wainwrights | Reasons to go North

Posted by reasons on Jul 8, 2020 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

The weather came out of lockdown with a vengeance. As pubs and shops and campsites opened high winds and torrential rain tore...

35 to 50 mile an hour gusts were forecast. 35 constant was the feel. With a unforgettable reminder of how wind and its chill make walking,...

Posted by reasons on Jan 11, 2019 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

My first Lake District Walk of the new year. To Haweswater reservoir, that which drowns the valley of Mardale. Mardale, is a mere...

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...