Finding Your Feet

INTRODUCTION

PART 1: WHY?
My story
Strength
Courage
Determination
Inspiration: Liz Drysdale
Belonging
Community
Inspiration: Bushra Schuitemaker
Belief
Leadership
Inspiration: Carla Khouri
Friendship
Inspiration: Cherelle Harding
Wellness
Achievement
Inspiration: Amelia Hursham
Empowerment
Inspiration: Oge Ejizu

PART 2: HOW?
How to begin hiking
Choosing the right kit
Nutrition
Navigation
How to read a paper map
Choosing the right map: topography and scale
Grid lines and references
Contour lines
How not to get lost, and advice if you do
Walking for fitness
Before your hike
On your hike
After your hike
Staying motivated
Training for more ambitious routes
And finally...
Hiking isn't just mountains
Night hikes
Park hikes
Coastal hikes
Sunrise hikes
Mountain hikes
Going a little further
Long-distance hikes
Advanced adventuring
How to be safe and responsible
Staying safe in the outdoors
Responsible hiking

PART 3: WHERE?
Time to get hiking!
Walk 1: Borrowdale to Scafell Pike
Walk 2: Glencoe
Walk 3: London Waterway Hike: Limehouse Basin to Little Venice via the Grand Union Canal
Interview: Kwesia
Interview: Chantelle Lindsay
Walk 4: Manningtree to Dedham Vale
Walk 5: Ouse Valley
Interview: Soraya Abdel-Hadi
Walk 6: Port Eynon to Rhossili
Walk 7: Ravenscar to Robin Hood's Bay circular walk
Interview: Jo Moseley
Interview: Steph Dwyer
Walk 8: Sennen Cove and Land's End
Interview: Yvette Curtis
Walk 9: St Bees Circular
Interview: Amira Patel
Walk 10: The Peaks: Monyash Circular
Interview: Debbie North

EPILOGUE: TIME TO GET OUT THERE
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR