http://becausetheyrethere.com ...and a few more reasons for climbing mountains Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:34:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://becausetheyrethere.com 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/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/ 26 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/2013/10/10/blaenavon-how-serene-is-my-valley/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/10/10/blaenavon-how-serene-is-my-valley/#comments Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:30:11 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6763 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/10/10/blaenavon-how-serene-is-my-valley/feed/ 12 McEff pit 2 pit 3 pit 9 pit 7 pit 5 pit 8 pit 4 pit 10 pit 11 pit 12 pit 13 pit 6 pit 1 pit 14 pit 15 pit 17 pit 16 pit 23 pit 18 pit 20 pit 22 pit 21 pit 19 pit 24 pit 25 pit 28 pit 27 pit 26 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/2013/06/10/above-bethesda-ancient-and-modern/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/06/10/above-bethesda-ancient-and-modern/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:30:08 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6325 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/06/10/above-bethesda-ancient-and-modern/feed/ 23 McEff bethesda 1 bethesda 5 bethesda 7 bethesda 8 bethesda 6 bethesda 2 bethesda 3 bethesda 4 bethesda 9 bethesda 10 bethesda 11 bethesda 15 bethesda 14 bethesda 13 bethesda 12 bethesda 16 bethesda 17 bethesda 2 bethesda 1 bethesda 17 bethesda 16 bethesda 15 bethesda 14 bethesda 13 bethesda 12 bethesda 11 bethesda 10 bethesda 9 bethesda 8 bethesda 7 bethesda 6 bethesda 5 bethesda 4 bethesda 3 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/06/03/the-high-and-the-mighty-carneddau/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/06/03/the-high-and-the-mighty-carneddau/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:00:05 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6296 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/06/03/the-high-and-the-mighty-carneddau/feed/ 34 McEff carnedd 1 carnedd 2 carnedd 3 carnedd 4 carnedd 5 carnedd 6 carnedd 13 carnedd 8 carnedd 7 carnedd 9 carnedd 10 carnedd 11 carnedd 12 carnedd 16 carnedd 19 carnedd 18 carnedd 17 carnedd 15 carnedd 20 carnedd 40 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/05/28/manod-and-mysteries-earth-and-environment/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/05/28/manod-and-mysteries-earth-and-environment/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 08:00:29 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6231 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/05/28/manod-and-mysteries-earth-and-environment/feed/ 12 McEff Manod 1 Manod 3 Manod 32 I've included this picture purely for personal satisfaction. This is me standing next to a CP (Chicago Pneumatic) 600cfm compressor up at Manod in 1982. At that time I worked with a similar machine at Stainton Quarry near Barrow. When I saw it standing there it was like meeting an old and ear friend. I suppose it's a man thing. Manod 2 Manod 5 Manod 6 Manod 7 Manod 4 Manod 8 Manod 12 Manod 9 Manod 13 Manod 10 Manod 14 Manod 11 Manod 15 Manod 16 Manod 17 Manod 18 Did I just say nearly everything was powered by water and gravity? This is the skeleton of a steam boiler. Manod 19 Manod 20 Manod 21 Manod 36 Manod 37 Manod 38 Manod 23 Manod 24 Manod 22 Manod 26 manod 39 Manod 29 Manod 27 Manod 35 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/05/22/thirty-years-on-cwmorthin-revisited/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/05/22/thirty-years-on-cwmorthin-revisited/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:37 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6162 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/05/22/thirty-years-on-cwmorthin-revisited/feed/ 30 McEff cwmorthin 1 Cwmorthin 7 Cwmorthin 4 Cwmorthin 2 croesor 1a croesor 17 Cwmorthin 5 Cwmorthin 6 Cwmorthin 3 Cwmorthin 8 Cwmorthin 19 Cwmorthin 21 Cwmorthin 10 Cwmorthin 13 Cwmorthin 11 Cwmorthin 16 Cwmorthin 22 One of the ruined waterwheel pits at Croesor Cwmorthin 14 Croesor beckons . . . but not today Cwmorthin 18 Cwmorthin 20a croesor 3 croesor 2 croesor 5 croesor 6 croesor 9 croesor 10 croesor 11 croesor 13 croesor 12 croesor 16 croesor 7 croesor 15