Loading tweets...Sounds likes a walkers shopping list maybe? It is in fact the challenge I’ve set myself for 5 days in early March. As with all my walking at the moment, it’s basically preparation for the Pennine Way in May. Last year I put on so much weight and walked much less challenging hills and I …
Tag Archive: camping
Sep 21 2009
One of our sheepdogs is missing!
We approached the gate tentatively, the large, snarling, barking yellow dog ensured that we weren’t going to go through it, and called through the open kitchen door to a woman washing the dishes. The barking of the yellow hound kicked off a ruckus of noise from a kennel block behind a nearby wall; lots of …
Sep 17 2009
Autumn Weekend Wander – 2009
What seems to becoming an annual ritual is about to kick off in a few minutes – just enough time to pen this “Out of Office” for anyone interested. Tex Gore and I are off to Wales for a 3 day wander around the Arenigs – as soon as he gets off the phone that …
Sep 06 2008
Wee beasties
This post relates to one I read from Peewiglet recently. With respect to keeping your inner tent door well and truly secured even when you’re not inside. This sounds like common sense and of course we all do it, but sometimes its easy to forget and we need a reminder. I found this little critter …
Sep 06 2008
Weekend walk report
After a week of writer’s block I’ve finally managed to finish my walk report from last weekends backpacking trip with Tex Gore. We had an excellent weekend with hot muggy weather on the Saturday and cloud and mist and finally rain on the Sunday. We camped by Derwent Water on the Friday night, in Otterbield …
Aug 31 2008
Walk Report: Great Gable Day 2
Date: 31st Aug 2008 Stats: 8.0 miles, 1300 feet Weather: Misty morning, sun coming out later, followed by rain showers Trig Points: 0 Fells: 0 Other Info: Tiny free car park at Hawes End Summary: Wild camp at Gillercombe Head, Fleetwith, Tramway to Honister, Yewcrag Quarries, Dalehead Tarn, Newlands Valley, Little Town, Skelgill, Hawes End …
Aug 31 2008
Walk Report: Lakes Weekend – Day 2
Date: 31st Aug 2008 Stats: 8.0 miles, 1300 feet Weather: Misty morning, sun coming out later, followed by rain showers Trig Points: 0 Wainwrights: 0 Other Info: Tiny free car park at Hawes End; plus ample illegal road parking Summary: Wild camp at Gillercombe Head, Fleetwith, Tramway to Honister, Yewcrag Quarries, Dalehead Tarn, Newlands Valley, …
Aug 30 2008
Walk Report: Great Gable Day 1
Date: 30th Aug 2008 Stats: 13.0 miles, 3300 feet Weather: Cloudy but warm and muggy, some sunshine later, windy night Trig Points: 0 Fells: 0 Other Info: Tiny free car park at Hawes End Summary: Hawes End, Allerdale Ramble through Borrowdale to Seathwaite, Styhead Gill to Styhead, Great Gable Traverse Path, Beck Head, wild camp …
Aug 30 2008
Walk Report: Lakes Weekend – Day 1
Date: 30th Aug 2008 Stats: 13.0 miles, 3300 feet Weather: Cloudy but warm and muggy, some sunshine later, windy night Trig Points: 0 Wainwrights: 0 Other Info: Tiny free car park at Hawes End; plus ample illegal road parking Summary: Hawes End, Allerdale Ramble through Borrowdale to Seathwaite, Styhead Gill to Styhead, Great Gable Traverse …
Aug 27 2008
Weekend Wander – Part 2
I’ve spent a couple of hours with Tex this evening, bashing out routes and counter routes, options and alternatives until we finally agreed on what looks like an excellent, albeit quite tough itinerary for our first backpacking weekend. Day 1 runs from the little car park at Hawes End, just outside Keswick and follows the …