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Ascent of Coire An War Memorial

Sunday, 24th March 2013 by
It's cold work feeding in the soft snow!A day of high adventure in the snowy Leicestershire mountains!

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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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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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Curry Night at Whitewalls

Tuesday, 11th December 2012 by
Rachel enjoying the views on the Worcestershire Beacon ridge.Running, eating, caving...

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Björkliden Arctic Mountain Marathon

Monday, 20th August 2012 by
Rachel at the mid-camp.We’ve always fancied doing the BAMM. It’s 200km North of the Arctic circle, and has always sounded like the greatest adventure of all the mountain marathons. This year we decided we had to do it, even though Björkliden is a full day of travel each way from Stockholm, and the whole trip ends up being [...]

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Two Lofoten Ascents

Monday, 20th August 2012 by
Punching the orienteering control on top of Munken.The man who runs the Moskenes camp-ground assured us after our day at Reine that summer had finally arrived in Lofoten, and sure enough we had two perfect days of bright sunshine to follow. On the first, we decided to climb Hermannsdalstinden, the second highest peak in the Lofotens. We headed up the first hill, [...]

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Dried Cod

Wednesday, 15th August 2012 by
Anyone for a biscuit?Friday had terrible weather, so after a walk in the mountains in the rain in the morning, we beat a retreat and rented a fishermen’s cottage, or Rorbu, for the night. The rest of the day was taken up with watching the rain out the window, drying gear, and eating cinnamon rolls from the Å [...]

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Two to Å, please

Friday, 10th August 2012 by
View from the summit of Blåtinden.A long long train ride to North of the Arctic Circle, followed by a lovely day in Lofoten...

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