nordic Skiing, Norge pa Langs, Norway 2025, Norway preparation, Norway 2024, Back country skiing, Nordic ski touring, Hardangervidda Neil Pitts 2/19/25

To The Start Line

In which Mrs P and I head to the start line if our next big adventure

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Here We Go Again
Nordic Skiing, Norge pa Langs, Norway preparation, Norway, Norway 2025, Adventure travel Neil Pitts 2/12/25 Nordic Skiing, Norge pa Langs, Norway preparation, Norway, Norway 2025, Adventure travel Neil Pitts 2/12/25

Here We Go Again

16th February 2025 and Mrs P and I are off for a bit of a ski tour in Norway. 6 weeks and around 400 miles.

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Drowned Rats
Climbing, Spain2024, Spain, Altea, Campervan Neil Pitts 10/27/24 Climbing, Spain2024, Spain, Altea, Campervan Neil Pitts 10/27/24

Drowned Rats

In which Mrs P and I get wet

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Like a Scuff Kneed Urchin
Climbing, Rock Climbing, Costa Blanca, Spain, Spain 2024, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 10/25/24 Climbing, Rock Climbing, Costa Blanca, Spain, Spain 2024, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 10/25/24

Like a Scuff Kneed Urchin

In which I outline the sure signs of a good day.

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Climb on MacDuff!
Campervan Life, Costa Blanca, Spain, Spain 2024, rock climbing, Climbing, Sport Climbing Neil Pitts 10/24/24 Campervan Life, Costa Blanca, Spain, Spain 2024, rock climbing, Climbing, Sport Climbing Neil Pitts 10/24/24

Climb on MacDuff!

In which I try not to talk about climbing on a climbing holiday

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As long as the sky doesn’t fall on my head!
Spain, Spain October 2024, Rock Climbing, Sport Climbing, Costa Blanca Neil Pitts 10/18/24 Spain, Spain October 2024, Rock Climbing, Sport Climbing, Costa Blanca Neil Pitts 10/18/24

As long as the sky doesn’t fall on my head!

In which Mrs P and I head to Spain for a spot of much needed R&R (Rest and Rock climbing).

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It’s raining… mice?
Backpacking, Pyrenees 2024, Pyrenees, Ax les thermes, Hiking, Mini adventures, Adventure travel Neil Pitts 8/9/24 Backpacking, Pyrenees 2024, Pyrenees, Ax les thermes, Hiking, Mini adventures, Adventure travel Neil Pitts 8/9/24

It’s raining… mice?

In which a mouse falls on my head

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Rain Stops Play - Briefly
Pyrenees 2024, Pyrenees, Backpacking, Hiking, Adventure travel, Mountains Neil Pitts 7/28/24 Pyrenees 2024, Pyrenees, Backpacking, Hiking, Adventure travel, Mountains Neil Pitts 7/28/24

Rain Stops Play - Briefly

In which we spend a day horizontal and meet donkeys in the mist.

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What have we done!?
Pyrenees 2024, Pyrenees, Backpacking, Hiking, Ax les thermes, Adventure travel Neil Pitts 7/26/24 Pyrenees 2024, Pyrenees, Backpacking, Hiking, Ax les thermes, Adventure travel Neil Pitts 7/26/24

What have we done!?

In which we wonder if we have bitten off more than we can chew.

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Define Adventure
France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain, Gandalf on Tour, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 11/2/22 France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain, Gandalf on Tour, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 11/2/22

Define Adventure

Even the pain of visiting an immensely expensive petrol station can be somewhat assuaged by the delightful café next door.

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Future adventures & current activities
Nordic Skiing, Norge pa Langs, Norway, Spain, The Camino Neil Pitts 8/23/22 Nordic Skiing, Norge pa Langs, Norway, Spain, The Camino Neil Pitts 8/23/22

Future adventures & current activities

Mrs P and I have been investigating an adventure for the future and I have been giving talks on my Norway trip

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Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb
klettersteig, Via ferrata, switzerland, alps Neil Pitts 7/29/22 klettersteig, Via ferrata, switzerland, alps Neil Pitts 7/29/22

Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb

Here’s a memory from 2017. A birthday Via Ferrata for Mrs P in Switzerland.

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The World is full of interesting people
writing Neil Pitts 7/11/22 writing Neil Pitts 7/11/22

The World is full of interesting people

The World is full of interesting people and I got to meet one such person this weekend. Akshay Nanavati describes himself as…

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