Year: 2007

Patterdale (5th-11th April 2007)

I took a few days off revision to go walking in the Lake District with Michael. We camped at Side Farm near Patterdale village, except for one night wild-camping near Haweswater Reservoir. We were very pleasantly surprised by the predominantly dry and sunny April weather, which was ideal for camping and for some fantastic walks! It wasn’t an efficient bagging trip for me (having bagged most of the surrounding fells on the Glenridding trip last June!) but I did tick off five more Wainwrights to complete the Far Eastern and Eastern Fells. 200 down, 14 to go!

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Looking along Haweswater from Harter Fell

CUBB Tour 2007: South Wales (15th-18th March 2007)

This year’s excellent Brass Band Tour went to South Wales, staying in a hostel in Tredegar. We enjoyed playing very successful concerts in Pontypridd, Swansea and Cardiff. In between we engaged in all the usual Tour traditions: Tour Quiz, 4:23am etc! As per the previous two tours, I also convinced a few others to join me on a couple of morning walks in the hills near the hostel. Thanks to Ruth and Charlotte for organising everything!

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Moskau!

CUHWC Coniston Trip (9th-11th March 2007)

The final weekend trip of Lent Term was to Coniston, staying in the Coppermines valley. The weather was drizzly and blustery for the most part (but that was better than the persistent rain and gales that had been forecast!). That didn’t stop us from doing some substantial walks though, and I managed to bag another twelve nearby Wainwrights, taking my total to 195!

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Side Pike and Lingmoor Fell from the ascent of Pike o’ Blisco

CUHWC Yorkshire Dales Trip (9th-11th February 2007)

Another weekend hillwalking, this time in the Yorkshire Dales, staying in a bunkhouse in Ribblesdale. On the Saturday, my group walked over Ingleborough and Whernside, and back via Ribblehead Viaduct, in snowy, windy weather, and built a giant snowman on the slopes of Whernside. Sunday’s shorter walk up Pen-y-ghent completed the weekend’s bagging of the Three Peaks!

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Snowman, with Jane and Alex P for scale

CUHWC Seathwaite Trip (7th-12th January 2007)

The final stage of our New Year holiday was the Hillwalking Club’s annual trip to Seathwaite, at the head of Borrowdale – my fourth such trip! The walking in surrounding Central, North Western, Western and Southern fells was excellent, as were the evenings in the bunkhouse. By the end of the trip my Wainwright total had reached 183!

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Innominate Tarn and High Crag