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Marek BidwellWriting about landscape, nature, people and place through the medium of walks (often long walks); see my book Skye Line: a backpacking adventure across the Isle of Skye.
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My Back Pain Journey: what every runner should know
In November last year, I paid £300 to have an MRI scan of my back. It had been a long time coming - fifteen years of on and off suffering from lower back pain, which, recently, became more 'on’ than ‘off’.
I hadn’t exactly ignored it, but...
Finding My Place on the Tour of Monte Rosa
Nine days, two countries, and ascent equal to the height of Everest — The Tour of Monte Rosa would be my first hike in the Alps and my first in a group. As trains whizzed me across Europe, I watched the landscape blur past while wondering h...
Costa Rica #2
When we arrived at our wooden lodge in Tortuguero National Park, we wondered why it was on stilts. By the time we left, after over 24 hours of torrential rain, our question had been answered – we were now sleeping over a lake several feet d...
Costa Rica #1
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22nd March 2025
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In Search of Winter
Introduction
In March 2024, I got my first taste of arctic conditions in the Cairngorms when I took a winter skills course. Our instructor's parting remark was, “make sure you practice what you’ve learnt because many people forget.” I’...
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I write about landscape, nature, people and history through the medium of walking (normally long walks). My first book "Skye Line" was published in 2024.
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