It won’t be long now before I begin the long drive up in to the north-west of England. In all my ten years of walking, I’ve never once set foot in the Lake District proper (unless you count a stop at Tebay services on the way up to Scotland back in June…). This trip could be interoperated as a bit of a celebration for my decade of hiking around the UK.
Continue reading “To the Lake District”Author: Olly Parry-Jones
I live in Weston-super-Mare, close to the Mendip Hills in Somerset and I enjoy time spent outdoors, whether that's walking, camping or backpacking. My day job involved making furniture from recycled wood (I'm a furniture maker and carpenter by trade).
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Fiacall Ridge and Ben Macdui
Monday 20th June 2022
This was to be our final outing for this trip in the Scottish Highlands, ahead of a long journey home the next day. This Monday promised to offer the best weather of our long weekend and so we were bound for the higher ground. From Aviemore below, we drove up to the Cairn Gorm Base Station.
Continue reading “Fiacall Ridge and Ben Macdui”Our First Munros
Sunday 19th June 2022
As the fierce Scottish weather had begun to settle down a tiny bit, we drove down the road to Newtonmore and for what would be a first taste of the Munros for many of us.
Continue reading “Our First Munros”Day 2 in Aviemore
Saturday 18th June 2022
We awoke at the hostel in Aviemore, after our second night’s stay. With a forecast that still promised strong wind upon higher ground, we would again stick to the lower levels of the Scottish Highland, in the names of both safety and of sanity.
Continue reading “Day 2 in Aviemore”
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