Reasons to go North

Sca Fell Pike, the long way round, with exceptional weather, clear sky, no wind. A rare, fine, April day between incessant showers. It was...

Posted by reasons on Mar 11, 2018 in Blog, Cumbria, Nature | 0 comments

There’s been much recent ‘talk’, quite rightly so, about how many people have been rescued this year in the Lakes. Going out in the...

Langdale was quiet at 8 am. I wound my way in to the valley while a tractor, just ahead, scattered sheep feeding in the...

The snow continues. At least on the mountains. Though there is still the fickle cycle of ‘freeze – thaw’. Miss those...

There’s a film around at the moment; Mountain. A beautifully shot documentary kind of film. With a wonderful soundtrack...

From before Christmas, through twixtmas and beyond New Year I’ve walked. Only in Cumbria. But this little county has shown...