Reasons to go North

A day out in the snow. Laden down, as usual, with backpacks full of ‘stuff’ just in case. Poles to hike up the hills, food, warm clothes...

This time I got lucky. Thwarted a couple of weeks ago at my second attempt to see Red Pike and High Stile, while on them. This week views...

Colour in Cumbria this year has lingered. From deep red trees in geometrically designed gardens of Rydal Hall Around slightly rippled...

I’ve got used to mountain huts with rows of bunks, Youth Hostel dorms, And when in Vietnam, wooden benches with dilapidated mats on...

Maps have become one of my vague obsessions. I have stacks of them. No matter how tatty or full of holes they become. Stuck together...