http://becausetheyrethere.com ...and a few more reasons for climbing mountains Thu, 04 Sep 2014 16:42:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://becausetheyrethere.com http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/08/21/in-between-one-england-and-another/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/08/21/in-between-one-england-and-another/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2014 13:10:02 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=8170 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/08/21/in-between-one-england-and-another/feed/ 31 McEff brettanby 1 That's the North York Moors in the distance. Or the Cleveland Hills, depending on where you come from brettanby 3 brettanby 4 brettanby 5 The post always gets through brettanby 7 brettanby 8 brettanby 9 Old Brick 1. Eldon is a pleasant rural village on the edge of Bishop Auckland, County Durham Old Brick 2: The Pease family built Darlington, apparently with their own bricks brettanby 13 brettanby 14 brettanby 15 brettanby 16 brettanby 17 brettanby 18 brettanby 19 brettanby 20 brettanby 21 brettanby 22 brettanby 23 brettanby 24 brettanby 25 brettanby 26 That's a noose on the right. This is rural North Yorkshire after all brettanby 28 brettanby 29 brettanby 30 brettanby 32 brettanby 33 brettanby 34 brettanby 35 brettanby 36 brettanby 37 brettanby 38 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/06/30/days-like-these-no-9-clearing-the-mind-on-the-cluanie-ridge/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/06/30/days-like-these-no-9-clearing-the-mind-on-the-cluanie-ridge/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2014 08:00:03 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=8041 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/06/30/days-like-these-no-9-clearing-the-mind-on-the-cluanie-ridge/feed/ 25 McEff Cluanie 1 Cluanie 2 Cluanie 3 Cluanie 4 Cluanie 5 Cluanie 7 cluanie Cluanie 6 Cluanie 8 Cluanie 9 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/06/21/what-does-adventure-mean-to-you/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/06/21/what-does-adventure-mean-to-you/#comments Sat, 21 Jun 2014 15:31:35 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=8004 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/06/21/what-does-adventure-mean-to-you/feed/ 47 McEff adventure 1 adventure 2 adventure 4 Beacon 1 caw 4 glyder 1 arieiro 1 adventure 3 adventure 6 adventure 8 adventure 7 The summit of Mulhacen, the highest mountain in Spain Lucero 26 Creag Leacach1 Mourne 25 Slieve Muck 22 The slabby crags of the Devil's Point at the head of Glen Dee Arieiro 7 glencoe 7 adventure xz http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/06/17/lindisfarne-a-pilgrims-progress/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/06/17/lindisfarne-a-pilgrims-progress/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2014 08:25:52 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7975 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/06/17/lindisfarne-a-pilgrims-progress/feed/ 47 McEff lindisfarne 1 Lindisfarne 2 Lindisfarne 4 A car crosses the causeway at low tide Lindisfarne 9 Lindisfarne 3 Lindisfarne 5 Lindisfarne 6 Lindisfarne 7 Lindisfarne 10 Lindisfarne 11 Lindisfarne 12 Lindisfarne 13 Lindisfarne 15 Lindisfarne 16 Lindisfarne 17 Lindisfarne 18 A second shelter. Very basic but it does the job This appears to be a line of cairns, possibly markers that preceded the posts Lindisfarne 22 Lindisfarne 21 Lindisfarne 23 Lindisfarne 24 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/06/05/days-like-this-no-8-the-five-sisters-of-kintail/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/06/05/days-like-this-no-8-the-five-sisters-of-kintail/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2014 08:00:56 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7955 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/06/05/days-like-this-no-8-the-five-sisters-of-kintail/feed/ 25 McEff sisters 1 If you are unfamiliar with Britain and the customs of its inhabitants, it might surprise you to learn that the first thing we do when the sun comes out for more than two hours is take our shirts off, get sunburnt, drink beer, then squeal like babies in the shower before we go to bed. It???s a tradition in the same vein as the state opening of parliament, only instead of wearing stupid and outdated national dress, people who climb mountains cast it off and later regret their actions. Really, no matter what we do, we can???t win sisters 3 sisters 2 sisters 4 sisters 6 sisters 7 sisters 8 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/04/25/days-like-this-no-7-on-a-ridge-above-glen-shiel/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/04/25/days-like-this-no-7-on-a-ridge-above-glen-shiel/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:54:19 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7762 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/04/25/days-like-this-no-7-on-a-ridge-above-glen-shiel/feed/ 22 McEff On the summit of S??ileag, looking towards the Five Sisters of Kintail Kintail 12 Kintail 15 A very hazy Ciste Dhubh (see previous post), viewed from Sg??rr an Fhuarail Kintail 17 Kintail 18 map2 Kintail 16 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/04/22/days-like-this-no-6-ciste-dhubh-a-highland-jewel/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/04/22/days-like-this-no-6-ciste-dhubh-a-highland-jewel/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2014 08:00:34 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7749 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/04/22/days-like-this-no-6-ciste-dhubh-a-highland-jewel/feed/ 21 McEff The view along Allt Cam-b??n from Ciste Dhubh Looking west towards the Five Sisters of Kintail Ciste Dhubh, to the left of the picture, taken across Glen Affric from An Socach Kintail 10 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/02/06/days-like-this-no-1-the-aonach-eagach-ridge/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/02/06/days-like-this-no-1-the-aonach-eagach-ridge/#comments Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:00:21 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7330 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/02/06/days-like-this-no-1-the-aonach-eagach-ridge/feed/ 37 McEff glencoe 6 glencoe 1 Glencoe 3 glencoe 2 Glencoe 4 glencoe 5 Bidean nam Bian on the southern side of Glencoe Paul astride the Aonach Eagach glencoe 10 On the Aonach Eagach with Glencoe winding into the distance glencoe 11 glencoe 12 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/11/21/memories-misty-water-coloured-and-unreliable/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/11/21/memories-misty-water-coloured-and-unreliable/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:36:11 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5406 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/11/21/memories-misty-water-coloured-and-unreliable/feed/ 27 McEff Schiehallion 1 Schiehallion 2 rannoch 1 coe 1 ruin2 Sgurr Breac 1 (2) Sgurr Breac 3 Sgurr Breac 2 an 2 an 1 an 3 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/10/23/south-of-the-border-down-cheviot-way/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/10/23/south-of-the-border-down-cheviot-way/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:42:26 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5309 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/10/23/south-of-the-border-down-cheviot-way/feed/ 30 McEff cheviot 1 cheviot 2 cheviot 15 cheviot 12 cheviot 3 cheviot 4 cheviot 5 cheviot 9A cheviot 9 cheviot 7 cheviot 8 cheviot 10 cheviot 16 cheviot 18 cheviot 17 cheviot 14 cheviot 19 cheviot 20 cheviot 21 cheviot 22 vanfit 1 vanfit 2 cheviot 1 cheviot 2 cheviot 15 cheviot 12 The Cheviot from the east Looking across the valley to Hedgehope Hill Langlee Crags and Housey Crags, on the far side of the valley cheviot 9A cheviot 9 cheviot 7 cheviot 8 cheviot 10 cheviot 18 cheviot 16 I???m not one to sit on the fence, and I seldom have a foot in both camps ??? but this is the exception. As Tommy Cooper might have said: ???Scotland, England. England, Scotland. A-ha ha.??? cheviot 17 cheviot 19 cheviot 20 cheviot 21 cheviot 22 vanfit 1 vanfit 2 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/08/22/in-praise-of-scotch-pies-and-carn-a-chlamain/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/08/22/in-praise-of-scotch-pies-and-carn-a-chlamain/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:22:00 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5065 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/08/22/in-praise-of-scotch-pies-and-carn-a-chlamain/feed/ 31 McEff Carn a Chlamain 2 scotch pie 1 Carn a Chlamain 3 Carn a Chlamain 4 Carn a Chlamain 1 Carn a Chlamain 5 Carn a Chlamain 6 Carn a Chlamain 8 scotch pie 2 scotch pie 3 scotch pie 4 scotch pie 5 Tea break over ??? back to England http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/08/10/beinn-dearg-a-teenage-dream/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/08/10/beinn-dearg-a-teenage-dream/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:00:50 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5029 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/08/10/beinn-dearg-a-teenage-dream/feed/ 14 McEff beinn dearg 1 Beinn Dearg 2 Beinn Dearg 3 Beinn Dearg 7 Beinn Dearg 8 Beinn Dearg 10 Beinn Dearg 13 Beinn Dearg 11 Beinn Dearg 12 Beinn Dearg 14 Beinn Dearg 15 Beinn Dearg 16 bothy boy beinn dearg 1 Beinn Dearg 2 Beinn Dearg 5 Beinn Dearg 6 Beinn Dearg 3 Beinn Dearg 4 Beinn Dearg 7 Beinn Dearg 8 Beinn Dearg 10 Beinn Dearg 13 Beinn Dearg 11 Beinn Dearg 12 Beinn Dearg 14 Beinn Dearg 15 Beinn Dearg 16 Beinn Dearg 17 bothy boy