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A great hike up Helm Crag with my daughters
Hi Folks, This trip report is largely the same as my last one, but in far better weather conditions. Sundays trip was also an especially nice one for me as I got to go out on the fells with both my...
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A Day in the snow at 2000ft on Middle Fell with Mandy and Steph
Hi folks, This weekend Mandy and I wanted to get up into the fells with my daughter Stephanie and we chose the Wasdale area this time as by all accounts it seems to have been very lucky and escaped...
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Irton Pike, Whin Rigg, Illgill Head and Burnmore Tarn. 13 miles above and...
Hi folks, This weeks hike was literally born the week before when Mandy, Steph and myself hiked Middle Fell in Wasdale. When we were up there, the view across Wastwater to the screes of Whin Rigg and...
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New Years Day 2016 - Hiking Up to Grey Knotts and Brandreth With Mandy and...
First of all, let me wish you all a very happy and prosperous 2016 from myself and all my family. Mandy and I decided we wanted to start the new year with a nice hike somewhere new and with the weather...
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A hike up Wansfell Pike in the snow with my daughter Stephanie.
Hi folks, On Saturday my daughter Steph joined Mandy and I on a nice little hike up Walla Crag in Keswick. It was great to be out in the snow but it was cloudy and snowing, thus the views were...
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Cat Bells, Maiden Moor and High Spy with my daughter Steph.
Hi folks, Somehow, I clean forgot to finish this blog that I started just before New Year. I had a lot on, including more hiking and somehow this one just slipped the net, so here it is. We are back on...
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Loughrigg Fell and Rydal Cave with Mandy
Hello folks, Mandy and I wanted to spend a day together on her annual leave this week and we decided a nice hike was in order. Of course the weather forecast was offensive so we decided to choose...
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Barrow and Outerside in high winds with Steve
Hello folks, Well... the weekend arrived just after the latest storm to hit the Lake District. Storm Gertrude was promising average winds in the 50mph region and the potential for 100+ mph above 3000ft...
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Middle Fell, Seatallan and Buckbarrow in high winds
Hi Folks, Its not been a great year for weather in the Lake District so far, but undeterred, my daughter Steph and I were going hiking no matter what. I studied the weather pattern like the greatest of...
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A Dovedale Round - High Hartsop Dodd, Little Hart, Dove and Hart Crags,...
Hello, My daughter Steph is building up to some of the bigger fells in Lakeland and really wants to do the beautiful Skiddaw soon. My favourite way up Skiddaw is from the west via Ullock Pike and...
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A great circular route up Walla Crag with my daughters in the sun
Hi folks, With this recent turn for the better in the weather, my youngest, Ella (Age 7) was excited to get out and do a new "Mountain". I have been hoping to do Walla Crag with her for ages as the...
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A hike up Angletarn Pikes, Brock Crags and Rest Dodd with my pal Steve
Hello folks, Its weekend again and of course, we are lakelend bound. Steve and I have been wanting to do this particular round for quite a while but the conditions haven't allowed it as it collects...
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A Circular Hike Up Seat Sandal In The Snow With Mandy
Hi folks, Mandy and I wanted to get out this weekend and do a reasonably small but challenging hike together. I tend to spend a lot of time hiking with my friend Steve and my daughters Steph and Ella,...
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Carrock Fell Circular with Mandy In the Sun
Hello Folks, With the weather forecast being really good this weekend Mandy and I decided at last minute to head for the hills on Sunday in an effort to cheer me up as I have been feeling a little...
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Blencathra With Mandy in the snow
Hi folks, Mandy has been slowly building up her hiking legs over the last 6 months or so, doing bigger and bigger routes every time and now we have a full weekend to ourselves we figured it was time to...
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Gray Crag, Thornthwaite Crag, Stoney Cove Pike and Hartsop Dodd Circular.
Hi Folks, It had been an age since my best pal Steve and me got outdoors together so we wanted to do a decent one this time. On our descent from Rest Dodd some weeks ago we noted this horseshoe route...
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Skiddaw via Ullock Pike taking in Long Side, Carl Side and Bakestall with Steph
Hi Folks, My daughter Steph and I wanted to do a nice long route this weekend and she has always fancied doing Skiddaw. Now Skiddaw has at least 5 routes up to it that I know of, but as far as I am...
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Black Crag with my daughters in almost perfect conditions for a change.
Hello folks, With a sunny Sunday forecast I wanted to get to the lakes with my daughters and do something not only quite small for Ella, but also something new that none of us had done. A friend of...
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Harter Fell with Mandy, Steve and Babs
Hello folks, This Friday we went up to spend the night with our great friends Steve and Babs in their caravan on the lovely Skelwith Fold site in the English Lake District. I had been tasked with...
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Causey Pike, Scar Crags and Sail in the Lake District with my pal Steve.
Hi folks, I cant believe its been over 3 months since I wrote up a blog! I have been out and done a good bit of hiking, but ive just had no time to write it up. I decided its time to try and catch up...
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