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March 7, 2017
Skiddaw
Skiddaw At 931m Skiddaw is a distinctive peak in the northern Lake District, and ranks as the sixth highest mountain in England. It towers above the town of Keswick, providing a stunning, dramatic backdrop to this place which is something of a UK mecca for climbers, hikers, runners and outdoorsy folk in general! So, from […]
March 3, 2017
Sgurr nan Conbhairean
Sgurr nan Conbhairean (Munro – 1109m) If there is one thing likely to put a band of veterans on edge, during a stay in an off-grid structure 6 miles from the nearest road and 12 from the nearest town, it’s probably having to deal with uninvited visitors. Throw in a “grumpy Rupert” – as he […]
February 28, 2017
Carn Eighe
Carn Eighe It is Day 2 in Scotland and I am feeling inwardly smug. Day 1 saw the group hike an elevation of some 1100m over a distance of 8.2 km. We missed out on summiting the Munro Mullach Fraoch-choire but still made it to a point higher than can be reached in either England […]
February 27, 2017
Mullach Fraoch-choire
Mullach Fraoch-choire I think as I get older I’m becoming more prone to exaggeration; the first salmon I caught way back in the early 1990s was at least six feet long as I recall, weighing in at half a tonne… Ok, ok, so it WAS still a whopper at 16.5lbs, but perhaps only three feet […]
February 25, 2017
Racing up Middleton Fell
Racing up Middleton Fell Ok, ok… so the title is a tad misleading. I can confirm I did not race, nor do I have any intention of racing, up the near-vertical slope that eventually leads to the cairn at 538m marking Castle Knott, on Middleton Fell. Middleton Fell is a stone’s throw from where Jen […]
Pont d’Espagne
Pont d’Espagne The last twelve months have seen me enter the lands of the UK’s historical arch-enemies no fewer than three times, each of which has been memorable in one positive way or another. My last trip was a visit to see Jenny’s favourite client and colleagues in and around Pau, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département […]
February 15, 2017
Fell Head Scar
Well, well, well! With hindsight, who would have thought mid-December could deliver a day like this? A beautifully warm summer-esque day in the Howgills, with hardly a cloud in the sky and a Eurofighter jet photo-bombing my opening scenic photograph… Can’t you just see it? Of course, we are now in February, and memories of […]
February 12, 2017
The Audacious 500ml Not a hip-flask but is it a Hip Flask?
PRODUCT REVIEW Audacious – Rhino 500ml Flask Back in 2014, my blog was a finalist in the UK National Blogging Awards #UKBA2014, and ever since then I have been receiving emails requesting promotions, product reviews and the like. However, I must admit that the subjects rarely take my fancy or are appropriate to my hobbies […]
February 10, 2017
Tarn of Leaves
Tarn of Leaves These days, other than enjoying a quiet night in front of a good film with Jen, I can’t think of a much better way to spend my time than up a mountain with a like-minded bunch of veterans, enjoying the air, the views and the kind of camaraderie that one doesn’t often […]
January 25, 2017
Winder
Winder (473m) It was back in September of 2016 that Jen and I decided to move to the foot of the Howgills. The area is fantastic in terms of access to great hill walking, scrambling and mountaineering spots, with the Howgills (of course!), the Lake District, the Pennines and the Yorkshire Dales all within fairly […]
