Whatever the Weather: a Week in the Western Lakes

We’re very lucky to live close enough to the Lakes to be able to hop across the A66 for day trips to Ambleside or Keswick every few weeks. But the truly wild and remote side…

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Turning 28 in the Lakes

It was my 28th birthday on Sunday, and Sam treated me and the dogs to a two night stay in a fancy glamping cabin (he tagged along as well). Historically, my birthday is usually a…

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Green Crag

After a big day out on the Mosedale horseshoe, my poor little legs weren’t up to another long walk (much to Sam’s disappointment, as he was champing at the bit to do the Ennerdale round…

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The Mosedale Horseshoe

The Mosedale Horseshoe is what I would call ‘a big day out’. Before you get any further, I should clarify/add a caveat/disclaimer that we did the Mosedale Horseshoe without Kirk Fell – we’d already done…

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White Side & Raise

Deciding to try and tick off all the Wainwrights before I turn thirty felt like a great idea when I turned twenty six. Nearly two years later, we’ve been ticking them off at a leisurely…

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