- BECAUSE THEY'RE THERE is about climbing mountains – nothing else. Well, actually, there are one or two other things. But it's mostly about climbing mountains. And fish and chips. And politics. And doing a bit of fell running. And wondering where the hell your life's gone – and where it might be going next. And cooking kippers in a wet tent. And people you bump into who do similar things. Actually, that last one doesn't happen very often . . .
MADEIRA
MADEIRA: Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo
MADEIRA: Stairways to heaven
MADEIRA: A walk to the most easterly point
MADEIRA: Walking with water
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SIERRA NEVADA
SPAIN: Flag Day on Mulhacen – ascent of the mainland's highest peak
SPAIN: Veleta the Hard Way WITH VIDEO
SPAIN: Sierra de Lujar – three attempts to climb one of the easiest mountains in Spain
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THE MUNROS
Demons on the Forcan Ridge – a fight with an internal Grendel
IRELAND
Above the Glens of Antrim – In the boglands above Glenariff WITH VIDEO
THE LAKES
The Black Abyss – Grisedale Pike and memories of Force Crag Mine
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Recent Posts
- Swindale – and this is Alvar Lidell . . .
- Feet First: Keep on running . . .
- Glen Roy – A Parallel World
- From Gable’s South Traverse to the Breaker’s Yard
- The Circles that You Find . . .
- Still Walking in Circles
- Bronzed Off . . .
- In the Bronze Age on Barningham Moor
- Madeira: The Royal Road to Ruin (Pico Grande . . . nearly)
- Madeira: The High and Mighty (Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo)
- Madeira: So Let Me Get Right to the Point . . .
- Madeira: Walking with Water
- Madeira: Stairways to Heaven
- Voyage of a Dawn Treader (Buachaille Etive Beag)
- Kentmere – In the Footsteps of the Forgotten
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THE MUNROS
The Tragedy of Gwenddolau – Ladhar Bheinn. Four days in Knoydart
THE PYRENEES
Montardo – the Beast and the Beauty. A hard walk in the Spanish Pyrenees
Pic d'Ansabere and up the Wardrobe. Classic day in the French Pyrenees
Pic d'Anie – Following the Splodges. A very hard day in the French Pyrenees
Take a Look at These
- A Blog on the Landscape Alan Rayner, a man “with passion”, on walking and backpacking.
- Alan Sloman's Big Walk Alan walked from Land’s End to John O’Groats – and he’s still walking. A very popular blog
- Backcountry Tranquility Thoughtful adventures into the mountains and wilderness
- Backpacking – Cumbriafellraven Walking and skiing in the Lakes with great pictures and geological fragments
- Backpackingbongos Backpacking with a Bongo. Eh? Read it to find out more
- Bearded Git Another popular blog with loads of interesting stuff
- Beating the Bounds The wanderings of a man from the banks of Morecambe Bay – ancient highway to the kingdom of Furness
- Bluestone Images – Photography by David Forster Outdoor images and writing across a broad spectrum including mountains and wildlife
- Earth Stone Station Something different here – sustainability and the great outdoors in the US
- eBothy Blog Excellent mountain blog for the committed walker – with news and views
- Horizons Man with a goal to hike across Iceland – with interesting views on life
- Karl's Walks Backpacking and walking in the Lakes with great pictures
- Mark's Walking Blog Just what it says on the label, with some kayaking thrown in
- Mountain Bothies Association Website of the Mountain Bothies Association
- Must Be This Way Andy Howell’s Trekking and Backpacking Pages
- North Pennine Gallery Art with walking in the Pennine Dales
- Northern Pies Entertaining North-East walking blog with laughs chucked in
- One Small Step Walking tales with off-beat humour and sound politics
- Pennine Ranger Pennine wanderings
- Rambling on . . . Jottings of a hill-walker in Scotland and abroad
- Rambling Pete After fruitless years doing DIY, Pete rambles round the world
- Scotland's Mountains Walking with Alex in the Highlands and islands
- Sharkey's Dream Man escapes from Wigan to the Lakes. Good move. Interesting stuff with lots of pictures
- Sierra Nevada Mountain News Useful site with useful information if you’re walking in southern Spain
- Simen Berg Noway and the world – in Norwegian. With great pictures
- Splendid Isolation Entertaining blog exploring Scotland’s interesting though less-known corners
- Teddy Tour Teas Walking and looking for spots to drink wine – which sounds like the best of all worlds
- The Rich Gift of Lins Colin Griffiths’ excellent photographic blog that features mountains and walking
- Walking in the North-East of Scotland John Murray’s walking diary
- Worst Climber Great new blog with humour and lots of pictures
THE LAKES
Hartsop Hell and the Caudale Quarrymen. A bloody wet day above Patterdale
THE PENNINES
The Haunted Man and the Field of Jewels. Fell running for the socially inadequate
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Category Archives: Camping
From Gable’s South Traverse to the Breaker’s Yard
IT’S 7.45am on Friday morning and I’m standing on the flight deck of HMS Invincible, watching the sun rise over a scarlet Morecambe Bay. I shouldn’t be up here; I should be down in the aircraft carrier’s aft engine room … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Climbing, Hiking, HMS Invincible, Mountains, Napes Needle, Walking, Willie Horne
Tagged Lake District, The Lakes, The Pennines
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Madeira: Stairways to Heaven
McEff discovers the mountains of Madeira. It’s more than a piece of cake . . . Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Climbing, Environment, Geology, Hiking, History, Mountains, Walking
Tagged Madeira, Sierra Nevada
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Voyage of a Dawn Treader (Buachaille Etive Beag)
THERE is something hauntingly primeval in watching the sun rise through a cold mist. And somehow a lonesome lorry roaring over the pass of Glencoe adds to the starkness . . .
Posted in Camping, Climbing, Environment, Glencoe, Hiking, Mountains, Walking
Tagged Munros, Scotland, The Munros
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The Quest for Breakfast Above Loch Lochy
ON the crest of a wet and desolate Cam Bealach, as rain streams in from the north, a desperate man wanders through the mire . . . Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Climbing, Cookery, Food, Hiking, Life, Mountains, Walking
Tagged Cape Wrath Trail, Munros, Scotland, The Munros
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