[EDIT May 2017] we have continued the fundraising since the trek, via TamingTheSaxophone.com and CafeSaxophone.com, raising money for various charities, mostly for special needs music
Author: Pete Thomas
Peru Trek Photos
Here are just a few of the amazing photos we took while in/on the Andes. Follow/like
A Few “Post Trek” Thoughts
It struck me that here was a bunch of people doing something for charity. Something that was potentially (and really was) “tough and miserable” to
The Trek!!!
No chance to do this from Peru, it was either a case of no internet cafe (4450 meters up in the Andes) or too much
The Final Days of Training
Sorry for the delay in posting this, I hope you didn’t all think the training had got the better of us. After last week, I
Weekday Training
It’s not all exhausting but somehow enjoyable walks round the countryside that get more and more exhausting, we also have to do weekday walks. Just
7th Weekend – another 8 hour walk
Compared with last weekend, this might have been a bit easier. We walked along the Pilgrim’s Way from Winchester to Upham and back, a round
The “B” Word (Blisters)
So far I haven’t had actual blisters, but some very painful areas on my left foot: the pad just below my big toe and the
The Wonderful World of Goretex
You’ve read about our experience of being caught in the worst downpour since records began, Goretex is now our best friend. When I first bought
Fundraising to date
Apart from one round of begging emails to friends and clients, my fundraising has all been via donations on my website and forum, along with
6th weekend – The first 8 hour walk
We started off walking round North Kent (not all of North Kent, just a bit of it). It was raining quite hard so it was
New boots (and trekking gear in general)
Got some new boots today. These are not as macho looking as my previous leather ones, but they are lighter and ventilate better. Most importantly
5th weekend – the big one
The big one. Two six hour walks one day after another. We did it. Not easy. Saturday was an easy morning as Jim and his
The Pedometer
(Or is it Podometer – I can never remember). Laurie bought me this for Christmas and its great. Here is an example of what it
4th Weekend
This weekend we almost reached the extreme limits of human endurance – 6 hours walking the South Downs Way without a cup of tea. At
3rd weekend
This was supposed to be one long walk of six hours, but didn’t quite turn out like that. We drove to Exton in the Meon
2nd Weekend – Sunday
We went to the Outdoor shop in the morning and they fitted my boots with some special insoles to soften the bottoms and stop the
2nd Weekend – Saturday
This weekend we needed to do two 4 hour walks. It’s easy enough to do one, but the real test is to get up the
1st Weekend
This is the first weekend of serious training (ie longer than the paltry 5 mile walks we’ve been doing up to now). We needed to