After my Antipodean adventures, it was time to settle back into UK hillwalking. One of my longer term objectives is to climb 600 Marilyns. There are 1557 Marilyns in Great Britain. Of that number 175 are in England. So completing the English Marilyns seemed to be a reasonable Continue Reading
Four Yorkshire Hewitts
Yet another UK hill classification (or, more accurately, UK excluding Scotland) relates to the Hewitts. These are Hills of England, Wales or Ireland of Two Thousand feet in altitude (610m). They must also have a prominence of at least 100 feet (30m). There are 316 of them in England and Wales Continue Reading
Gragareth
This was my first outing with Julie following my return from Antarctica. Gragareth is the high point of the County of Lancaster but is somewhat dominated by nearby Great Coum and Ingleborough (which are in Yorkshire) and Whernside (which is on the Cumbria/Yorkshire border). I had recently had a Continue Reading
Yewbarrow and Seatallan
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
Carrock Fell, High Pike, Knott and Great Calva
This was a walk in a (relatively) little frequented part of the Lakes. Once up on them, the heights are broad and views expansive and the climbs are gentle. The initial climb up to Carrock Fell was brutal though, the slope not only steep but also covered in deep clinging heather. I had Continue Reading