http://becausetheyrethere.com ...and a few more reasons for climbing mountains Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://becausetheyrethere.com http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/12/06/plodding-over-pinnel-in-the-rio-guadalfeo/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/12/06/plodding-over-pinnel-in-the-rio-guadalfeo/#comments Fri, 06 Dec 2013 11:11:26 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7034 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/12/06/plodding-over-pinnel-in-the-rio-guadalfeo/feed/ 19 McEff Guadalfeo 1 Guadalfeo 4 I thought this meant "beware of the beans" ??? but then I saw the hives Guadalfeo 3 Guadalfeo 5 Guadalfeo 6 Guadalfeo 7 Guadalfeo 8 Guadalfeo 9 Guadalfeo 10 Guadalfeo 11 Guadalfeo 12 Guadalfeo 13 Guadalfeo 14 Guadalfeo 15 Guadalfeo 16 Guadalfeo 17 Guadalfeo 18 Guadalfeo 19 Guadalfeo 20 Guadalfeo 21 Guadalfeo 22 Guadalfeo 23 Guadalfeo 24 Guadalfeo 25 Guadalfeo 26 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/12/02/paths-goats-and-huenes-to-pico-de-la-carne/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/12/02/paths-goats-and-huenes-to-pico-de-la-carne/#comments Mon, 02 Dec 2013 21:45:01 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6993 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/12/02/paths-goats-and-huenes-to-pico-de-la-carne/feed/ 9 McEff Huenes 1 Huenes 2 Huenes 3 Huenes 4 Huenes 5 Huenes 6 Huenes 7 Huenes 8 Huenes 9 Huenes 10 Huenes 11 Huenes 12 Huenes 13 From left, the scrubby summit of Minas, with the shaly cone of Gordo behind, Trevenque behind Gordo, and the high sierra in the background with the hump of Caballo's summit to the right Close encounter. The dog shoves its snout into a very sensitive area, no doubt to determine whether I'm a friend or foe. Good job I'm a friend Huenes 17 The summit of Cerro de las Minas Huenes 19 It's a slog, but someone's got to do it The summit of Pico de la Carne The view from the summit of Pico de la Carne, with the blue peaks of the Sierra Tejeda y Almijara in the far distance Trevenque, with the first snow clouds of autumn gathering behind Looking down on my path from high on Pico de la Carne Huenes 26 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/11/22/the-sierra-nevada-two-peaks-two-countries/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/11/22/the-sierra-nevada-two-peaks-two-countries/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:00:12 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6957 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/11/22/the-sierra-nevada-two-peaks-two-countries/feed/ 30 McEff tesoro 1 tesoro 2 tesoro 15 tesoro 4 tesoro 3 tesoro 23 tesoro 22 tesoro 5 tesoro 6 tesoro 7 tesoro 8 tesoro 9 tesoro 10 tesoro 11 tesoro 12 tesoro 13 tesoro 14 tesoro 16 Cerro del Mirador, with the mighty Veleta ??? the third-highest mountain in Spain ??? in the background Veleta. Don't climb it from it's southern side. Trust me The summit of Cerro del Mirador is much more fun tesoro 19 tesoro 21 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/11/19/walking-up-the-camino-and-down-again/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/11/19/walking-up-the-camino-and-down-again/#comments Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:00:21 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6923 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/11/19/walking-up-the-camino-and-down-again/feed/ 13 McEff orgiva 1 orgiva 2 orgiva 10 orgiva 9 orgiva 3 orgiva 4 orgiva 5 orgiva 6 orgiva 7 orgiva 8 orgiva 12 orgiva 11 orgiva 13 orgiva 14 orgiva 15 orgiva 19 orgiva 20 orgiva 18 orgiva 21 orgiva 22 orgiva 23 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/10/17/the-glyders-and-a-descent-into-hell/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/10/17/the-glyders-and-a-descent-into-hell/#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2013 08:30:18 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6807 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/10/17/the-glyders-and-a-descent-into-hell/feed/ 23 McEff glyder 1 glyder 2 glyder 4 glyder 5 glyder 6 glyder 3 glyder 7 glyder 8 glyder 10 glyder 9 glyder 12 glyder 11 glyder 19 glyder 13 glyder 14 glyder 15 glyder 16 glyder 17 glyder 18 glyder 20 glyder 21 glyder 22 glyder 24 glyder 25 glyder 26 glyder 23 glyder 27 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/10/02/in-the-footsteps-of-offa/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/10/02/in-the-footsteps-of-offa/#comments Wed, 02 Oct 2013 08:30:29 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6731 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/10/02/in-the-footsteps-of-offa/feed/ 18 McEff offa 1 offa 2 offa 3 offa 4 offa 5 offa 6 offa 7 offa 8 offa 9 Did I mention that the sheep have six legs and two heads around here? offa 11 offa 12 offa 13 offa 14 offa 15 offa 16 offa 17 offa 18 offa 19 offa 20 offa 21 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/09/20/a-pennine-trek-part-3-hell-and-high-walking/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/09/20/a-pennine-trek-part-3-hell-and-high-walking/#comments Fri, 20 Sep 2013 08:30:19 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6711 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/09/20/a-pennine-trek-part-3-hell-and-high-walking/feed/ 26 McEff hell 1 hell 2 hell 3 hell 4 hell 5 hell 6 hell 7 hell 8 hell 11 hell 9 hell 10 hell 12 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/09/16/a-pennine-trek-part-2-a-night-beneath-hangman-hill/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/09/16/a-pennine-trek-part-2-a-night-beneath-hangman-hill/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2013 08:30:57 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6654 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/09/16/a-pennine-trek-part-2-a-night-beneath-hangman-hill/feed/ 15 McEff hangman 1 hangman 2 mmp2 hangman 3 hangman 4 hangman 5 hangman 6 hangman 7 hangman 8 hangman 9 hangman 10 hangman 11 hangman 12 hangman 13 hangman 14 hangman 15 hangman 16 mmp hangman 17 hangman 18 hangman 21 hangman 20 hangman 19 hangman 22 hangman 23 hangman 24 Which uncouth yob left this litter? Which mindless nerd scattered fresh prawns, a plastic fork and paper napkins around the countryside? Was it an electronically-tagged scumbag from inner city Newcastle with an Asbo and attitude problem who should have his benefits stopped? Or was it one of Lord Snooty's friends taking a break between waves of docile grouse? hangman 25 hangman 26 hangman 27 hangman 28 hangman 31 hangman 32 hangman 33 hangman 30 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/09/12/a-pennine-trek-part-1-moorland-and-mustard-gas/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/09/12/a-pennine-trek-part-1-moorland-and-mustard-gas/#comments Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:46:16 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6616 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/09/12/a-pennine-trek-part-1-moorland-and-mustard-gas/feed/ 27 McEff teesdale 1 teesdale 2 teesdale 5 teesdale 3 teesdale 4 teesdale 6 teesdale 7 teesdale 8 teesdale 9 teesdale 10 teesdale 12 teesdale 13 Excuse me, but I think Hannah's Meadow should have an apostrophe I stood in front of this notice for some considerable time wondering how a lone backpacker might walk in single file. I don???t take too kindly to being told how to deport myself. I wouldn???t have minded if there had been a crop of delicate and valuable exotic vegetables growing in the field but it was just common grass ??? the stuff that flourishes on rugby pitches and in public parks. So I did my best to walk like a crowd, just out of bloody-mindedness. And that???s not easy teesdale 16 teesdale 17 teesdale 18 teesdale 19 teesdale 20 teesdale 21 teesdale 22 teesdale 23 teesdale 24 teesdale 25 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/08/22/coniston-fells-highways-byways-narrow-ways/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/08/22/coniston-fells-highways-byways-narrow-ways/#comments Thu, 22 Aug 2013 08:30:54 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6558 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/08/22/coniston-fells-highways-byways-narrow-ways/feed/ 25 McEff coniston 1 Coniston 2 Coniston 3 Coniston 4 Coniston 5 Coniston 6 Coniston 7 Coniston 10 Coniston 11 Coniston 8 There's a climber on this picture. Can you see him? Coniston 12 Coniston 13 Coniston 14 Coniston 15 Coniston 16 Coniston 17 Coniston 18 Coniston 19 Coniston 20 Coniston 21 Coniston 22 Coniston 23 Coniston 24 Coniston 25 Coniston 26 Coniston 27 Coniston 28 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/08/13/green-remembered-woods/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/08/13/green-remembered-woods/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2013 08:00:45 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6524 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/08/13/green-remembered-woods/feed/ 22 McEff dales 1 Dales 2 Dales 3 Dales 4 Dales 6 Dales 5 Dales 7 Dales 8 Dales 12 Dales 13 Dales 9 Dales 11 Dales 11a Dales 14 Dales 15 This tree used to have a branch that had looped back into the trunk. It was like one of those handles the less-agile have on the bathroom wall to pull themselves out of the bath. But over the years the trunk has expanded and drawn it inside. I find that fascinating. It???s like that tree that has a bicycle inside it. Do a Google search on ???tree with a bike in it??? and you???ll see what I mean Dales 16 Dales 17 Dales 19 Dales 20 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/05/07/sutton-bank-witches-and-featherless-geese/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/05/07/sutton-bank-witches-and-featherless-geese/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 08:00:56 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6127 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/05/07/sutton-bank-witches-and-featherless-geese/feed/ 23 McEff sutton bank 1 sutton bank 2a sutton bank 4 sutton bank 8 sutton bank 2 sutton bank 9 sutton bank 5 Two chaps building a ramp for wheelchair users at a viewpoint sutton bank 7 sutton bank 6 sutton bank 10 sutton bank 11 sutton bank 12 sutton bank 14 sutton bank 15 sutton bank 16 sutton bank 13 sutton bank 17 sutton bank 18 sutton bank 20 sutton bank 19 Cold Kirby across the fields, just as the rain begins to fall