Reasons to go North

Driving home from District 3 along a concrete cast river bank, my eyes caught a brilliant flash of saffron yellow. With a little time on...

Posted by reasons on Jul 31, 2014 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

A very civilised way to ‘wild’ camp. Dinner at Zeffirellis. Drive to Kirkstone. Hike up a hill and watch the sun go...

Posted by reasons on Jul 23, 2014 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

30C in South Lakeland today! It has got better and better July. Summer is really here, and what’s more I am no longer working....

Posted by reasons on Jun 29, 2014 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

One or two people have asked what was I going to do now the Wainwrights are all ‘bagged’. Well, there appears to be more than one way of...

I have lost count of the times I have been up Helvellyn. My parents took myself and 4 other ‘kids’ up when I, the eldest, was only...