Sterling Adventures

Fairfield Horseshoe 2012

Anna — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:01:37 +0000

Sometimes a race can live up to a recce

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Black Crag & Carrot Cakes

Laetitia — Sun, 13 May 2012 12:30:22 +0000

Saturday was forecasted to be the better day of the weekend, but we were undecided where to climb. First we drove to Langdale and sat in the car park for a while. It was quite cold. Next we drove to the Wrynose Pass to consider Black Crag. We didn’t spend much time there because it [...]

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Open water swimming at Bosworth

Rachel — Sat, 12 May 2012 07:59:57 +0000

I never learnt to swim well at school. In particular I never learnt front crawl. This was because I wasn’t allowed to wear glasses in the pool and therefore couldn’t see what the teacher was asking us to do (I’m quite short sighted!). So, having learnt breast stroke a few years ago, I decided that [...]

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OFD 1 to 2

Rachel — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:34:28 +0000

Whilst someone was haunched over their PC trying to enter the inner workings of the blog, we were resting in preparation for the weekend’s adventure. Hmm … I wonder which resulted in the most fun?! The weekend was a Chelsea Spelaeological Society meet-up at Whitewalls. We travelled down on Saturday morning and met 12 other [...]

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The MBC Classic tops the American

Laetitia — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:45:18 +0000

We grabbed a cheap flight to Geneva and took the opportunity to survey the damage caused by the strong winds (nearly 80mph in the valley bottom) that passed through Chamonix last weekend. Luckily we didn’t have too much damage, only a little cosmetic fixes required to the balcony, which we completed on Sunday. The main [...]

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Faces of Bucsecs

Dalma — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:03:46 +0000

Last weekend saw me exploring the Carpathian Mountains again. This time I went to Bucsecs, a mountain area just 2 hours drive from Bucharest, just at the border of Transylvania. This area is characteristic of its enormous rock faces but I saw some other friendly faces as well!

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Hacked!

Pete — Sat, 05 May 2012 17:33:43 +0000

Yesterday at about 4.30AM this site was hacked by some idiot calling himself The Governor. Why? I have no idea! What purpose does it serve? I guess just bragging rights. As it’s not as if this site is some kind of political powerhouse worth the effort of disrupting. In fact it’s just a site dedicated [...]

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Lesser Garth (Girth) Cave

Rachel — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:47:27 +0000

We knew this cave was going to be a collector’s item even before we started. It was only 250 m long and Brendan thought it would occupy us for entire the day! There were also reports on the web of some rather squeezy bits. It was a good choice in the horrendous wet weather however, [...]

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Sunday Afternoon Jolly

Elsie — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:00:00 +0000

The weather forecast for Sunday was looking fantastic for a day out in the hills, so despite my slightly weak ankle it was just too much temptation to get out for a run. I popped in Tiso’s on Sunday morning, had a quick peruse of their Harvey maps and decided on the group of 4 [...]

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On the Ashby Canal

Rachel — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:54:21 +0000

As a special treat for my parents, my sister and I organised a trip on a barge for the day on the Ashby Canal. My Mum had always fancied a canal boat holiday and was therefore keen to try it out. We hired the boat from Stoke Golding, which is only a 13 mile run [...]

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Busy weekend (ii): wedding festivities

Anna — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:55:43 +0000

A happy couple :)

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Busy weekend (i): fell running – or not

Anna — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:24:41 +0000

Practising for a fell race does not necessarily prepare you for the real thing.

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Twelve Victoria Sponges

Laetitia — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:19:05 +0000

It’s great having a birthday on or very near a weekend… your birthday can very easily turn into birthmanydays. Anyway, on Friday, my actual birthday, I had to work, but not too hard. On Saturday, the sun was out but the wind was very cold. Plan A was to take a trip up to Borrowdale. [...]

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A Wild Mare kicks out

Colin — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:00:27 +0000

Or was it the rain?

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Las Vegas – Red Rocks

Terry — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:12:49 +0000

After a poor weather start, Terry & Everett were soon facing the 30+ °C temperatures of the Nevada desert.

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A Visit to Dracula Land

Dalma — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:41:53 +0000

Since work brought me to Romania for a year I use my weekends to travel around the country whenever the weather permits. Last weekend was my first longer trip and my destination was Brasov / Brassó / Kronstadt, a beautiful old city on the Southern border of Transylvania.

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