Reasons to go North

I sincerely hope that this winter is not typical of what is to come with the advent of climate change. At least not in my life time. (On...

In my rather slow trek towards Mountain Leader status I’ve to make sure I can navigate myself without the aid of all the great technology...

Posted by reasons on Jan 20, 2016 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

Snow At last the white stuff arrived. Winter crept in quickly. Temperature dropped and the rain turned to snow. From 10 plus to –...

Everyone was put off by the weather and so a trip up and over the Coledlale Horseshoe was sensibly cancelled. High winds, blustery showers...

Between Christmas and New Year. Twixtmas. Well, that’s supposed to be the new vernacular. Not sure. It sounds more like a chocolate...

Floods have dominated many lives in Cumbria and the North West recently. Cumbria is OPEN, please come and spend your money to help those...