This is the last of my blogs for May 2016. I seem to have been fortunate to have been out in the hills a fair bit this month. This one covers an iconic hill, a further Marilyn and a good day out by Wastwater. I left home pretty early so as to get around to my start point at Overbeck Bridge by Continue Reading
Archives for May 2016
Beamsley Beacon and Round Hill
Beamsley Beacon is a well known landmark near Bolton Abbey and a prominent feature above the Wharfe valley. Round Hill is higher but less obvious except, perhaps, when view from the east as one approaches Blubberhouses Moor. I had been up Beamsley Beacon a few times but had never made my way on to Continue Reading
Billinge Hill and Winter Hill
This is a short post on my climb up these two hills - though "climb" is perhaps a bit of a misnomer for Billinge Hill. I used the opportunity following dropping Julie off at Manchester Airport for her Australian adventure to visit some hills a few hours away from home. Billinge Hill is a Marilyn Continue Reading
Ben Nevis – a day to remember
I first climbed Ben Nevis in 1981. It was on my honeymoon. We were not well equipped. Although we had great views from the top, we were soaked through on the way down - the cagoules we had at the time being totally inadequate for the job, and we had no over trousers. And as reported elsewhere on Continue Reading
Beinn na Lap
Beinn na Lap is quite a fun Munro to tackle. It is very straightforward and is often left as a "final" Munro by those who complete them all. I first climbed it in February 1987 when, as part of a quite challenging winter walk, Julie and I started at Corrour station and walked out to Tulloch over Continue Reading