Probably the toughest walk of the year for me yesterday (Sunday), what with the heat and the choice of route. I’d elected to walk-in through Eskdale and then ascend via
Date: 27th Jul 2008 Stats: 11.5 miles, 3400 feet Weather: Low lying mist to begin, then bright, hot and sunny, clouding over later Trig Points: 1: TP5828 – Sca Fell
The hottest day of the year so far saw Tex, his friend Mark and I on Great Gable today. We walked up from the Slate Mine at Honister, over the little visited
Date: 25th Jul 2008 Stats: 6.0 miles, 2400 feet Weather: Sunny and hot all day, windy is places Trig Points: 0 Wainwrights: 4: Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Green Gable, Great Gable
I noticed the BBC announced the death of a walker on Jack’s Rake last week. Having done the scramble only recently it makes me wonder just what he was doing
I don’t know if anyone has been watching the BBC Scotland series called “The Real Monarch of The Glen”? One of the beauties of digital TV (certainly Sky), is the
Tex Gore and I battled our way onto the summit of Wales’ highest peak yesterday, through 35 mph winds (accurately measured with the new toy) and 10 yard visibility to
Date: 19th Jul 2008 Stats: 8.0 miles, 3000 feet Weather: Overcast all day, warm in valley, but cold and windy on top, rain later Trig Points: 1: TP6043 – Snowdon
My birthday present arrived this morning and although it’s not been properly field tested yet, I’m very impressed with it. It’s wonderfully light and tiny and fits easily into one
When you get to my age it’s nearly impossible for loved ones to know what to get you for your birthday. Let’s face it in today’s modern consumer age, when
Date: 12th Jul 2008 Stats: 10.0 miles, 3400 feet Weather: Cloudy to begin, clearing steadily, cold on top and warm in valley Trig Points: 1: TP3724 – Helvellyn Wainwrights: 4:
For those interested, the journal is coming along slowly. I’ve written up the first 5 days so far and that took almost no time at all. I was in the
Date: 8th Jul 2008 Stats: 7.0 miles, 3000 feet Weather: Overcast and grey to begin, but warming gradually and sunny towards the end Trig Points: 1: TP1281 – Ben Lawers
It’s always a sad moment when something comes to the end of it’s life and so it was on Saturday afternoon as I arrived back at the car following a
As I expected, today’s weather was pretty foul and Metcheck had it almost right. The wind was much stonger than predicted and the rain didn’t start until about 2 hours
Date: 5th Jul 2008 Stats: 14.5 miles, 2000 feet Weather: Overcast, very windy, gale force on summits, heavy rain for last hour Trig Points: 3: TP6551 – Tow Scar, TP3427
Why is it that the weather is great all week and then turns nasty at the weekend? Whilst sitting in the car or the house or the office at work all week