Three Waters of Western Lake District
This is a route I put together for a few days backpacking in June. Our aim was to get up somewhere wild for the first night after a long drive … Continue reading
Three Waters of the Western Fells – Day 4, Buttermere to Wasdale
Alfred Wainwright says in his last Guide to the Lakeland Fells, ‘The fleeting hour of life of those who love the hills is quickly spent, but the hills are eternal. … Continue reading
Three Waters of the Western Lakes – Day 3, over to Buttermere
It’s taken a while to finish this third instalment of a recent backpacking weekend in the Lakes. Some of the blogs I read are by writers who can knock off … Continue reading
Three Waters of The Western Lake District – Day 2, Ennerdale Water
After dinner and an epic fight with the midges, we looked out at the incredible views up Ennerdale Water from our campsite after our second day backpacking. Then out of … Continue reading
Three Waters of the Western Lake District – Day 1 Wastwater
It started of with 9 of us from our trekking group; although Bill wasn’t fit after his operations and Dick was out of the country again in his luxury mobile … Continue reading
Whinlatter to Barf – A Wainwright walk with Alison
We were staying at the wonderful Cottage in the Woods just below the top of Whinlatter Pass. Alison and I wanted a not too strenuous walk that didn’t go too … Continue reading
Mosedale Horseshoe with St Anthony’s Glory
What started as a long weekend out with my mates, ended up with me doing a solo backpacking route. We had decided on the western Lake District, a new area … Continue reading
Lakeland Journey by W.A.Poucher – The Perfumed Mountaineer
I caught the programme about W.A. Poucher on Radio 4 the other day. Radio 4 iplayer link. It brought back to mind the time Poucher was on TV, interviewed by … Continue reading
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