Skiddaw via Ullock Pike taking in Long Side & Carl Side with Steph & Steve
Hi Folks, With the current good weather forecast, I wanted to get out on the fells this Saturday and my buddy Steve wanted to come too. Steve has wanted to do Skiddaw for ages and this looked a great...
View ArticleA great seven mile circular route up Mellbreak in the Lake District with...
Hello everyone, As most who know me will be aware, my favourite valley in the English Lake District is Buttermere. It is for me the most scenic of the lakeland valleys and offers everything a visitor...
View ArticleA 10 Mile Coledale Circular - Grisedale Pike, Crag Hill, Sail, Scar Crags and...
Hello folks, This weekend we shuffled our plans around in order to hit the fells on Sunday as the weather was looking more favourable than Saturday. This turned out to be an excellent decision. Myself,...
View ArticleHelvellyn Via Birkhouse Moor with Stephanie
Hello folks, This weekend, my daughter Steph and I were all set to go and do Place Fell near Ullswater, a new one for both of us. However, as the day drew nearer I started thinking it would be a shame...
View ArticleA Pre-Dawn Hike Up Place Fell In The Lake District
Morning folks, This weekend was a special one. Its my wedding anniversary. Mandy and I had a long weekend in the lakes, staying at the wonderful Whitbarrow Hotel in the northern lakes. On Saturday we...
View ArticleA 9 Mile Circular Hike Up Bowfell in The Snow Via Rossett Pike and Esk Pike.
Hi everyone, I am a little behind on my blogs of late due to such inconveniences as work and other such mundane tasks getting in the way, but fear not, we have been out in the mountains and grabbing...
View ArticleA Low Pike - High Pike adventure in the snow with my daughter Steph.
Hi everyone, This weekend its just my daughter and I heading to Ambleside for a change. On the well known Fairfield Horseshoe route that starts and ends in Ambleside, there are two fells that I...
View ArticleFleetwith Pike, Warnscale Bothy And Haystacks With Steph. A Great 5 Mile...
Hello folks, For those of you who have read my previous 60+ blogs, this one will seem a little odd. As it's Christmas, I have a little more time free than usual so this blog isn't JUST about our...
View ArticleGreat Gable via Base Brown and Green Gable as a nice circular route.
Hello and welcome to 2017! With all the hustle and bustle of the festive period, I was very keen to get some time to myself before I went back to work on January 3rd. I managed to get out once over...
View ArticleDollywagon Pike, Nethermost Pike and Helvellyn from Swirls - The Thirlmere Side.
Hello folks... Its been a while! I have been very busy with work this year and havent really had much time to sit and put words to my blog. But I have still been out hiking, both alone and with family,...
View ArticleThe Full 13 Mile Kentmere Round - Perhaps now my favourite area!
Hello Folks, The weather was promising quite a lot this weekend so my daughter Steph and I decided it's time we pushed the boat out and got a serious walk in. After much deliberation, I decided to plot...
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