Peak practice

After looking for a new challenge to conquer, I stumbled upon the coolest one of all…

Peak problem? Trail trouble? Ask Juls...

Take the train for a laid-back tour of the Côte d’Azur’s glitzy cities and lesser-known towns, jumping off to buy a slice of pissaladière, visit a museum or dip your toes in the sea.

Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, the strange thoughts that only happen on a walk: welcome to the bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make a difference.

AN OVERDRIVE HELPS of course; first gear, then second, click into overdrive and then out and down into first again for the next hairpin. The rev-counter swings up and down and, depending on your tyres

Norman Hadley shares a tale of youthful misadventure, when a navigational mistake on the Cairngorm plateau seemed to defy all constraints of space and time