Lord's Seat looking back in the direction of Grange.Tuesday night is Walk Night at BAE Systems. Col Sear at work organises a walk every week which is usually very well attended not only by the locals, but also the many visiting consultants who get a chance to visit the glorious Lake District.

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Sunny on Scafell Pike

Saturday, 6th April 2013 by
Scafell Pike.I was supposed to be in Les Contamines today, enjoying some ski touring, but work commitments meant I had to postpone my departure. As consolation I went for a bit of a walk in the hills, this time without the heavy bag.

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Leaving Snake Pass.This time it was my turn to do the High Peak Marathon, and what a great adventure it was! Drama, subterfuge, danger, camaraderie, ...

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Holme Fell Scramble and Letterboxing

Monday, 4th March 2013 by
Highland Cow ... "moo" !The scramble up the west ridge of Raven Crag, leading up on to Holme Fell, is a lovely easy way to gain height. Perfect to blow the cobwebs out of our heads following last night’s party…

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Winter Camping on Kinder (again)

Sunday, 24th February 2013 by
Settling down to a chilly night. The glow in the sky is presumably ManchesterOur traditional winter camping weekend...

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18 miles running on iced peat

Tuesday, 5th February 2013 by
Derwent EdgeThis time last year we went for a run across Bleaklow. This Sunday we were back! Same route, same people, less snow, more wind.

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Wetherlam

Sunday, 20th January 2013 by
Pete, Helen, Kris, and Laetitia on Wetherlam SummitWe met up with our friends from Leeds, Helen and Kris, for a winter-walk up Wetherlam via Wetherlam Edge. Wetherlam Edge is a steep rocky path in summer, but in the frozen snowy conditions we’ve got in the Lakes at the moment, especially with the strong freezing wind from the east, it promised to provide [...]

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Shelter Crag

Sunday, 20th January 2013 by
Pete starting up Central Gully.There’s been hardly any precipitation in Cumbria since Monday’s snowfall, but it’s been very cold so perfect conditions for an ice route.

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