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Lakeland Fells Map
Buy Me: £3 This topology map of the Lake District fells came around after a chance conversation with my walking friend Matthew King. He was creating a bespoke map of the
23 November, 2014
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"It’s Make Your Mind Up Time"
I’m old enough to remember that catchphrase, but I guess many people reading this will not be and many who do will not remember it’s origin. So answers on a
24 January, 2014
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Win Some, Lose Some
I’m a huge believer in coincidence – not during a murder investigation or while uncovering a spy-ring of course – but generally during normal life, coincidence plays an important part
5 March, 2013
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Slave to "The List"
Increasingly that’s how I’ve come to think of myself, a slave to the list. “The List” in question being the 214 Lakeland fells described and documented by Alfred Wainwright –
6 December, 2012
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Lake District Fells Map
Buy Me: £3 Print-ready JPG file This topology map of the Lake District fells came around after a chance conversation with my walking friend Matthew King. He was creating a
4 August, 2012
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New Lakes walking blog
Just a quick post to bring folks attention to a brand new walking blog, mainly covering the Lakes, from someone who has recently got into walking and has developed a
31 October, 2009
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Walk Report: Walna Scar
Date: 28th Aug 2009 Location: Lakes Distance: 13.0 miles Weather: Overcast and cloudy, some sunny spells, brightening at the end, no rain Ascent: 2600 feet Trig Points: 0 Time: 5
28 August, 2009
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Walk Report: High Pike
Date: 13th Jun 2009 Stats: 9 miles, 2000 feet Weather: Clear and sunny to start, turning to rain and windy later Trig Points: 1: TP3801 – High Pike Wainwrights: 2:
13 June, 2009
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Walk Report: Wansfell Pike
Date: 28th Mar 2009 Stats: 7.0 miles, 1500 feet Weather: Howling gales, very, very cold wind chill, rain and sleet to finish Trig Points: 0 Wainwrights: 1: Wansfell (Baystones) Other
28 March, 2009
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Walk Report: High Street from Hartsop
Date: 21st Mar 2009 Stats: 7.0 miles, 2400 feet Weather: Misty to start, but clear and sunny later, warming nicely Trig Points: 1: TP0693 – High Street Wainwrights: 2: High
21 March, 2009
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Walk Report: Fairfield from Patterdale
Date: 28th Feb 2009 Stats: 11.0 miles, 3000 feet Weather: Cloudy, then rain, bitter wind on top and low cloud Trig Points: N/A Wainwrights: 3: Hartsop Above How, Hart Crag,
28 February, 2009
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Project Wainwright 2007 – Update
Early last year I began ‘Project Wainwright’, which was my way of officially beginning the collection of all 214 Lakeland fells classified by Alfred Wainwright. This is a bagging list
26 November, 2008
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Walk Report: Red Screes
Date: 1st Nov 2008 Stats: 7.0 miles, 2300 feet Weather: Cool in the valley, biting wind and bitter cold on tops, no rain, low cloud Trig Points: 1: TP5619 –
1 November, 2008
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Walk Report: Esk Pike & Bow Fell
Date: 23rd Aug 2008 Stats: 10 miles, 3400 feet Weather: Mostly clear and warm, scattered cloud and cold on tops Trig Points: 0 Wainwrights: 3: Rossett Pike, Esk Pike, Bow
23 August, 2008
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Staggering up Scafell Pike
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
28 July, 2008
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Walk Report: Scafell Pike
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
27 July, 2008
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Burnt on Great Gable
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
26 July, 2008
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Walk Report: Great Gable
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
25 July, 2008
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