Outside in all weathers, the London Walks guides know a thing or two about battling the cold weather.
In this short series we're sharing our winter weather tips with our lovely London Walkers, a hardy bunch who join us rain or sleet in the winter months.
Here's London Walks guide Steve making his Daily Constitutional debut with a few sage words on keeping warm on winter walks…
For warmth on a
freezing day / night I'd recommend:
1) Yak Fat rubbed all
over the body and a layer of lard on the face (avoid naked flames and moths)
2) Smoking a pipe - a
warming briar is perfect for a cold night giving the guide an air of maturity
& knowledge.
The smoke is also a
perfect trail for the group to follow and in emergencies can be used as a coded
distress call to another guide
within a half mile radius.
3) I have used stilts
for years thus avoiding contact with the icy pavements. I am 4 feet 2 inches.
Hope this helps
Steve
Steve. Hmmm. Steve. When you see him from a
distance you think he's a roadie for a heavy metal band. And then he starts
guiding and it's ka-boom: he's Jumping Jack Flash. Which is by way of saying,
all that business about him being London Walks' fizziest guide - I'll let you
in on a secret - that's a piece of English understatement. Anything else? Yes,
lots. He's a dashing actor, a playwright, a song writer, and a musician. And,
most important of all, the father of wee twin lads!
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