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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Langstrath

Sunday, 30th September 2012 by
The view towards Derwent Water from Allen Crags.Whilst Elsie was enjoying her lovely lazy lie in and veg chilli…

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Lingmoor Tarn

Sunday, 19th August 2012 by
Swimming between the small islands.There's a letterbox out there somewhere...

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Charmer’s Grave

Saturday, 18th August 2012 by
Laetitia laughing at having got so cold that she had hot-aches in her hands (in August!) while sorting the ropes at the top of Dow Crag.Despite the BBC’s promise that Saturday’s weather would be “dry for most” we woke to this summer’s usual situation, torrential rain! However, a day indoors wasn’t appealing so we decided to embark on a mountain-day with loads of different activities and objectives

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Laetitia tunnelling through a dry-stone wall!Awful Weather The weather this past week (month!) has been utterly awful! June was twice as wet as any June in (at least) the past seven years – this table shows just how wet… Rain Database (mm) Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2006 - - 200.6 [...]

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Summer Evenings

Wednesday, 20th June 2012 by
On really hot summer days this tarn above Ings is a popular swimming spotAt this time of year, when the weather is nice, the evenings after work are a great time to get out for some bonus play-time!

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Walna Scar Road

Sunday, 15th April 2012 by
Laetitia burning down the Walna Scar Road back to the car, tea, cake, gin & tonic, and dinner!Last weeks mountain biking trail, in a new area of the Lakes for us, was great fun! It’s easy to simply fall out of the front door of the house, on to the bike, whizz up and down one of the many fantastic trails in Kentmere, get home, shower, and enjoy tea & cake or [...]

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Coniston Coppermines Letterboxes

Saturday, 10th March 2012 by
Surely not underground letterbox hunting?Despite the rapid approach of spring, and although it was dry (not raining), it wasn’t a day for rock climbing. But it was definitely a day to get out and enjoy the Lakeland fells

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