Reasons to go North

Back in Cumbria and soon had itchy feet to go take a walk. Unfortunately did not have all day, having just returned from Shetland, but...

A perfect day for walking, maybe. High pressure and temperatures of 27°C plus, with a gentle breeze. The Coniston area was once a mining...

The Troutbeck Tongue sits between the jaws of Hart Crag and the west ridge of Kentmere, by all accounts formed when its rocky core proved...

We shouldn’t gloat, but we do, especially when the wet windy rainy north west has the best weather in the UK. Just a perfect day...

Now well into the second quarter, just into the second third, of the year I thought I would take a quick check on the challenges I set for...