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Mum, Dad and Ruth visited me in Hilton for the weekend: the first time we’d all been together since Christmas. We walked in Charnwood Forest on the Saturday, and around the Goyt Valley (near Buxton) on Sunday.
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I spent the Bank Holiday weekend with Will and Ruth in southern Snowdonia, staying in Dolgellau. We enjoyed good weather and excellent visibility for walks taking in many of the nearby hills, including Maesglase, Cadair Idris, the southern Rhinogs and the Tarrens.
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As the forecast was dry (which seems a novelty at the moment!), I decided to head to the Hope Valley for the day. My walk was roughly around the skyline of the valley, with an extension to the south-west to tick off a few obscure P30s that I hadn’t previously visited.
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For today’s walk, I headed to the southern edge of the Peak District. Starting near Blore, my route took in various minor hills around the lower Manifold valley. The forecast was for heavy showers, but fortunately they all missed me!
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I joined Ruth, Michael, Alison and Alex for a few days in the Cairngorms, based at Braemar SYHA. Though the weather was rather grey, we climbed Munros every day, and I managed to tick off eight new ones, taking my total to 245.
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Today’s walk was in the south-west corner of the Peak District, with conditions that started rather grey but brightened as the day went on. My route from Roach End took in Wincle Minn, Sutton Common, Shutlingsloe and Gradbach Hill.
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We enjoyed warm, sunny weather for CUHWC’s Easter vacation trip to Snowdonia, staying once again in the Pinnacle Club hut in Cwm Dyli. I did two excellent and contrasting walks, taking in the Northern Rhinogs on Saturday and an unusual Snowdon horseshoe from Nant Gwynant on Sunday.
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As I wanted to watch CUBB playing on tour in Birkenhead, I thought I’d make a day of it and do a walk in the Clwydian Range beforehand: a new area for me. Starting in the Alyn valley near Cilcain, I headed south along the Clwydian Way to Bryn Alyn, then crossed the valley to Moel Gyw and followed the main ridge all the way north to Penycloddiau, before heading back to Cilcain. An excellent day with some great views over North Wales, and six HuMPs bagged (including four Marilyns and two Deweys)!
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I joined CUHWC for a day in the far north of the Peak District. We walked up on to Bleaklow Head and Higher Shelf Stones from Crowden, descending via Near Black Clough.
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After a morning spent orienteering near Leek, I headed a few miles NE into the Peak District for an afternoon walk taking in the high moors of Merryton Low and Revidge.
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I joined the Duffers’ for a weekend in the Northern Fells of the Lake District, staying at the Hudscales camping barn. We walked on Blencathra on Saturday and on High Pike and Carrock Fell on Sunday, which also allowed me to tick off three nearby Nuttalls. Ruth and I also popped up nearby Faulds Brow and Sandale Hill before heading home.
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Mark and I spent the day bagging in the Chilterns: the closest significant hills to Cambridge! In all we did eight short and varied walks, taking in all the HuMPs of the area, and a bonus subHuMP! Unsurprisingly, not all of them proved to be very worthwhile summits, but overall it was an excellent day out!
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As the CUHWC Annual Dinner was conveniently arranged for a Friday evening, I headed down to Cambridge for the weekend, staying at Michael’s house in Cambourne. The dinner was held in the Prioress’s Room at Jesus College, followed by drinks in The Maypole.
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I headed up to the White Peak to tick off a few more obscure P30s, starting in the village of Elton. An excellent winter’s day, with temperatures well below freezing, lots of ice and snow underfoot, and clear blue skies overhead! Minninglow Hill, Moatlow Knob and Anthony Hill were the somewhat-unexpected highlights.
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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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