Category Archive: 2011

Apr 14

Assault on Great Gable (take 2)

It was late 2011 and had a week off so decided to plan a trip to the Lakes. After a few phone calls, I had managed to persuade Struddy and Dave to come along too. The plan was to go early Monday morning, do a walk and then stay over in Keswick and catch the …

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Jan 07

Crummockdale 2011

It was early 2011 and after searching for a walk to do, i came across this one on a site which i have enjoyed and used quite a lot when deciding on my walks. The site is great if you are thinking of going, but are unsure of where to go for a walk http://www.walkingenglishman.com/. …

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Dec 11

Great Gable?

I have decided to include this walk in my blog as it made me realise i was useless at map reading. The fact that you carry a map and a compass and you look the part means nothing in the Lake District when the weather is poor and visibility is down to a few yards. …

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Dec 11

Bowfell 2011

It was late Autumn and i was itching to get up to the lakes one more time before winter set in. I rang my mate Dave up and he was up for it too, so we arranged a couple of days there. We’d planned a walk on a Monday in November, a stay over in …

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Nov 27

Whernside 2011

It was May of 2011 and was wondering where to go at the weekend, and after a checking where the better weather was likely to be, i decided to have a trip to the Yorkshire Dales and tackle Whernside. I chose this as i had wanted to do the 3 peaks one day and this …

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