4th & 5th December 2019: Ladybower Reservoir to Baslow – 13 miles I was up at 05:50, 10 mins before the alarm, and leapt out of bed before remembering I
As you may have seen from a couple of previous posts, my plan for the last couple of months of the year was to walk the River Nidd Trail over
I’ve not posted anything for the last 6 months or so, if I’m honest, I’ve not really had much to talk about and what I have done I’ve not felt
I took advantage of the glorious weekend weather – the first decent Saturday in June as far as I can recall and headed for another ascent route up onto the
We (@PilgrimChris and I) didn’t really manage an April MicroAdventure – we did a camp site overnighter and walked 22 miles through the Yorkshire Dales, but in many ways we
I love walking in proper winter weather; not the usual winter weather we get in the UK – the drab, miserable, grey, wet and windy stuff that covers the country
I really enjoyed last week’s walk up Fair Brook and onto the Kinder plateau. Despite the mud (see walk summary here). It got me thinking about all the other routes
I finally realised someone was having a laugh at my expense when I heard a brass band playing ‘Summertime’ as I stepped off my fourth train of the morning, at
The Oxford Dictionary defines sacrifice as “An act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy”. It also includes an alternative
A rest from Wainwright bagging today, as take a wander around one of my favourite edge walks. Route Description: Dovestone Res car park, Yeoman Hey res, Greenfield Res, Birchen Clough,
I made a long overdue return to the Kinder plateau yesterday as I walked the Edale Skyline. There are multiple versions of this walk and mine runs from Edale village,
Date: 4th Mar 2008 Stats: 12.5 miles, 2600 feet Weather: Clear blue skies, warm in the sunshine, bitterly cold on the tops Trig Points: 2: TP3614 – Hardings Booth, TP3813
Date: 23rd Feb 2008 Stats: 10.5 miles, 1800 feet Weather: No rain, low cloud, very windy on top, wet underfoot Trig Points: 3: TP7322 – Hey Edge, TP3980 – Holme
Date: 9th Feb 2008 Stats: 12.0 miles, 2600 feet Weather: Fine clear day, light wind, cold on tops, no rain Trig Points: 2: TP4652 – Margery, TP5253 – Outer Edge
Date: 26th Jan 2008 Stats: 8.0 miles, 1900 feet Weather: Overcast all day, mostly mild, cold wind on top, but no rain Trig Points: 1: TP5970 – Shutlingsloe Wainwrights: N/A
Date: 9th Jun 2007 Stats: 14.0 miles, 2500 feet Weather: Warm and clear, getting very warm and sunny towards the end Trig Points: 3: Fells: 0 Other Info: Parking on
Date: 19th May 2007 Stats: 10.5 miles, 1900 feet Weather: Overcast but dry, no wind Trig Points: 3: TP3646 – Harry Hut, TP0192 – Hollingworth Head, TP4361 – Lantern Pike
Date: 12th May 2007 Stats: 15.0 miles, 1500 feet Weather: Cloudy but no rain, warming gently through the day Trig Points: 4: TP3195 – Flask Edge, TP0195 – Barbrook, TP6878