Well, it's taking me a long time to get round to posting photos, but better late than never! Kamikawa is very small and fraying at the edges with lots of abandoned hotels around. However, it's a stunning valley reminding me of Yosemite Valley. Beaten back from the last few metres of Kurodake due to very … Continue reading Kamikawa & Kurodake, Hokkaido; Japan
Category: hiking
The Cape Wrath Trail, North West Scotland; July 2015
“It’s at this point I learnt that the CWT is the Buckaroo of long Distance Paths; you know for sure that the path is going to turn to a boggy, hellish quagmire – you just don’t know when!” Route Unfortunately there was not enough time to cover the entire trail as we only had 7 … Continue reading The Cape Wrath Trail, North West Scotland; July 2015
A Hike Across the Peak District from Sheffield to the Buxton Brewery Tap!
Well I'm a bit behind here as I was busy preparing for and then walking along the Cape Wrath Trail (that's coming) and thought I better put a quick post up about this walk I did the week before Scotland. The walk crossed the park from Sheffield, across the Mam Tor Ridge and eventually Buxton … Continue reading A Hike Across the Peak District from Sheffield to the Buxton Brewery Tap!
A Couple of Days in the Northern Pennines
Each year we try and fit in a trip to Greg's Hut which is on the Pennine Way just off the summit of Cross Fell. It's one of very few bothies in England and a nice alternate to putting a tent up after walking all day! Wee disclaimer: If you plan on walking this route, … Continue reading A Couple of Days in the Northern Pennines
Blencathra & Skiddaw in VERY high Winds , Lake District.
After having food poisoning last week and being in a pretty bad way I wanted to do something after to start to feel human again. I was keen to go with Mike, Ross and Dean to the Lakes as I had missed out on the Peaks earlier this year due to flu. So a nice … Continue reading Blencathra & Skiddaw in VERY high Winds , Lake District.
A walk from home to Tod(morden)
This weekend I had originally made plans to go to Leeds in the evening and then meet friends in the evening in Todmorden. However, I got the wrong end of the stick and ended up double booked. A table was booked for one of the engagements so I chose that one as well as it … Continue reading A walk from home to Tod(morden)
Pennine Way: Haworth to Malham for the weekend April 2015
Mike and I both decided more multi day hiking was needed in preparation for future trips and just for general fitness. However, we're both away shortly for admittedly active trips, but it's going to be important to try and keep things like this up. I recently bought a rowing machine to help with cardio midweek … Continue reading Pennine Way: Haworth to Malham for the weekend April 2015
Two Days Along the Dales Way
Mike and I were always planning on walking over Easter, but Mike wasn't too keen on difficult terrain (i.e. off piste etc) so I suggested the Dales Way between Ilkley and Dent. After an early start we got to Ilkley and the nice man inside Betty's Cafe let us buy a couple of Simnel Fat … Continue reading Two Days Along the Dales Way
Great Shunner Fell, Yorkshire Dales; March 2015
Well it's been ages and that's because of being unwell, very busy at work and the way the chips have fallen. I went hiking this weekend which I will blog about in a few days, but I thought I better write up the below walk first. For the last three years I've booked a cottage … Continue reading Great Shunner Fell, Yorkshire Dales; March 2015
Two Days hiking in Patterdale, The Lake District National Park
Note : Apologies for the quality of the photographs in this post. I had my compact camera whose focus motor went wrong and then failed during the trip. My phone camera is absolutely awful and all in all they don’t look great! First Day I got up very early on Saturday morning in order to … Continue reading Two Days hiking in Patterdale, The Lake District National Park
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