58 Degrees North

‘Barry Knows Best

I worried when I read all the comments people are making about the ‘Barry Knows Best’ mountain bike accident case, so at the Scottish Advisory Panel for Outdoor Education (SAPOE) which I sit on, we decided to look at the findings from the judgement and see if there were lessons we could learn from it. Once we had done this we decided it would be a good thing to share what we learnt, so here are…

The Neglected Young People

I have been thinking about the neglected young people of this generation for a while, it was sparked by a conversation over a glass of red a few weeks ago, about the angry music we listened to when we were teenagers. Tracks like Sham 69 If the Kids are United and the Specials Ghost Town were two I particularly remembered and struck strong chords with me. I find myself asking where are the angry…

My New Favorite Thing

Just back in the second very wet mountain bike session, working with a group of young people towards their Go Mountain Biking awards. I have gone back to using cleated pedals so have the cleats in the bottoms of the shoes this means in cold wet weather the bottoms of my feet get cold. So my world has changed with the arrival of DexShell waterproof socks into my life.

I did a winter snow wading…