Month: August 2010

Lakes Orienteering

Monday, 30th August 2010

... and other stuff that fitted into a week's holiday ...

Sgt Crag Slabs

Monday, 30th August 2010

It was hot and sunny on a Bank Holiday..... it was never like this under Gordon Brown!!!!

Foredale Quarry

Sunday, 29th August 2010

We went to Foredale Quarry near Settle on Sunday to get away form the crowds in the Lake District over the bank holiday weekend. As we arrived we were greeted with the wonderful sight of a steam train charging north from Settle...

A Brief Glimpse…

Friday, 27th August 2010

This afternoon the garden saw a brief glimpse of summer! Just four days left in August, and after what seems like weeks of back-to-back rain storms, the sun came out!

Arete des Cosmiques

Sunday, 22nd August 2010

Arete des Cosmiques – such a classic and I had never done it before! We had a late flight booked so we knew we could get a reasonable day in the mountains, even if we didn’t get up early. We took a leisurely start and joined the hordes at the lift station. We got to …