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On the Sunday, expecting poor driving conditions, we wanted a walk not too far from Carnforth and for whicih we could start near a main road. A horseshoe over Gragareth and Great Coum from Ireby fitted the bill nicely, and MWIS’ forecast of cloud inversion in the Western Dales was spot on! A fantastic day out on the hill!
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I visited Ruth in Carnforth for the weekend. On the Saturday, I was keen to take advantage of a non-firing day on the Warcop Range to visit Mickle Fell and its neighbours, but the forecast wasn’t very promising with heavy snow predicted for the afternoon. We therefore made an early start and walked briskly, and were rewarded with decent conditions on Roman Fell, Little Fell and Mickle Fell before the weather finally closed in on Murton Fell!
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I headed to southern Snowdonia for the weekend to join CUHWC in the Aran Hills. On the Saturday we had fantastic weather for a great linear walk from Cwm Cywarch to Bwlch y Groes via Aran Fawddwy and ten other less well-known Nuttalls. We enjoyed stunning views over much of North and Mid-Wales, with some amazing light conditions! On the Sunday we did a shorter walk from Dinas Mawddwy over the two Nuttalls and three Deweys at the southern end of the range.
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I went to Butlins in Skegness with Rolls Royce (Derby) Band for the 2012 Mineworkers Brass Band Contest. Here are a few photos of the Butlins park and adjacent beach, taken on the Sunday, and a few of Normanby Top, the highest point of the Lincolnshire Wolds, which I visited on my way back to Derby!
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With a weekend of long-awaited fine weather forecast, I was keen to get out in the Dark Peak. I opted to head to the moors around the head of the Derwent valley. My route started near Fairholmes, at the head of Ladybower Reservoir, and took in a few new Peak District P30s, most notably Horse Stone Naze (a Dewey), returning via Alport Castles.
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Once again I headed to Seathwaite, at the head of Borrowdale, for CUHWC’s New Year trip. On the Saturday I visited two Nuttalls near the Corridor Route, returning via Great Gable, in reasonable weather. On the Sunday I headed to the Northwestern Fells but we only managed Whiteside and Hopegill Head before deciding to cut the route short and descend via Gasgale Gill, due to the persistent low cloud and rain.
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This year’s New Year trip to the Highlands was to Roybridge, where we rented a couple of cosy cottages just outside the village. Very poor weather throughout the week somewhat restricted our hillwalking options, but I still managed to visit five Corbetts and sub-2000′ Marilyn!
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It was a rather dreary day for my final Peak District walk of the year, starting in Eyam. My route took in Sir William Hill, which was under a dusting of snow, Froggatt Edge, and a few obscure P30s in between.
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I went for another walk in the White Peak, starting in Ashford in the Water and ticking off a few P30 hills around Monsal Dale and Cressbrook Dale. The route included two tops that I’d been meaning to visit for a while even before acquiring the list: Fin Cop and Wardlow Hay Cop – both excellent viewpoints! The forecast was for showers, but pleasingly it stayed dry for me until the last hour or so of the walk.
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Needing to be back in Derby by mid-afternoon, I opted for a half-day walk taking in some of the P30s to the east and north of Hartington. The route covered quite a lot of new ground for me, the highlights being Carder Low and Sheen Hill.
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I went on the CUHWC weekend trip to Snowdonia, camping at Gwern Gof Isaf as the club had filled the Caseg Fraith bunkhouse. In search of new Nuttalls, I ventured further afield one generally does when staying at the foot of Tryfan (!), heading to the north-eastern Carneddau on Saturday and doing the Blaenau Ffestiniog skyline on Sunday. Only Andrew (and Mark, on Saturday) were dedicated enough baggers to join me, but both walks were excellent nonetheless!
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I visited Ruth for a long weekend in the hills, ticking off a few more English Nuttalls. On the Friday, I did a solo walk in the Howgill Fells, but sadly the higher summits were in cloud most of the day. Conditions were much better at the weekend, with clear blue skies for the Buttermere skyline from Fleetwith Pike to Red Pike on the Saturday (Honister Crag and Dodd being new Nuttalls for me) and a spectacular, unexpected cloud inversion around Wild Boar Fell and Baugh Fell on the Sunday!
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Ruth and I spent a few days in the Western Highlands, with mixed weather. Our somewhat complicated itinerary took us to Crianlarich (to bag Beinn a’ Chroin’s East Top), then out to the Isle of Mull for a couple of days (to bag the Corbett and the Munro), then to Strontian (where wet, windy weather prevented any Corbett-bagging), and finally to Glen Coe (for Beinn a’ Chrulaiste). An excellent, varied few days despite the poor weather at times!
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I went down to Kent for the weekend for Di and Ben’s wedding. The ceremony was held at the Church of St James the Great, in East Malling, with an evening reception at Dorton House in nearby Seal. That left plenty of unfilled hours, so I also took the opportunity to bag a few of the local Marilyns and HuMPs! Then on the Sunday I met up with Alex P for a longer walk to Leith Hill and Holmbury Hill.
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As has become usual, we made a round walk of the CUHWC Edale Trip (my ninth!) by starting early in Hayfield to walk over to Edale village to meet the club party. For the return leg, I joined Andrew’s group on the southern edges of the Kinder Plateau, with bagging detours (for Andrew) to the summit of Kinder Scout and Mill Hill.
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Ruth visited me for the weekend of the CUHWC Edale Trip. On the Saturday, we did a long-ish walk in excellent sunny weather in the White Peak south of Buxton. Our route took in Parkhouse Hill, Chrome Hill, various other minor summits, and the impressive gorge of Chee Dale.
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I visited my parents in SE Cornwall for a long weekend. Our outings took us to the coast at Mount Edgcumbe, the Eden Project and surrounding area, Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor.
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The Old Duffers gathered for a weekend in the Lakes to celebrate Alison’s completion of the Wainwrights. Her completion walk, on the Saturday, was the Newlands Horseshoe from Scope End round to her final fell, Catbells. On the Sunday, a smaller group of us climbed Skiddaw via the Ullock Pike Ridge, taking in a couple of Nuttalls (Sale How and Little Calva) on the descent.
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My parents visited me for the weekend. We did a short local stroll from Tutbury on the Saturday, and a longer walk from Ashford in the Water on the Sunday.
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After the disappointment of the cancellation of the CUHWC trip to Fort William this week due to the severe weather, I was keen to head to the hills for at least the weekend. Ruth, Michael, Mark and Sara joined me for two nights at Ambleside Backpackers Hostel and two walks in the Southern Fells. On the Saturday, we climbed Glaramara and Allen Crags (and their many Nuttall summits) from Seathwaite. On the Sunday, we did a linear walk from Broughton Mills to Coniston village via some Wainwright Outlying Fells.
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