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After a day and a half of solid rain and with no improvement imminent, we evacuated Austria in favour of a nearly-as-wet Germany. We stayed with friends of Amy’s in the small village of Deinsdorf in the Fränkische Schweiz region. From there we spent a day exploring Nürnberg (Nuremberg) and a day walking in the local forests and hills.
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For this year’s main holiday I spent a couple of weeks in Ötztal, in the Tyrol region of Austria, with six friends from CUHWC. We camped in the small town of Längenfeld, which proved an excellent base from which to explore the valley and surrounding peaks. We had more than our fair share of wet weather, but still managed several excellent walks, a couple of easy Alpine peaks and a via ferrata.
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I joined a few friends from FoCUBB for a weekend camping at Neil’s house near Welshpool. On the Saturday, we went for a walk to Pistyll Rhaeadr and Cadair Berwyn. Sunday was completely different: a day at the Welshpool Country and Western Festival!
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Ruth visited for a weekend at the start of her long summer holiday. On Saturday, we met up with Emma and Ian in Edale for a walk around the perimeter of the Kinder plateau. On Sunday, Ruth and I did a shorter walk to Robin Hood’s Stride and Stanton Moor.
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The weather was hot and hazy today for my walk in the Dark Peak. Starting at Alport Bridge, I walked to Bleaklow via Cowms Rocks and Higher Shelf Stones, returning via Grinah Stones and Alport Castles.
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Today’s local walk was on the western edge of the Peak District, starting in Chinley and taking in most of the hills on the Hayfield skyline. Sunny spells and excellent visibility made for some great views.
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I went down to Cambridge for the start of May Week. On the Saturday it was the CUHWC Garden Party (at Newnham) and overnight punting. Thanks to the Social Secretaries for all their hard work!
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On our way home from the Highlands, we spent a weekend with CUHWC in Patterdale. On the Saturday we had good, if hazy, weather for the Patterdale Horseshoe, and on the Sunday, we walked to Helvellyn in low cloud.
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Ruth and I spent Spring Bank Holiday week Munro-bagging in the Northwest Highlands. In six days of day-walks and backpacking, we ticked off most of the Munros around Glens Strathfarrar, Cannich, Affric and Shiel – 22 in total, taking my total to 160!
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I went up to the Roaches for the day to walk with CUHWC. Our route took in Hen Cloud, the Roaches, Lud’s Church and Gun, and passed lots of scarecrows thanks to the annual Meerbrook Scarecrow Festival!
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My parents spent another weekend with me in Hilton. We walked around Edale on the Saturday and went for a short stroll near Alton on the Sunday.
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When FoCUBB decided not to go camping in Wales due to the wet forecast, I made last minute alternative plans for a trip to the Lake District, staying at Ruth’s house in Carnforth. On Saturday, I did a long solo walk in sunshine in the North Western and Western Fells (Ruth was out supervising D of E), and on Sunday we did the Borrowdale Horseshoe (the obscure Borrowdale near Tebay, that is!).
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I went for a brisk Bank Holiday morning walk along parts of the Dove and Manifold valleys in the White Peak, and through the surrounding countryside, starting in Hartington.
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My parents visited me in Hilton for a few days. At the weekend, we enjoyed the continuing good weather on a couple of walks in the Peak District. On the Saturday, we walked to Shutlingsloe and Three Shire Heads from Macclesfield Forest, and on the Sunday to Parkhouse Hill and Chrome Hill from Longnor.
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I took advantage of the warm, sunny weather for a walk in the Dark Peak, starting by Ladybower Reservoir. My route took in Crook Hill, Alport Castles, Blackden Brook and Win Hill.
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I spent Easter weekend in Braemar with a few of the Duffers. A big dump of snow before we arrived and a minor ankle injury hindered my Munro-bagging, but I still managed good walks to Beinn a’ Bhuird and Derry Cairngorm, plus a couple of shorter outings.
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I joined CUHWC for part of the Easter vacation trip to Snowdonia, staying once again at the Bryn Brethynau bunkhouse near Capel Curig. I enjoyed two excellent walks, in very variable weather, on the Carneddau on Saturday and the Glyderau on Sunday.
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Ruth visited me in Hilton for Saturday night and Sunday. We enjoyed a walk on some of the eastern Peak District Edges – White, Froggatt, Curbar and Baslow.
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I popped down to Worcestershire for the day to join CUHWC’s first ever trip to the Malvern Hills (though not my first visit). Starting at British Camp, we did a full out-and-back traverse of the ridge in both directions, plus a bonus ascent of Herefordshire Beacon at each end of the day (one while I waited for the Cambridge party to arrive, and the other to see sunset)! All the humps and bumps added up to a surprisingly long walk of nearly 30km and over 1500m ascent!
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The weather was excellent for the last CUHWC weekend trip of the term, to Eskdale. On the Saturday I did Scafell via Slight Side, and on the Sunday I explored some of the outlying fells around Devoke Water.
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