Category Archives: Hiking

Swindale – and this is Alvar Lidell . . .

Swindale has grit, bog, remoteness and bed linen. It’s a valley with attitude but no railway wagons . . . Continue reading

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Feet First: Keep on running . . .

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I HAVE a plan. Tomorrow is my day off because I worked Sunday. I’ll drive across the icy Pennines to the Lake District, abandon the car on a rough piece of land at a charming cross-roads above Dockray, climb Birkett … Continue reading

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Glen Roy – A Parallel World

GLEN Roy is the place that thwarted Darwin. That’s Charles Darwin – the man who turned conventional knowledge on its head with his revelation that our ancestors emerged from the sea, not the Garden of Eden. Glen Roy is a … Continue reading

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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

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Still Walking in Circles

Exploring the Bronze Age rock art of Barningham Moor . . . Continue reading

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Bronzed Off . . .

Another walk in search of Bronze Age rock carvings high on Barningham Moor . . . Continue reading

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In the Bronze Age on Barningham Moor

Searching for Bronze Age cup and ring carvings on Barningham Moor . . . Continue reading

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Madeira: The Royal Road to Ruin (Pico Grande . . . nearly)

THIS is a tale of bewilderment and defeat in a strange and hostile environment. It started out like any other day in the mountains – one man with a cheery whistle and a bag of food. Then things deteriorated . … Continue reading

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Madeira: The High and Mighty (Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo)

The most spectacular walk in the Atlantic . . . Continue reading

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Madeira: So Let Me Get Right to the Point . . .

A clifftop path through some of the most spectacular coastal scenery in the world . . . Continue reading

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Madeira: Walking with Water

Levada walking in the mountains of Madeira Continue reading

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Madeira: Stairways to Heaven

McEff discovers the mountains of Madeira. It’s more than a piece of cake . . . Continue reading

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