Having done so much hiking over the years and carrying a heavy ruck sac, on top of having had a childhood injury to his right ankle, the joint finally disintegrated. But with the wonders of modern surgery and within the equally wonderful NHS, Peter had the ankle joint fused and took up long distance bike-camping instead. The engagement with nature from two wheels is `richly fulfilling` he tells us, along with all the other benefits and pleasures of strenuous physical activity. 

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The planned schedule of big bike-camping ventures continues of course. In the past decade or so however, his pedalling and camping challenges have been many and varied. Included in this have been Scotland coast-to-coast by at least six different routes, from the Clyde/Tweed in the south to Ardgay/Ullapool in the north. Scotland end-to-end has featured at least 4 times over the years, plotting a different variation on that theme each time. In 2023 the most demanding was crossing the southern Cairngorms from Blair Athol to Braemar and then finishing up in Aberdeen. The high Corrieyairack Pass has been crossed twice, south to north on each occasion. 

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A favourite has been testing out whether a track or path, marked on the map actually exists on the ground. This inquisitive approach has taken him and his bike across bogs, through an almost impenetrable tangle of wind-blow, and over boulder fields aplenty. All part of the septuagenarian challenge, apparently.