http://becausetheyrethere.com ...and a few more reasons for climbing mountains Mon, 17 Aug 2015 05:06:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://becausetheyrethere.com http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/06/29/a-big-adventure/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/06/29/a-big-adventure/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2015 08:00:00 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=9258 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/06/29/a-big-adventure/feed/ 68 McEff lucero-5 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/05/27/days-like-this-no-21-eternity-in-borrowdale/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/05/27/days-like-this-no-21-eternity-in-borrowdale/#comments Wed, 27 May 2015 09:41:19 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=9247 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/05/27/days-like-this-no-21-eternity-in-borrowdale/feed/ 43 McEff Borrowdale 1 Borrowdale 3 Borrowdale 4 Borrowdale 6 Borrowdale 5 Borrowdale 7 Borrowdale 8 Borrowdale 2 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/05/15/days-like-this-no-20-glimpses-on-gable/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/05/15/days-like-this-no-20-glimpses-on-gable/#comments Fri, 15 May 2015 08:00:02 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=9225 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/05/15/days-like-this-no-20-glimpses-on-gable/feed/ 27 McEff Great Gable 1 Great Gable 5 Great Gable 6 Great Gable 7 Great Gable 2 Great Gable 8 Great Gable 9 (2) Great Gable 11 Great Gable 12 Great Gable 13 Great Gable 14 Great Gable 4 Great Gable 3 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/04/28/days-like-this-no-19-pillar-and-the-rock/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/04/28/days-like-this-no-19-pillar-and-the-rock/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:00:08 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=9152 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/04/28/days-like-this-no-19-pillar-and-the-rock/feed/ 35 McEff Pillar 1 Taking a breather on the High Level Route, with Ennerdale and High Stile in the background Robinson???s Cairn, which was built to celebrate the life of mountaineer and local farmer John Wilson Robinson, who died in 1907 pillar 12 pillar 13 The path to the top of Pillar Rock follows the rib of bare stone rising to the left in the bottom-left corner of the picture, then reappears on the sunlit ledge rising diagonally in the top left. This is called the Shamrock Traverse Pillar 5 Pillar 4 Click . . . the mighty Scafell, second-highest mountain in England Click . . . Illgill Head and Wastwater, England's deepest lake Click . . . Kirk Fell and Great Gable Stirrup Crag and Doorhead Screes (the pale, narrow line to the right). As quick descents go, it's the next best thing to shouting Geronimo and jumping off http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/04/14/gibbet-hill-and-carlin-gill-thats-entertainment/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/04/14/gibbet-hill-and-carlin-gill-thats-entertainment/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2015 08:00:14 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=9141 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/04/14/gibbet-hill-and-carlin-gill-thats-entertainment/feed/ 29 McEff IMG_0004 Gibbet Hill is the slope in the foreground, immediately above the road, which is Roman in origin. This section of the road is known as Fairmile Road Roman road plus ancient chariot made by Germanic tribes Fairmile Road is in the foreground, with the West Coast Main Line and M6 motorway on the far side of the Tebay Gorge. The River Lune flows through the gorge but you can???t see it A collection of bones, none of which belongs to William Smurthwaite. I assume the larger samples are the remains of fell ponies, many of which roam wild in these hills IMG_0005 IMG_0007 IMG_0008 IMG_0010 IMG_0013 IMG_0017 IMG_0018 Little UlGill Beck tumbles down Black Force to join Carlingill Beck in Carlin Gill The Spout, at the head of Carlin Gill. The path continues up very steep ground to the left of the waterfall Stone of destiny. It would be nice to think this stone marks the site of the gibbet on Gibbet Hill, but it probably doesn't. Near enough, though . . . http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/04/09/days-like-this-no-18-a-dip-in-goats-water/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/04/09/days-like-this-no-18-a-dip-in-goats-water/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2015 08:00:54 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=9089 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/04/09/days-like-this-no-18-a-dip-in-goats-water/feed/ 40 McEff tarn 10 tarn 1 tarn 5 tarn 4 tarn 6 tarn 7 tarn 3 tarn 10a tarn 11 tarn 15 tarn 16 tarn 12 tarn 13 tarn 14 tarn 17 tarn 18 tarn 2 tarn 19 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/03/05/days-like-this-no-16-blue-skies-white-hills-red-screes/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/03/05/days-like-this-no-16-blue-skies-white-hills-red-screes/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2015 08:25:41 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=8988 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/03/05/days-like-this-no-16-blue-skies-white-hills-red-screes/feed/ 35 McEff red screes 1 red screes 2 red screes 3 red screes 4 red screes 5 red screes 6 A new series for January 1979 ??? Richard O???Sullivan stars in the title role of Dick Turpin, with Alfie Bass. Don???t miss it. Also new this month is quiz show Blankety Blank with Terry Wogan, and Upstairs Downstairs spin-off Thomas and Sarah, starring John Alderton and Pauline Collins. Finishing this month after a run of ten years and 86 episodes is the Liver Birds, starring Polly James, Nerys Hughes, Elizabeth Estensen and Mollie Sugden. It???s all a far cry from Can???t Pay We???ll Take it Away and Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole. http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/02/27/days-like-this-no-15-walking-from-penrith-to-ravenglass/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/02/27/days-like-this-no-15-walking-from-penrith-to-ravenglass/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:00:36 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=8976 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/02/27/days-like-this-no-15-walking-from-penrith-to-ravenglass/feed/ 61 McEff ravenglass 1 Click map for full-size version ravenglass 2 Blea Water from near the summit of High Street ravenglass 4 ravenglass 6 Sunny Jim ravenglass 5 The beacon on Thornthwaite Crag A last glimpse back at High Street View down to Hayeswater ravenglass 10 Labouring through Langdale ravenglass 11 The bright blue waters of Red Tarn. Apparently, effluent from ancient iron-workings is responsible for the name. Crinkle Crags in the background Looking down Hardknott Pass into Eskdale ravenglass 15 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/02/17/arkengarthdale-moor-and-the-death-of-sods-law/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/02/17/arkengarthdale-moor-and-the-death-of-sods-law/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:00:50 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=8899 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/02/17/arkengarthdale-moor-and-the-death-of-sods-law/feed/ 43 McEff tan hill 1 Tan Hill 2 Tan Hill 5 Tan Hill 4 Tan Hill 3 Click map for full-size version Tan Hill 6 Tan Hill 7 Tan Hill 8 Tan Hill 9 Tan Hill 10 Tan Hill 11 Tan Hill 12 Tan Hill 13 Tan Hill 14 The Peat Cart, a painting by George Walker, 1814, from his Costumes of Yorkshire series. The mountain in the background is Ingleborough Tan Hill 15 Tan Hill 16 Tan Hill 17 Tan Hill 18 Tan Hill 20 Tan Hill 21 Tan Hill 22 Tan Hill 23 Tan Hill 24 Tan Hill 25 Tan Hill 26 Tan Hill 27 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/02/08/done-on-great-dun-fell/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/02/08/done-on-great-dun-fell/#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2015 17:50:37 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=8857 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/02/08/done-on-great-dun-fell/feed/ 29 McEff great dun fell 1 great dun fell 2 great dun fell 3 great dun fell 4 great dun fell 5 great dun fell 6 great dun fell 8 great dun fell 7 great dun fell 9 great dun fell 10 great dun fell 11 great dun fell 12 great dun fell 13 great dun fell 14 great dun fell 17 great dun fell 16 great dun fell 15 great dun fell 19 great dun fell 20 great dun fell 18 Click map for full-size version great dun fell 22 great dun fell 21 great dun fell 23 great dun fell 24 great dun fell 25 great dun fell 26 Silverband Mine was worked by the London Lead Company for galena, the ore of lead, during the 19th Century, though in the middle of the 20th Century it was mined extensively by the Laporte company for the mineral barytes. As recently as 2011, Silverband was producing barytes as an opencast mine (see footnote for YouTube video). great dun fell 28 great dun fell 29 The Laporte company installed an aerial ropeway for transporting barytes from the mine to the dressing plant near Dufton, several miles down the fell. This pylon is about all that remains . . . great dun fell 31 great dun fell 32 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/01/21/days-like-this-no-12-dawn-on-dove-crag/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/01/21/days-like-this-no-12-dawn-on-dove-crag/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:00:45 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=8790 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/01/21/days-like-this-no-12-dawn-on-dove-crag/feed/ 17 McEff Dove Crag 7 Dove Crag 3 Dove Crag 4 Dove Crag 1 Dove Crag 5 Dove Crag 6 Dove Crag 8 Dove Crag 9 Dove Crag 10 Dove Crag 11 From left, Peter Frith, Nigel Parker, Francis Gall and myself http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/12/09/almost-picture-perfect-in-the-coniston-fells/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/12/09/almost-picture-perfect-in-the-coniston-fells/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:00:14 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=8636 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/12/09/almost-picture-perfect-in-the-coniston-fells/feed/ 29 McEff wetherlam 9 wetherlam 1 wetherlam 2 This row of houses, stuck on the slopes of Wetherlam in Coppermines Valley, is known as Irish Row. It was built for 19th Century miners, many of whom came from Ireland. The highest mine in the valley is called Paddy End. You couldn???t get away with that now. Just as well. wetherlam 4 The view along Coppermines Valley towards Coniston Old Man and Brim Fell. The white building is the Coppermines Youth Hostel. It used to be the mine manager???s house. The white building to its right was the mine stables, but is now the Barrow Mountaineering and Ski Club Hut. wetherlam 10 Sunrise over Coniston from the spoil heaps of the Low Blue Quarry wetherlam 7 wetherlam 8