My pack and hiking poles. 20kg of food, water and equipment to keep me comfortable. Favourite item is my Indiviar Hammock.

One of the places I spend a lot of time in has many old gated mine shafts. I have explored inside this one, it is quite impressive. This photo was taken after weeks of rain, obviously I decided to not explore until it had dried out a bit.

Being fit is important if you're planning on going into remote area's. It means you're prepared and able to handle anything a litte unexpected, so it keeps you safe. But it also means that you dont tie up valuable emergency response resources by getting into a bad situation of your own creation. A solid training regime is a must if you're to be successful in the outdoors. Not only that, if you're not dying of exhaustion on a hunt, you can be more attentive and observant, and much more likely to make a clean, ethical shot. Here is a bit of what I like to do to be prepared.