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For today’s local walk, I headed to Cannock Chase and the nearby Hednesford Hills. Starting at Stile Cop, I visited the area’s only HuMP, Castle Ring, and a few other minor summits.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/MWdLaxRmnS2p4yFF9
Alison and I went to the North Pennines for the Bank Holiday weekend. On the Saturday, we met up with Ruth and Sarah for the Hadrian’s Wall section of their expedition along the Pennine Way. We then stayed at the campsite in Alston for two nights, bagging a few Nuttalls west of Alston on the Sunday and a few more above Burnhope Reservoir on the Monday – nine in total but it should have been ten (as we carelessly failed to bag Harwood Common!).
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We then transferred to Grindelwald, in the Bernese Oberland, for a few more days of walking and sightseeing. My two major walks were along the Eiger Trail (below the famous North Face) and to the Faulhorn.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Fqr15fyvbRpxnHy58
For this year’s main summer holiday, I went to the Swiss Alps with Ian and Emma, Jon and Amy. For the first week or so, we based ourselves in Arolla, in the western Valais. We started with a few day-walks from the village, to acclimatise to the altitude and explore the area. N.B. Jon and Amy don’t feature in many of my photos as they were recovering from knee injuries and so had a less energetic holiday!
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I met up with Ruth and Alison for a weekend in the quiet Arenigs range of Snowdonia National Park. Before Alison arrived on the Friday evening, Ruth and I did a short walk up Foel Goch. On the Saturday, we headed for Arenig Fawr and its neighbouring Nuttalls, and on Sunday, we traversed Carnedd y Filiast and Arenig Fach.
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The good weather continued for today’s walk in the Dark Peak. I started by Ladybower dam and headed for Win Hill, Lose Hill, Grindslow Knoll and the southern edge of the Kinder plateau.
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It was more than a month since my last walk so, having seen the good forecast, I was keen to get out in the Peak District for the morning, before an afternoon band concert. I headed to the lower reaches of Dovedale, starting in Blore and taking in various minor summits around the rim of the valley.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WRQa4B4jW5GsbuAc9
I visited Alison in Menai Bridge for the weekend. We did a Nuttall-bagging walk on the Northern Carneddau on the Saturday, and a Marilyn-bagging walk on the Lleyn Peninsula on the Sunday.
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I spent a weekend in the Western Lakes with CUHWC, tackling the long walk around the Ennerdale Horseshoe on the Saturday, and the short climb up Pillar Rock (the trickiest Nuttall!) on the Sunday.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/44JFEdKKje7EQaeP6
We ended the week with a three-day backpacking expedition into the Fisherfield and Letterewe Forests, unconventionally approaching these spectacular hills from Kinlochewe. Our memorable route included the Fisherfield Six, a couple of Corbetts, and Slioch.
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After a Wednesday spent indoors avoiding a big storm, we made the most of a brighter spell on Thursday to bag Fionn Bheinn and a neighbouring Graham.
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We then headed north to Achnasheen for a few days, starting with a wet and extremely windy walk up Moruisg. We then took advantage of a better weather window for a night’s backpacking with Alex T south of Glen Carron, visiting several remote Munros including Lurg Mhor.
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Ruth and I started our Spring Bank Holiday week in the Highlands with a walk up the two Munros east of Drumochter Pass.
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Today’s local walk from Grin Low Country Park took in a few baggable hills that I surprisingly hadn’t previously visited!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/GjdDZHHxCMoq8soV9
The final four days of the trip were spent in the south-west Highlands, where our walks included a traverse of the Ben Lui group, all four Munros in the Arrochar Alps, and Beinn Bhuidhe. Ruth joined us for all four days; DC and Mary for just one.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/rx6GJq7eiLcEPCLx8
For the middle part of the week, Alex P joined us for a three-day bothy trip from Blair Atholl. On the first day we traversed Beinn a’ Ghlo then headed to the Tarf Hotel bothy. The next day we did two loops, south to Carn a’ Chlamain and north to the very remote Munros, Carn an Fhidleir and An Sgarsoch, returning to the Tarf Hotel for the night. On the final day we walked out via Beinn Dearg.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Y6Q7Y4AGKN1nG87Z8
With Easter and the Royal Wedding falling on consecutive weekend, I had the opportunity to spend 11 days bagging in the Highlands for the price of just two days’ leave! For the first four days, I walked with Alison in Glen Lyon and Glen Lochay, where we visited a total of nine Munros.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/s8GZ1f7A6hC14mN59
Mum and Dad visited for a weekend. We walked in the Peak District both days, from Hartington and on Bleaklow.
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The Old Duffers met up for a weekend in Snowdonia, walking on the Nantlle Ridge on the Saturday and up Snowdon and Yr Aran on the Sunday.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/geMkS69b3svWVJ96A
Alex P and I met up for a weekend in the quite Lake District valley of Dunnerdale. Our two good walks were in the Coniston Fells (where Ruth made a cameo appearance while supervising DofE) and Bow Fell.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/2sgGAhMFqVmV9hVq5
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