Take one house brick. Clean off any loose debris. Cover in several layers of newspaper securing with tape to smooth out rough edges. Then wrap in a plastic bag to avoid sogginess in case of rain. Weigh this. The one above weighs 3.2 kilos. The TGOC is challenging along several dimensions. The first is the 14 […]
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I’ve pressed on with route planning using the OS Getamap online program. It seems simple to use and operates at 1:50000 or 1:25000 depending on the level of zoom. Pages at either scale can be printed out on A4. Colour is by far better and clearer than black and white. To view a wide area
TGO Routing – part 1 probably Read More »
Last October I mis-read the Email from the organisers. I thought I was one of the chosen ones – when in fact I was one of the others – on the waiting list. This time I’m in at the outset. And as a Newby facing first:- THE PLANNING CHALLENGE. 1. The route. To this end
Here we TGO again! Read More »
The 9.15 from Euston reaches this bit of wildness almost 12 hours later. The miracle at Corrour is that the train doesn’t sink beneath the bogs, but seems to float between here and Rannock in some of the wildest land in Scotland. Me I don’t float on the bogs and within 100m of the
The Night Train to Corrour and not the Grey Corries unexpurgated Read More »
Ben Alder and Beinn Bheoil The night train is a great way of getting from London to the Highlands once you are reconciled to spending the money! Two trains leave Euston station in London. The ealier one will drop you at your destination in the morning. The second train leaves just before midnight and ends
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My memories of this area are from the 60s, plunging into the cool pools of upper Eskdale as relief from the summer sun. Different, but just as pretty to look at are the frozen falls around Throstle Garth below Thorneythwaite crag at the end of November. This route to Scafell is one of the best.
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Winter can deliver some spectacular countryside and last weekend was no exception. The forecast promised a long spell of cold, clear weather and on Thursday it seemed to match the situation on the ground. I parked the car by arrangement at Eskdale YH and at around 3pm headed off up the valley. Before long the
Minus in the Lakes Read More »
Here is a route with a lot to offer. For me it was a chance to try out some new gear and some old bones. And both did very well. The guides attest to its popularity. But in fact out of season it is quiet – I only met one fellow walker during my 5
West Highland Way in November Read More »