CUHWC Kentmere Trip (4th-6th March 2005)

An excellent weekend in Kentmere, in the Far Eastern Fells of the Lake District. We did two fantastic walks direct from the bunkhouse, taking in most of the significant fells of the area. We endured high winds and near-white-out conditions on the Saturday, but were rewarded with sunshine and fine views on the Sunday. And I got to use my crampons!

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The view North from the slopes of Froswick

CUHWC Shropshire Trip (13th February 2005)

This term’s day trip was to the Long Mynd area of Shropshire: an area I had not visited before. I enjoyed a walk taking in Caer Caradoc Hill and Pole Bank (the summit of Long Mynd). An unexpected bonus was to find a thin layer of snow on the hilltops, and to be snowed on during the walk!

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Mark, and the view north from Caer Caradoc Hill

CUHWC Cadair Idris Trip (28th-30th January 2005)

Another weekend hillwalking, this time in southern Snowdonia. We stayed near Dinas Mawddwy, and did walks on Cadair Idris and in the Arans in surprisingly good weather!

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Looking towards Maesglase from Dinas Mawddwy

Along the Cam to Ely (23rd January 2005)

I decided to do a Sunday walk to Ely – something I had meant to do last year but never quite got around to! I took the obvious route beside the River Cam, and looked around the famous cathedral before catching the train back to Cambridge.

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CUHWC Seathwaite Trip (9th-14th January 2005)

Heading back south from Aviemore, I spent five nights in Borrowdale on the annual CUHWC New Year trip staying at the High House bunkhouse. The weather was windy but mainly dry, and I enjoyed several excellent walks both from the door and slightly further afield. A great way to end the Christmas vacation!

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Aviemore and the Cairngorms (3rd-9th January 2005)

I joined seven friends from the hillwalking club for a week in Aviemore, in the Cairngorms. We hired a guide for a couple of days to teach us some winter mountaineering skills, using ice axes and crampons, and building snowholes. The snow was disappointingly scarce until the last day though, so our new skills weren’t really put to the test! N.B. No photos of Wednesday – we were too busy practising our ice-axe arrests!

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