from Liverpool Echo - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Lake District children's author Arthur Ransome wrote "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea" about a group of kids who accidentally end up crossing the world's busiest shipping lanes in a dingy. Their adventure ends in Holland having started...
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from Guy Steven - Mountain Leader
Today Emma and I decided to avoid the Bank Holiday crowds and headed up the East Ridges of Nethermost Pike above Patterdale. It was never difficult and I feel it would be great under full winter conditions but it was worth it keeping away from the 'ant highway' on Striding Edge. From the summit we headed down to Grisedale Tarn and back to Patterdale. Later on we had a BBQ on the beach of Ullswater and then canoed down the lake and camped for the night.
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from Guy Steven - Mountain Leader
I've moved over the border and am now living and working in the Lakes. Over the last couple of weeks of being down here, the weather has been pretty grim but I've been doing a bit of biking, indoor climbing and walking as well as a long weekend down on the south coast visiting friends and family. Yesterday I was out with Jez, Jake and Chris who were up from Sheffield. From Patterdale we headed up Grisedale Pass up to Grisedale Tarn, up onto Dollywaggon Pike, Nethermost Pike and onto Helvellyn. The plan was
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from West Coast Mountain Guides
Hi Alan We are just back from a week in the Lake District – conditions were truly excellent. Derwentwater is essentially frozen over, as are many smaller tarns and lakes. I’m attaching a selection of pics which you might care to post on the blog. We were on Helvellyn on Thursday – ascended from the Swirls Car park, and then went down Striding Edge and back up Swirral Edge – more or less had Striding Edge to myself – too good to miss. I’m hoping to make it up to Western Scotland soon – and am
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