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Ruth and I had planned a long weekend in the Trossachs, but opted to walk in the North Pennines on our way north the first day, as the forecast was better further south. We did two short walks to bag the Nuttalls of Thack Moor and Cold Fell.
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I spent a weekend in Snowdonia with a couple of colleagues (hillwalking novices!). On the Saturday we had a touristy day visiting Caernarfon Castle and the pumped-storage power station at Dinorwig. On the Sunday, we had perfect sunny weather for a walk up Snowdon, ascending via the Pyg Track with the hordes and then continuing round the Horseshoe over Y Lliwedd.
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A few of the Old Duffers joined me in the south-western Lakes for the weekend to celebrate my 30th birthday! On the Saturday, we did a good walk from Wasdale over Yewbarrow, Scoat Fell and Pillar, followed by pub dinner at the King George IV Inn in Eskdale Green. On the Sunday, we opted for a shorter walk up Harter Fell.
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Presented with a good weather forecast and empty diary, I made an imprompto solo bagging trip to Mid-Wales! My walks were on Pegwn Mawr and Pen y Garn on Saturday, and on Pumlumon (Plynlimon) on Sunday.
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For this year’s main summer holiday, Ruth and I spent a fortnight in the Austrian Alps, camping in Pettneu am Arlberg in Stanzertal in Tirol. This proved an excellent base for our walking and scrambling in the nearby Lechtaler Alps and surrounding ranges.
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Amy and I spent a weekend in the Lake District, where she was keen to tick off a few English Furths (hills that would be Munros if they were in Scotland). On the Saturday, we had excellent sunny weather for our walk over the Scafell group from Seathwaite. Sunday was rather less clement on Skiddaw!
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I spent a long weekend visiting my parents in Minehead. Our local walks took us to The Chains on Exmoor, around Dunster, and onto the northern Quantocks.
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As the cloud was forecast to be below the summits of higher fells, Ruth and I headed to the Forest of Bowland on Sunday for a short-ish walk onto Fair Snape Fell, a new Marilyn for me!
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I was keen to go walking despite a planned trip to Snowdonia with some colleagues having been postponed, so I headed to the North Pennines for the day to tick off a few Nuttalls around the head of Teesdale. My main walk took in Viewing Hill, Bellbeaver Rigg, Burnhope Seat and (second time lucky!) Harwood Common. Afterwards I had time for a short walk up nearby Flinty Fell before heading to Ruth’s house for the night.
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After heavy overnight rain, the day dawned dry and was forecast to improve, so I headed to the western Peak for a walk starting in Gradbach. My route followed the Dane Valley Way up to Three Shire Heads, continued north via Cheeks Hill to Shining Tor, and returned via Shutlingsloe.
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I took advantage of a warm, clear Midsummer’s Day for a long walk over the high moorlands of Bleaklow and Howden.
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I did a morning walk up Ingleborough before returning home to Derby, mainly with the aim of ticking off the nearby Nuttall of Simon Fell.
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Before driving back to Carnforth on the Saturday, Ruth and I stopped off for a quick ascent of Garbh Bheinn, an impressive Corbett on the south shore of Loch Leven, giving excellent views of the back of the Aonach Eagach.
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Our next destination was Gleann Cia-aig, where Ruth and I did a day-walk taking in two Corbetts: Meall na h-Eilde and Geal Charn.
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Michael, Ruth and I then spent another couple of days backpacking from Loch Arkaig to the remote and impressive Munro of Sgurr na Ciche. We took in three other Munros and two Corbetts on the way!
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With Michael having taken Alison’s place, we then spent a couple of days bagging (or re-climbing in my case) Munros either side of Loch Quoich.
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For the first part of this year’s Spring Bank Holiday week in the Highlands, Alison, Ruth and I spent the weekend backpacking in Knoydart. We got the first ferry in to Inverie on Saturday morning and completed a strenuous circuit of three Munros and two Corbetts, just catching the last ferry out on Sunday afternoon!
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I went to Snowdonia for DC’s stag weekend, based at the Snowdon House bunkhouse in Nant Peris. On the Saturday, we went on a ‘Go Below’ underground adventure in a disused slate mine in Cwm Penmachno, followed by a barbecue back at the bunkhouse. After a leisurely start on Sunday, we did a short walk up Y Garn and then visited a tea-shop in Llanberis before heading home.
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Ruth, Alex and I headed to the quiet and remote hills of Galloway for the Bank Holiday weekend – an area none of us had visited before. Over Saturday and Sunday we did a 50km backpacking expedition from Loch Doon over the Rhinns of Kells, Dungeon Hills, Merrick and Shalloch on Minnoch, camping near the outflow from Loch Enoch at just below 500m. Sadly most of the summits were in the cloud, but we enjoyed being in the wilderness and got lots of opportunity to practice our compass bearings! On Monday we completed the Galloway Corbetts with a morning walk up Cairnsmore of Carsphairn before heading home.
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My parents visited for the weekend. As the forecast was for showers both days, we opted for a couple of relatively-short walks just outside the Peak District National Park, starting in Ellastone on Saturday and in Brassington on Sunday. As it turned out, we had no rain and plenty of sunny spells!
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