Although the vast majority of walkers never even think of using a walking staff, I unhesitatingly include it among the foundations of… — Colin Fletcher Copy Share Image
Details of the many walks I made along the crest have blurred, now, into a pleasing tapestry of grass and space and… — Colin Fletcher Copy Share Image
Frankly, I fail to see how going for a six-month, thousand-mile walk through deserts and mountains can be judged less real than… — Colin Fletcher Copy Share Image
There there is nothing like a wilderness journey for rekindling the fires of life. Simplicity is part of it. Cutting the cackle.… — Colin Fletcher Copy Share Image
God is light, we are told, and Hell is outer darkness. But look at a desert mountain stripped bare by the sun, and you… — Colin Fletcher Copy Share
Under most conditions, the best roof for your bedroom is the sky. This commonsense arrangement saves weight, time, energy, and money. — Colin Fletcher Copy Share
By walking naked you gain far more than coolness. You feel an unexpected sense of freedom from restraint. An uplifting and almost delirious sense… — Colin Fletcher Copy Share
Although the vast majority of walkers never even think of using a walking staff, I unhesitatingly include it among the foundations of the house… — Colin Fletcher Copy Share
It is always there, of course, when you come back from the green world. You have been living by sunrise and sunset, by wind… — Colin Fletcher Copy Share
Freed from the pressure of haste, the tyranny of film, and now the restraint of clothes, I found myself looking more closely at what… — Colin Fletcher Copy Share
“But if you judge safety to be the paramount consideration in life you should never, under any circumstances, go on long hikes alone. Don’t… — Colin Fletcher Copy Share
Every walk of life falls under the Testicular Imperative: Either you have the world by them, or it has you. — Colin Fletcher Copy Share
“The act of driving your body, very occasionally, close to its limit of endurance is for some reason one of life’s major satisfactions. And… — Colin Fletcher Copy Share
Even in these mercifully emancipated decades, many people still seem quite seriously alarmed at the prospect of sleeping away from officially consecrated campsites, with… — Colin Fletcher Copy Share
Details of the many walks I made along the crest have blurred, now, into a pleasing tapestry of grass and space and sunlight. — Colin Fletcher Copy Share
I do what I do instinctively, and that’s me. If you like me, that’s fine; if you don’t like me then don’t watch me. — Colin Fletcher Copy Share
