How much tramping equals a steak ‘n’ cheese pie?

March 2016

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March 2016

Twenty minutes of this buys you a free beer. Photo: Tomas Sobek, Creative Commons
Is it OK to pig out after a tramp, or does it undo all the hard work? How many times have you finished a tough tramp and craved a calorie-laden feast of junk food? ‘It’s fine’, we tell ourselves. ‘It’s been a tough day in the hills – we’ve earned it’. But have we? Do […]
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