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Ruth was in Derby for a couple of days, so we went for a walk in the National Forest, starting in Ticknall. Nothing spectacular, but nice to get out in the fresh air!
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Enjoying the continuing good weather, I took a Sunday walk on the eastern edge of the Peak District. From Robin Hood, I headed north along White Edge to Totley Moor, and returned via Froggatt and Curbar Edges. The walk also passed by Nelson’s and Wellington’s Monuments.
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I went for a long, flat walk around the northern parts of Sherwood Forest. Notable landmarks included the Major Oak, Welbeck Park and Clumber Park.
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I went home for a few days to visit my parents. I took photos on a couple of our local walks: on Dartmoor near Avon Dam, and on the coast path near Wembury.
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The last CUHWC trip of term was to the Coniston Fells, staying at the Tranearth bunkhouse. I did two very good walks, on the Coniston Fells themselves on Saturday, and on the much-less-frequented but very attractive Dunnerdale Fells on Sunday. Add to that an excellent evening of cooking, eating, singing and games and it made a particularly enjoyable weekend trip!
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The first weekend of the year went, as it often has done, to the Caseg Fraith bunkhouse in Northern Snowdonia. On the Saturday, I did a linear walk along the Carneddau ridge, in plentiful snow, with Ruth, Simon W and Sophie. On the Sunday, I opted for a shorter but very scenic walk to Crimpiau and Craig Wen.
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I took a few days off work to visit Ruth in Carnforth, where my parents were also staying. We walked in the Forest of Bowland, the Lake District, and on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales.
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On the Sunday, we headed to the Dark Peak, for my sixth (and Ruth’s fifth) annual CUHWC Edale Trip, to help introduce the new intake of freshers to the club’s activities. Before the Cambridge party arrived, Ruth and I had walked over from Hayfield via Edale Cross (to avoid a car-faff!). I then took a more scenic route back to Hayfield, co-leading one of the groups with Alex P.
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Ruth visited me for the Edale trip weekend. On the Saturday, we walked in the White Peak, starting at Ashford-in-the-Water. We passed through several of the most exciting nearby dales, including Deep Dale, Monk’s Dale and Monsal Dale.
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I joined Ruth for a weekend of walking in Wasdale, where we stayed in the National Trust campsite. The weather was dry, but the tops were in cloud at times, particularly on Sunday. Nonetheless we had two decent walks and got some good views, and Ruth ticked off a few more Wainwrights!
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I went on the unofficial CUHWC trip to the Rhinog mountains of mid-Snowdonia, an area I had not previously visited. Enjoying good weather on Saturday, we climbed Rhinog Fawr, via various heathery bumps and attractive remote lakes. Sunday – my birthday – started off very wet though, so we opted for a touristy morning, visiting Harlech Castle and a nearby tea-room, and having lunch on the beach before heading home.
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I spent a weekend in the Lakes with Ruth, Alex, Lottie, Kate and Egg. Alex and I spent the Friday night at Ruth’s house in Carnforth, and on Saturday headed to Buttermere for a sunny walk over Mellbreak and the High Stile ridge. We joined the others on Saturday evening at Lottie’s house in Cockermouth, and on Sunday did a shorter walk on the Whinlatter fells.
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I spent a day exploring another area of the White Peak that I had not visited before: the upper reaches of the Manifold and Dove valleys, south of Buxton. The highlights of my route from Longnor were the three steep peaks of High Wheeldon, Parkhouse Hill and Chrome Hill.
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I headed up to the Hope valley for a fairly long walk on the hills around Castleton. The highlights were Cave Dale, Win Hill, and the flowering heather on the moors.
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I went for a local morning walk with my parents, starting in Bonsall. Our route took in Matlock, the Derwent valley, and Wensley.
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After the Alpine course, we stayed in Switzerland for another week, moving to Zermatt for the official CUHWC summer trip, where we were joined by a few others from the club. We had more fine weather for a mixture of walking and mountaineering, including two summits over 4000m.
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Seven of us from CUHWC, along with five others, went on an ISM Alpine mountaineering course in the Valais Alps of Switzerland. After a couple of days based in Leysin learning Alpine ropework and climbing skills, we moved to the Trient plateau to combine this with training on snow and ice, and to climb a couple of peaks. Also included are a few photos of Ruth and my day in Geneva before the course started.
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We then drove north to Glen Shiel, where we stayed in the Shiel Bridge campsite, the group now increasing to ten. The weather continued to be unsettled, but improved somewhat for the second half of the week. I did several of the classic walks of the area, including the Five Sisters (+3), the South Shiel ridge, The Saddle and Beinn Fhada. By the end of the trip, my Munro total had reached 69.
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Before the start of this year’s official CUHWC Scotland trip, a few of us spent a weekend in Glen Coe, staying on the Red Squirrel campsite. On the Saturday, we bagged four Munros on the Black Mount, and on Sunday we did a shorter walk up the Pap of Glencoe.
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The Rolls-Royce Derby Band went down to Kelmarsh Hall, near Kettering, for the day, where we were playing at a Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts Club event. I had time to take a few photos while we weren’t playing.
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