Reasons to Stay North
So this is why I live here! The sun came out, and I went for a walk! After weeks of rain and wind there was hardly a breath as we...
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Why Walk Wainwrights?
When I first returned to Cumbria I just walked. Anywhere. I had a dog, Rosie, and she needed to go out anyway. After living in...
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Most Northerly Wainwright
Early morning activity on ‘social media’ this morning was confirmation that people had seen the same weather forecast as myself. An early...
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Watery Winter Walking
Wipers fought hard to clear the screen as I drove over Shap. On the quieter A591 water dripped from drooping branches, seeped across the...
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Hiking Hindscarth
Buttermere Fell drops dramatically down to Honister and its namesake tarn. Steep sides of blue grey scree looking harsh and impenetrable....
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