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Tag Archives: Lake District
Late Sun in the North East Lakes – Beda Fell, Rest Dodd and The Nab, plus Hallin Fell by Headtorch
Another Lakes on Sunday trip, and only just! A depressingly densely cloudy forecast meant I was about to head up to the Cheviots. Then Sunday morning brought a surprising improvement with the north east Lakes looking ok possibly clearing later. … Continue reading
Wainwrights on Wednesday – Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, Gray Crag, Thornthwaite Crag, High St, Rampsgill Head and The Knott
Clear weather and the chance of a rare midweek Lake District trip;- it doesn’t get much better than this. A 12 mile circuit over 7 Wainwrights with 3,800 ft of ascent starting from the car park at Hartsop village. After … Continue reading
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Tagged Atkinson's Monument, Caudale Head, Gray Crag route, Hartsop Dodd route, High Street route, hiking, John Bell's Banner, Lake District, Lake District walks, Rampsgill Head route, Routes from Hartsop, Social Hiking, Stony Cove Pike route, The Knott route, Thornthwaite Crag route
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Warm Western Wainwrights – Whiteside, Hopegill Head, Grasmoor, Wandope, Whiteless Pike and Rannerdale Knotts
Long ago when I was a lad, we just used to choose a few classic Lakeland peaks and walk up em. Nowadays these bloomin Wainwrights have been invented, so now we have to go back & pick off all the … Continue reading
Bad Back in the Lakes! – Base Brown to Great Gable from Seathwaite and back via Taylorgill Force
Many of us of a certain age have a ‘bad back story’, mine was being blown over many years ago on Glencoe’s iconic Buachaille Etive Mor. Last week I managed to aggravate this by over exerting myself with long handled … Continue reading
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Tagged Base Brown, Base Brown view, Gable & Base Brown from Seathwaite route, Great Gable, Great Gable from Seathwaite route, Green Gable, Knee supports, Lake District, Napes view, Pacer Poles, Seathwaite, Seathwaite Farm, Seathwaite routes, Social Hiking, Sourmilk Gill, Sty Head, Styhead Tarn, Taylorgill Force, Westmorland Cairn, Westmorland Cairn view, Windy Gap Great Gable
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Blencathra Wainwrights – a late afternoon circuit from Scales via Souther Fell, Bowscale Fell, Bannerdale Crags and Mungrisdale Common
Another chance of a Sunday Lakes trip and another poor Sunday forecast hinting at a possible late improvement. My mate Alan was working so I took the weather gamble & headed off Lakesbound alone planning to start around 1pm. Plan … Continue reading
Around a Coniston Round – Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Dow Crag, Coniston Old Man, Brim Fell, Swirl How & Wetherlam – from below the Three Shire Stone
An eagerly awaited 3 days in the Lakes went superbly to plan last weekend. This has now become an annual joint birthday treat for me & my mate Alan, based in Grasmere, staying at the Oak Bank Hotel with it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 Shire Stone, Brim Fell, Coniston from 3 Shires route, coniston from three shires stone route, Coniston Old Man, Coniston Old Man View, Coniston Round, Dow Crag, Goats Hawse, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Grey Friar panorama, Lake District, Prison Band, Social Hiking, Swirl Hawse, Swirl How, Three Shire Stone, Wetherlam, Wrynose Pass Route
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In Praise of Hillwalking Companions – Mine’s an Alan!
Walking up hills can be a testing time for any friendship especially when things don’t go to plan. So having the right Hillwalking Companion can be vital to your enjoyment of this fine pastime. I first met my hill buddy … Continue reading
Posted in Lake District, Random Stuff, The Early Walks 1980 - 2000
Tagged Alan, Hillwalking Companions, Lake District, Wasdale
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Hillwalking in the 1980’s – My First Mountain, Great Gable and Wasdale, no gear and no idea!
Everyone remembers their first mountain, mine was 32 years ago when my mate Alan suggested we drive up to a place called Wasdale in the Lake District. We were staying at my late Grandads bungalow near Blackpool, Alan’s parents were … Continue reading
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