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Using the Map and Compass in Anger – 111, 112 High Pike and Carrock Fell.
111, 112 High Pike and Carrock Fell. MOUNTAIN CRAFT PUT TO THE TEST This was probably the worst weather day I have been out with the wheel. The mist was down and it was cold. I had intended to park at Mosedale, but Mark persuaded me to drive up to Carrock mine with the promise […]
Continue readingThe One That Just Would Not Go Away110 High Rigg
The One That Just Would Not Go Away – 110 High Rigg High Rigg is one of the smallest Wainwrights with the least amount of ascent from the car park and it is the 4th time I have attempted to get to the top (on this round). Instead of walking from the Thirlmere end car […]
Continue readingIt’s Graham Again! Blencathra and Mungrisedale Common 108-9
Blencathra and Mungrisedale Common I have never walked Blencathra from The Blencathra Centre side, but what a delightful route. We used to run it from The Packhorse pub, before work, many years ago, but now I realise we really missed a treat. The assent is short and sharp – made easier by the drive to […]
Continue reading1/2 Way – Where Did The Summer Go?
1/2 Way – number 107 – Where Did The Summer Go? I was surprised to find that since I last wrote 3 months and 2o mountains have passed under my feet. The summer holidays and opening up the Coronavirus social distancing restrictions have both added to my workload as guests started to return to the […]
Continue reading87 Fellbarrow – Taking Life for Granted
10 Weeks Look but Don’t Touch! It was half-term, 19 February 2020 when I was last in the hills on Sale Fell with Christine. A lot has happened since then and we have talked of nothing else. “Coronavirus”. We stayed at home. Not such a chore when the sun was shining and the garden was […]
Continue readingCoronavirus is great for Gardening
Rooky in the Garden We have had a staggeringly sunny May 2020 and instead of weaving or spinning away the Coronavirus Lockdown I have been able to move the garden forward at an astounding rate. In the last pictures you will notice the black plastic is still down. As you scroll down you will see […]
Continue readingThe Saga of the Snowdrops
How Far Have We Come? My Wwoofing blog posts are few and far between as that is the nature of my Wwoofing /gardening project. The Wwoof visits have to fit around the availability of the accommodation and in rhythm with the growing seasons. Spring and Autumn. Luckily Ane’s visit in Summer last year and the […]
Continue readingWeeds will Grow
Summer in the Garden 2019 Spring seemed a long time behind us when Ane from Denmark turned up. I had not intended to host Wwoofers in the summer months as that was peak season for our accommodation business, which is also used to house Wwoofers off-season, but Ane was so enthusiastic about the textile aspect […]
Continue readingEasy Peasy, Panic and Freezy 84 85 86 Ling Fell, Barf and Sale Fell
Ling Fell The depths of winter and the red dots of “Bagged Fells” are filling up the map. Ling Fell is the last one on the left as you drive towards Cockermouth and is yet another one that feels small and insignificant and just for “off-days”. This was truly an off day. Huff Puff, sweat […]
Continue reading81 – 83 Graystones, Broom Fell and Lord’s Seat – Wear and Tear
81 – 83 Graystones, Broom Fell and Lord’s Seat – Wear and Tear The bag I carry the wheel in was never designed to be taken up mountains. It is not waterproof and the padding it came with was not deep enough to protect my back from the hardness of the wooden structure of the […]
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