Coniston Fell Race

Saturday, 4th May 2013 by
Coniston Fell raceBeing a glutton for punishment, Anna decided that today she would enter the Coniston Fell race

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Oops, nearly forgot this one!

Monday, 29th April 2013 by
Richard spanning across a wet streak on TritusOops, I nearly forgot the fact that thanks to Richard making his regular visits to all the shops he looks after for Cordee in the Lakes, he and I grabbed a couple of routes after work on Monday evening at Raven Crag Walthwaite in Langdale…

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Cake is my Friend

Sunday, 28th April 2013 by
cakeMy Mum and Dad know me very well. Who’d of thought…?

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Castle Rock and Stone Circle

Sunday, 21st April 2013 by
Castlerigg stone circleThe sun was shining but it was still a bit cool, so we had a short day on the beautiful rock at Castle Rock of Triermain.

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Franz Josef Glacier, on the west coast of New Zealand’s south island is widely regarded as one of the most spectacular glaciers available to the public anywhere in the world. My trip up it certainly didn’t disappoint and I would recommend it to anyone visiting the south island. If you can fit it in, you [...]

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Mont Blanc failure…

Tuesday, 16th April 2013 by
Traversing from the Aiguille du Plan towards the Grand Mulets hutWe’d come to Chamonix with the objective of climbing Mont Blanc on ski. But, the weather hasn’t really been on our side – we’ve had big dumps of fresh snow, thick cloud on the mountains, hot temperatures, and consequent massive slushy avalanches. However, on Monday morning we got all excited when, from Chamonix, we spied [...]

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Crevasse Rescue Practice

Saturday, 13th April 2013 by
glassesToday there was no fresh snow, no clouds, no wind, and – can you believe it – blue skies! Having achieved little in the way of the ski touring we’d planned due to the weather, it was decided that a day in the Valleé Blanche would be fun – isn’t it always!

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Skiing Rice Pudding at Les Houches

Friday, 12th April 2013 by
Ian, Chris, and Laetitia pose on the piste at Les Houches with the spring-time green of the Sallanches valley far below.Today Laetitia joined us, she’d been forced to join the team late due to work commitments (have I ever mentioned that work sucks?). This meant we didn’t get out until 12 noon. We waited for the free ski bus and grabbed the first one, regardless of destination, to maximise our time skiing. The first bus [...]

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