Whiteside to Grisedale Pike – Lakeland’s Golden Mile

Thu 11 May 2017
During a week-long break at my new house in the Lakes (I still have to go ‘home’ for my shifts), I spent my time urgently trying to get fit for my Scottish Munro Top Compleation which was only around 2 weeks away. Quite a short time frame…

Great Gable – Trying to Get Fit!

Mon 10 Apr 2017
Believe it or not, although it was April, this was the first proper mountain Richard and I had done this year. We’re trying hurriedly to get fit for my Munro Compleation walk on May 18th – I’m not worried myself as I know I’ll keep going no matter whether I’m falling to bits, knackered or what but Richard could be a problem…

Barrow – Easy Walk When I Wanted a Hard One

Tue 22 November 2016
I was a bit miffed to see this first thing in the morning (Skiddaw, my favourite winter mountain caked in snow) and then to have to turn away and do a tiddler around the back of the hotel!

Dale Head Photo Fest

Sun 20 November 2016
A trip to the Lakes in the earliest snow I’ve ever seen up there!

Long Mynd – Pole Bank and a Huge Liar!

Sun 23 Oct 2016
Our second day of our HF (Holiday Fellowship) weekend at Church Stretton and we decided that, despite the low cloud meaning we couldn’t see it, it was the day to visit The Long Mynd. The weather was the same all weekend – fine and dry but very low mist until late afternoon. Therefore, we set off pretty late on our walk – not leaving the hotel until at least 1030…

Caer Caradoc, Ragleth Hill & Hope Bowdler Hill

Sat 22 Oct 2016
A while back, I was sent an HF (Holiday Fellowship) brochure for walking holidays, a good many of which were in areas of Britain we haven’t visited. Richard was keen for us to go somewhere different so we had a browse through and agreed we’d try Church Stretton in Shropshire for our first HF holiday to see whether we liked the setup of the holidays.

Caer Caradoc – R Wood

Rossett Pike via Rossett Gill Direct

Tue 27 Sep 2016
Another trip to get one of Richard’s remaining Wainwrights – he just has 4 left now… As is usual, halfway through the walk we split up as I wanted to do Rossett Gill proper. After hearing so many ‘horror stories’ about it, I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.