- 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 . . .
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- Green Hurth: Where the Big Wheel Turns
- The Environment is Positively Charged
- Days Like This, No 10: Peaking on the Three Peaks
- Black Combe ??? On the Edge of a Circle
- Days Like These, No 9: Clearing the Mind on the Cluanie Ridge
- What Does Adventure Mean to You?
- Lindisfarne ??? A Pilgrim’s Progress
- Days Like This, No 8: The Five Sisters of Kintail
- Cross Fell ??? Fiends, Rivers, Paths and Poets
- Old Roads, a Fallen Lady, St Jude and Thoughts for the Day
- Scaud Hill and Beyond ??? At My Leisure
- Days Like This, No 7: On a Ridge Above Glen Shiel
- Days Like This, No 6: Ciste Dhubh ??? a Highland Jewel
- Days Like This, No 5: Ireland’s Deep Secrets
- Days Like This, No 4: Before Night at Beacon Tarn
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Short stories by Anne McFadzean
Take a Look at These
- A Blog on the Landscape Alan Rayner, a man “with passion”, on walking and backpacking.
- Adventures of a Mountain Coward Carol Oliver’s exploits in the mountains
- 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
- Big Galloot Big Kev, out and about in Scotland
- Bit of a Walk My old mate Neil Pacey and his partner Tanya Savage walking the Pacific Crest Trail
- Bluestone Images ??? Photography by David Forster Outdoor images and writing across a broad spectrum including mountains and wildlife
- CairnStoned Out and about in the Lakes, with great pictures
- Come Walk With Me Howellsey’s adventures in the UK and the rest of the world
- 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
- Getting About a Bit Mother of four heads for the hills
- Hannaswalk Hanna???s collection of mountain blog articles
- Is Anyone Out There? Laura’s thoughts and comments about hiking, skiing and other stuff
- 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
- My Wild Camping Wild camping in the mountains of the UK and Europe
- 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
- 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 Paul Sharkey escapes from Wigan to the Lakes. Good move. Lots of pictures and entertaining rants
- 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 Walking Diary Chris Harrison???s walks and excellent photographs
- Vandreture Wandering and hiking in Scandinavia with Hanna
- Walking with a Smacked Pentax James Elkington walking through historic landscapes with his camera
- Wild About Scotland Travelling and walking around Scotland with loads of humour
MADEIRA
MADEIRA: Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo
MADEIRA: Stairways to heaven
MADEIRA: A walk to the most easterly point
MADEIRA: Walking with water
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 ??? the fourth attempt to climb one of the easiest mountains in Spain
THE MUNROS
Devil's Points and Angels' Peaks ??? a classic day in the Cairngorms
Demons on the Forcan Ridge ??? a fight with an internal Grendel
A Tank on the Lawn ??? confrontation with stalkers on the Strathfarrah Ridge
In Praise of Scotch Pies and Carn ?? Chlamain
THE LAKES
Walking the Old Corpse Road ??? Mardale to Shap
The Black Abyss ??? Grisedale Pike and memories of Force Crag Mine
THE PENNINES
High Cup ??? and the rise and fall of Belfast sinks
IRELAND
Above the Glens of Antrim ??? In the boglands above Glenariff WITH VIDEO
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CAPE WRATH TRAIL
Cape Wrath ??? The Edge of the World. Final day on the Cape Wrath Trail
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Category Archives: Beer
Days Like This, No 8: The Five Sisters of Kintail
I HITCH a ride from Shiel Bridge along Glen Shiel. I used to do a lot of hitching but times and attitudes change. People are more wary of strangers these days. Everyone is less communicative. But what the heck. The … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Camping, Climbing, Environment, Hiking, Mountains, Walking, Weather
Tagged Munros, outdoors, Scotland, The Munros
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Feet of Cley on the Norfolk Coast Path
SHINGLE banks are not the easiest terrain to walk across. And between the north Norfolk village of Cley and the town of Sheringham they stretch for miles. It???s a matter of steer your prow into the wind and start plodding … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Beer, Bronze Age, Environment, Footpaths, Hiking, History, Newsquest, Norfolk Broads, Politics, Ranting, Redundancy, Second World War, Walking, Windmills
Tagged Norfolk Coast Path, outdoors, Wherryman's Way, WPLongform
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Days Like This, No 1: The Aonach Eagach Ridge
THE Aonach Eagach is one of the most exhilarating high-level walks on the British mainland. The ridge forms the northern wall of Glencoe and stretches in a line of imposing crags from the foot of the glen to the pass … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Camping, Climbing, Environment, Glencoe, Hiking, History, Life, Mountains, Walking
Tagged Munros, outdoors, Scotland, The Munros, WPLongform
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Stamford Bridge: A Long Walk to the Last Battle
Walking from York to Stamford Bridge in search of Vikings . . . Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Beer, Footpaths, Hiking, History, Legends, Northern Echo, Railways, The Romans, Vikings, Walking, York
Tagged London, North York Moors, outdoors, Pennines, WPLongform
38 Comments
Walking up the Camino and Down Again
NOVEMBER in the Sierra Nevada. This camino runs from the rio Guadalfeo to Orgiva. It???s a back lane from a river to the centre of a small town. It is steep and long. Cars can be a problem. Goats can … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Footpaths, Hiking, Mountains, Walking
Tagged outdoors, Sierra Nevada, Spain
15 Comments
Forever Changing ??? Broad Majestic Duddon
A walk along the shifting sands of the Duddon estuary . . . Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Beer, Environment, Geology, Hiking, History, Industrial archaeology, Mountains, Second World War, Walking, William Wordsworth
Tagged Lake District, Mining History, outdoors, The Lakes, WPLongform
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London 5: Butchers, Saints and Sinners
BLOWN on a thin wind around a corner from the Barbican tube station past a private park surrounded by private railings to a place where knights once jousted on a meadow called the Smooth Field ??? which was situated just … Continue reading
London 4: William Morris and a Wander Through Walthamstow
A WIND to slice ears off whips across the entrance to Walthamstow Central tube station. The temperature is below zero degrees Centigrade and snow settles behind chimney stacks on bleak roofs. This is London at Easter. There are no bunnies … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, History, Life, Pigeons, Politics, Ranting, Walking, William Morris, Writing
Tagged general francisco franco, Lake District, London, The Lakes
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London 3: A Cold Wet Walk for Pie and Mash
THE worst weather is wet snow. It saps the spirit and soaks through to the shoulders. When it whips off a river on an easterly wind it stings and sucks life from fingers and feet. Just as well we???re searching … Continue reading
London 2: Casting Bells, Fighting Fascism, Hanging Pirates
A walk through the East End in search of the unusual ??? and a good pint . . . Continue reading
Posted in Battle of Cable Street, Beer, Food, Hiking, History, Industrial archaeology, Politics, Prospect of Whitby, Ranting, Walking
Tagged London, outdoors, transportation
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London 1: Old Roads, Karl Marx, Two Dicks
The best thing to do on a visit to London is get the hiking boots out . . . Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Dick Turpin, Environment, Great North Road, Hiking, History, Karl Marx, Politics, The Spaniards Inn, Walking
Tagged London, outdoors, transportation
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