Reasons to go North

There are too many superlatives to make my trip to Mont Blanc a ‘quick fix’. So I’m going to start by posting just a sample of the many...

It’s August. I think. Visitors have flocked to the Lake District despite the unseasonably ‘dreich’ weather. Pummelling rain showers...

Posted by reasons on Jul 30, 2017 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

A few weeks ago when the sun was shining Blue sky but just a little breezy. Maybe not such a good thing with a few ridges to contend with....

Posted by reasons on Jul 23, 2017 in Blog, Cumbria, UK, Walking | 0 comments

Despite stair-rods of rain battering the windows of my ‘weekend retreat’, on Greenhow hill, at dawn, it eventually drifted away to clear...

Posted by reasons on Jul 19, 2017 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

Cumbria compared to Scotland is small and compact. But I’m still finding hidden corners, often empty, and different ways up hills. Even in...

It appeared to be a good idea. MWIS implied the cloud would disperse from the hills later in the day. So an afternoon hike from Threlkeld,...