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This year’s CUHWC summer trip to Scotland – my first such trip – went to Torridon, staying in the very basic (but free!) campsite. Although the weather was mostly rather damp, the cloud broke often enough to give us lots of spectacular views. I climbed the ‘big three’ of Beinn Alligin, Beinn Eighe and Liathach, as well as a few Corbetts. End of week totals: 9 Munros, 4 Corbetts. (Before the trip: 3 Munros, 1 Corbett).
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Taking another, longer trip in my car, Alex, Ruth, Jack and I went to the Norfolk Broads – the only National Park in England and Wales that I hadn’t visited before!
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I wanted to drive somewhere in my new car, so Alex, Ruth, Jack and I spent a morning at Shepreth Wildlife Park, followed by a pub lunch in Barrington.
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During the ‘CUHWC Fun Day’, we climbed St John’s Chapel Tower, which gave excellent views over Cambridge.
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This year’s CUHWC Garden Party was held at Robinson College, in the gardens until it rained, and then in the ‘basement’! Afterwards we had the traditional night punting, and barbecue on Grantchester Meadows.
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This year’s pre-May Week camping trip went to Langdale. On the Saturday, I joined Michael for his final three Wainwrights, finishing on Pike of Blisco. Then from Sunday till Wednesday a few of us extended the trip for an expedition through Wasdale, Ennerdale, Buttermere and Newlands, staying in camping barns. This allowed me to complete my Western Fells, increasing my Wainwright total to 210 – only four to go!
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After handing in my final project report, I wanted to do an afternoon walk to get out in the fresh air. I hadn’t visited the Cambridge American Cemetery before, so I incorporated it into a circular route north-west of Cambridge.
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Just a handful of photos from a wet day’s walking near Church Stretton, in Shropshire. My route took in Carding Mill Valley, Pole Bank, Ashes Hollow and Ragleth Hill.
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I took a few days off revision to go walking in the Lake District with Michael. We camped at Side Farm near Patterdale village, except for one night wild-camping near Haweswater Reservoir. We were very pleasantly surprised by the predominantly dry and sunny April weather, which was ideal for camping and for some fantastic walks! It wasn’t an efficient bagging trip for me (having bagged most of the surrounding fells on the Glenridding trip last June!) but I did tick off five more Wainwrights to complete the Far Eastern and Eastern Fells. 200 down, 14 to go!
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This year’s excellent Brass Band Tour went to South Wales, staying in a hostel in Tredegar. We enjoyed playing very successful concerts in Pontypridd, Swansea and Cardiff. In between we engaged in all the usual Tour traditions: Tour Quiz, 4:23am etc! As per the previous two tours, I also convinced a few others to join me on a couple of morning walks in the hills near the hostel. Thanks to Ruth and Charlotte for organising everything!
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The final weekend trip of Lent Term was to Coniston, staying in the Coppermines valley. The weather was drizzly and blustery for the most part (but that was better than the persistent rain and gales that had been forecast!). That didn’t stop us from doing some substantial walks though, and I managed to bag another twelve nearby Wainwrights, taking my total to 195!
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This year’s CUHWC Annual Dinner was held in the Wordsworth Room in St John’s College. Afterwards we went to the Maypole for cocktails, then to Marianne’s room, then to Tom’s room!
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Another weekend hillwalking, this time in the Yorkshire Dales, staying in a bunkhouse in Ribblesdale. On the Saturday, my group walked over Ingleborough and Whernside, and back via Ribblehead Viaduct, in snowy, windy weather, and built a giant snowman on the slopes of Whernside. Sunday’s shorter walk up Pen-y-ghent completed the weekend’s bagging of the Three Peaks!
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A few photos of a snowy day in Cambridge.
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The first weekend trip of term was to South Snowdonia, staying at the Bryn Hafod hut near Dinas Mawddwy. Saturday’s horseshoe walk from the bunkhouse included Aran Fawddwy, in dry weather but with cloud on the tops. On Sunday we did a shorter linear walk on Maesglase.
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The first hillwalking formal of Lent term was at Robinson. Afterwards we went to Robinson bar, Emma’s room, Gardies, and finally Alex’s room. The next morning there was a dusting of snow so I took a few photos of Westminster College.
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The final stage of our New Year holiday was the Hillwalking Club’s annual trip to Seathwaite, at the head of Borrowdale – my fourth such trip! The walking in surrounding Central, North Western, Western and Southern fells was excellent, as were the evenings in the bunkhouse. By the end of the trip my Wainwright total had reached 183!
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We then travelled north to the Lake District to join Mark, Alison, Tom and Michael for a few days around Ambleside before the official club trip to Seathwaite. Despite wet and windy weather at times, we enjoyed walks on the Langdale Pikes, Wansfell and the Fairfield Horseshoe.
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Emily, Alex and DC visited Ruth and me in Saltash over the New Year. We visited Plymouth (including the Mayflower Steps and National Marine Aquarium), the beach at Whitsands Bay, and enjoyed a walk on Dartmoor (for which we were also joined by Will).
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For the last weekend trip of Michaelmas term, we stayed in the compact but cosy bunkhouse at Causeway Foot, near Keswick. Having read the dismal weather forecast for the weekend, we were surprised to have good weather with many sunny spells and only a few showers! On Saturday I did a long, fast walk including Blencathra and Skiddaw (and everything between those and Longlands Fell!). On Sunday I did two walks, bagging High Rigg with Michael and Alex first thing, and later doing some more Northern Fells, including Blencathra via Sharp Edge. Overall, eighteen Wainwrights, seven of them new for me, taking my total to 168!
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