Peak District

We Didn’t Start the Fire…

by Nigel Vardy
August 5, 2024August 5, 2024

The media loves bad news. Stories of failure, funding cuts and violence fill the airwaves, screens and newspapers, and in the Peak District it’s not been a great few weeks.

I grew up just south of the Peak District National Park and have spent much of my life enjoying the fresh air and freedoms it brings. COVID was an awful time for us all, and its effects seem to be more far reaching than I even imagined. I hoped that once we were allowed our freedoms again, that the old world I once knew would return, but how wrong I was.

by Nigel Vardy
December 30, 2021December 30, 2021

After the lockdowns and restrictions of 2020, we all hoped for a much brighter 2021. I wonder if we got what we wished for..?

by Nigel Vardy
October 4, 2021March 23, 2022

The Peak District National Park is celebrating 70 years since its designation and has selected 70 people from the past, present and those looking to the future to represent them.

by Nigel Vardy
September 23, 2021October 2, 2021

If COVID has taught us anything, it is the desire to get outside and enjoy the outdoors. Though this is a wonderful privilege, it comes at a cost and an onus, and its repercussions will be felt for generations. It is easy to use occurrences such as the Kinder Trespass of 1932 as a justification for greater land access, yet over the past 18 months I have been able to witness another mass trespass across these beautiful isles.

by Nigel Vardy
May 5, 2021March 23, 2022

I’ve always believed in fresh air and exercise for both physical and mental health. The Peak District has always been on my doorstep and I’ve been a regular visitor for all of my 52 years. The picture above was taken about 1976 in the Winnats Pass with my big Sister Amanda and my Nannars Dog Sally..!

by Nigel Vardy
May 1, 2021March 23, 2022

I was recently contacted by Ben Baumann of the Roots of Reality Podcast. Ben is an historian from the United States of America and has always been fascinated by life’s greatest questions: Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we here? And where are we going? As a result, he decided to become a historian with a focus on the history of existence in the big picture and how it connects to our modern world, with the goal of taking our complex history and making it easy to understand.

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team – Live and Online..!

by Nigel Vardy
April 28, 2021April 28, 2021

On Sunday 25th April, we were given unique opportunity to get behind the scenes of Buxton Mountain Rescue Team with their first Live Event. A… Read More »Buxton Mountain Rescue Team – Live and Online..!

President of Buxton Mountain Team..!

by Nigel Vardy
March 28, 2021March 28, 2021

My thanks to Buxton Mountain Rescue Team for accepting me as their President. I’ll do everything I can to promote the excellent work done by the team.Read More »President of Buxton Mountain Team..!

Speaking Online with the Young Explorers Trust…

by Nigel Vardy
March 23, 2021

Next Sunday I’ll be speaking online with the Young Explorers Trust about ‘The importance and value of expeditioning for young people’ The outdoors has… Read More »Speaking Online with the Young Explorers Trust…

Love Letters to the Mountains…

by Nigel Vardy
November 21, 2020December 5, 2020
2 Comments

I adore Mountaineering and I adore Writing. Inspired by a meeting at the Kendal Mountain Festival, I’ve written a number of Love Letters to some of the Mountains I’ve climbed over the past 30 years. They’re a varied selection of peaks spanning the Himalayas, Africa, Asia, The Arctic and Europe.

I hope you enjoy them…

by Nigel Vardy
November 11, 2020November 13, 2020

COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS! I’m very pleased to be an ambassador for The National Outdoor Expo at the NEC next March. Tickets are on sale now… Read More »National Outdoor Expo….

BecomingX…

by Nigel Vardy
November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

BecomingX is launched..! “If you knew what they knew, what could you become?” We all have potential. It’s the journey from dream to reality. From good… Read More »BecomingX…

The DofE Virtual Adventure…

by Nigel Vardy
August 17, 2020

The Duke of Edingburgh Award Scheme have launched their Virtual Adventure to raise funds which will support young people by walking the entire coastline of… Read More »The DofE Virtual Adventure…

Coffee and Conversation Podcast…

by Nigel Vardy
June 12, 2020

Recently I recorded a podcast with Jane Booth MBA of the OPUS 29 Consultancy about Finding the Happiness in Being You. We covered a lot… Read More »Coffee and Conversation Podcast…

BBC Radio Derby Interview with Sally Pepper

by Nigel Vardy
May 24, 2020May 24, 2020

Last week I spoke with Sally Pepper on BBC Radio Derby about the 21st Anniversary of my Fated Mt McKinley Climb. If you fancy a… Read More »BBC Radio Derby Interview with Sally Pepper

Mental Health Awareness Week 2020

by Nigel Vardy
May 21, 2020

The 21st anniversary of my fateful climb on Mt.McKinley has coincided with the COVID-19 Lockdown and Mental Health Week 2020. Here’s a few thoughts and… Read More »Mental Health Awareness Week 2020

Explore From Your Door…

by Nigel Vardy
May 20, 2020May 20, 2020

How well do you know your local area? You may be surprised by how many paths and greenspaces are waiting for you to find! Now’s… Read More »Explore From Your Door…

Learning to Survive and Thrive…

by Nigel Vardy
May 9, 2020

21 Years have passed since my fateful expedition to Mt McKinley in Alaska. Besides the obvious surgery, I also experienced isolation, fear, mental fatigue, physical… Read More »Learning to Survive and Thrive…

BBC Radio Derby Lockdown Interview…

by Nigel Vardy
May 6, 2020May 6, 2020

Recently I was interviewed by Ian Skye on BBC Radio Derby about the present COVID Lockdown. I come in at 1:36:36…

The Self Propelled Podcast…

by Nigel Vardy
May 5, 2020

I recently spoke to Dave Cornthwaite on his Self Propelled Podcast about life, mountaineering, frostbite and resilience. Dave is an accomplished traveller and creator of… Read More »The Self Propelled Podcast…