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Seven Days in Summer – A Three Peaks Adventure – heading South

Posted on May 7, 2020 by

Part two – Scafell Pike  <<<back to part one Ben Nevis<<< It was with great reluctance that we left the Highlands to journey south to the Lakes on the hottest day of the year, but there was some compensation in … Continue reading →

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Seven Days in Summer – A Three Peaks Adventure

Posted on May 4, 2020 by

Part one – Ben Nevis During the Summer of 2019, before the coronavirus and lockdowns, myself and my cousin Bri decided to do the so called Three Peaks, that is the national summits of Scotland, England and Wales; Ben Nevis, … Continue reading →

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Walking in the Lake District – Four Wainwrights from Grasmere

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

There are not many walks in Lakeland that reach the summits of four Wainwrights with so little effort, but this route from Grasmere does just that. It’s a particularly beautiful and varied walk too and the four hills it climbs … Continue reading →

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A Short Adventure in Scotland – part 1 – Ben Lawers from the Nature Reserve

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

Once upon a time on a family holiday to the Highlands I hiked up Ben Lawers with Dad – we went up the normal route from the National Trust for Scotland car park – a route which has the unfortunate … Continue reading →

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Seven Short Adventures…

Posted on February 28, 2017 by

I’ve not posted here for a while but things seem to keep getting in the way of writing new material, while the weather and other commitments have meant there haven’t been any recent days or weeks out worthy of talking … Continue reading →

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Helvellyn from Wythburn Church

Posted on November 1, 2016 by

The path from Wythburn Church to the summit of Helvellyn is an old and well trodden route though it is perhaps now not as popular as the wide path via Grisedale Tarn or the more exciting but over publicised Striding … Continue reading →

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A Short Adventure in Snowdonia – part 2 – in the Eastern Glyders

Posted on July 30, 2016 by

The following morning after a night in the valley undisturbed by any kind of adverse weather, we set off once again in warm summer conditions, from the car park just behind the shops in Capel Curig. Away from the main … Continue reading →

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A Short Adventure in Snowdonia – part 1

Posted on June 19, 2016 by

The first day of our short adventure in Snowdonia dawned clear, sunny and warm as we left the campsite at Dolgam to head through the small hamlet of Capel Curig and into the Ogwen Valley which is Wales’ answer to … Continue reading →

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A Walk in South Wales – Peaks of the Brecon Beacons

Posted on May 2, 2016 by

It’s hard to believe after all the recent snow and rain that little over a week ago I was enjoying this walk in wonderful Spring – almost Summer – conditions in the Brecon Beacons National Park which is a part … Continue reading →

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Lake District Walks – in the Western Fells

Posted on October 9, 2015 by

Only the seasoned Wainwright bagger and local residents of West Cumbria will ever have heard of the hill called Grike but for everyone else it’s the westernmost of the Wainwrights or Lake District Fells, and stands next to Crag Fell … Continue reading →

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