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Autumn Sunshine

Monday, 8th October 2012

Despite the wonderful autumn sunshine it was easy to tell that the weather has consisted of pretty much endless rain for the past several months - the cracks of the main wall of Trowbarrow Quarry were running with water!

Rab Mountain Marathon 2012

Sunday, 7th October 2012

This year the Rab Mountain Marathon started from Wooler in Northumberland. This event is ‘score’ format, meaning that you have 6 hours on day 1 and 5 hours on day 2 to locate as many controls as possible. The controls are worth varying numbers of points, and the largest point count wins, so tactics and …

Down to the Sea

Monday, 1st October 2012

Six Barnsley diehards set off to Cornwall in less than perfect weather with a met office promise of worse to come.

Langstrath

Sunday, 30th September 2012

Whilst Elsie was enjoying her lovely lazy lie in and veg chilli…

The best days are never planned

Sunday, 30th September 2012

The weather forecast wasn’t great but I decided to go ahead with my planned trip to the Lakes with the most hardy of my friends, the others having bailed out.

Cycling to Shropshire

Sunday, 30th September 2012

We went to see friends in Newport, Shropshire yesterday. Richard deviated the journey to pick up his new car in Stoke, so I took the opportunity to cycle to Shropshire. The 43 mile journey wasn’t quite as quick as I’d hoped, partly because I went the wrong way, but mostly because there was a head …

East Cumbria Search Panel

Monday, 24th September 2012

Sunday was my second day out training with the Kendal Mountain Rescue Team. The training was a joint exercise led by Penrith – the East Cumbria Search Panel…

Gimmer

Sunday, 23rd September 2012

The forecast was for sun and Astrid had called to say she had a pass out.

SMC Meet at RLH

Sunday, 9th September 2012

While the BBC confidently proclaimed what wonderful sunny weather we would all be having at the weekend, in Cumbria it was drizzling, foggy, and damp. Why do those dim witted Londoners regularly fail to see beyond the end of their noses?

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