23rd May 2015 Today’s trip comprised naked list ticking. Two “Marilyns” neither having previously encountered the soles of my feet – with a morning walk and an afternoon walk. What is a Marilyn I might sense some say? Well it is any hill in the British Isles with a prominence of at least Continue Reading
Wild Boar Fell and Swarth Fell
10th May 2015 From Hazelgill Farm up the bridleway under the railway line and up towards High Dolphinsty. I had Jet with me today but we saw no boar. There were lots of sheep and so I kept Jet on the lead as we went through the land by the farm. After the initial steep rise the gradient Continue Reading
Hoove and Rogan’s Seat
4th May 2015 Another day spent bagging a couple of Marilyns. Because of access conditions, I did not bring Jet on this occasion. As I left the house I had the definite feeling that Jet was communicating a degree of disappointment at being left behind. The first target was Hoove. The forecast Continue Reading
Aye Gill Pike and Great Knoutberry Hill
2nd May 2015 Wensleydale (and particularly Upper Wensleydale) is a part of the Dales much neglected by me. OK I went there last year when driving some of the route taken by Le Tour. But before then I cannot really recall when I was last there. That also means, of course, that the hills Continue Reading
Videos taken on Ojos del Salado
Here are three videos, all taken by Derek on the ascent of Ojos del Salado. The latter two show my slow, stumbling arrival at the summit. Boy was I relieved to get there! The first shows the extreme aridity of the area where were climbing. That said a glimpse of Laguna Verde can Continue Reading