A much finer day to wandering across the Lake District fells! I’m doing some work for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award; supervising some students on an unaccompanied Gold level expedition. After seeing them through the first check point, we found time to get a very quick route in at Wallowbarrow Crag again – bonus! This… Read more

Wallowbarrow Crag is home to some fine rock routes in the V.Diff to VS range. This evening, it was also home to billions and billions of Lakeland Midges! Swarming everywhere! Up your nose, in your ears, on your eyes – we needed full coverage! It was prime conditions for the pesky little critters. Warm, damp… Read more

I’ve spent the last couple of days in the Lake District around Lake Windemere and Coniston. The traffic has mostly been… local… Between jobs, we called into the Swan Hotel for some morning coffee, as tradition now dictates. A bit of drizzle sent us inside, but as a consolation bonus, we found a comfy sofa!… Read more

After the drive back from Fort Martin, we arrived back at The Cottage with the evening sun blazing across the garden. We had a coffee outside, then went straight out to Bus Stop Quarry to get a climb in and enjoy the last of the light. For speed (as I still had to pack for… Read more

Managed to get a quick visit in to Fort Martin today as Clare was working nearby, so I nabbed a free lift! Was great to see the guys, even if I was put to work in the garden! We were going to pop out to a cafe for elevenses, but decided that actually, we’d enjoy… Read more

It might be mid-summers day but, but I still needed a hat and gloves on the mountain today! We enjoyed a fast ascent, getting to the summit (via the Pony Path) in one hour and thirty-seven minutes. The cloud stayed off the tops and we had good views. But then the mists rolled in and… Read more