Steve Birkinshaw – Old County Tops Fell Race
The Old County Tops is a classic 37miles/ 10,000ft route that starts in Langdale and goes up Helvellyn, Scafell pike and the Old Man of Coniston (the traditional county tops [...]
The Old County Tops is a classic 37miles/ 10,000ft route that starts in Langdale and goes up Helvellyn, Scafell pike and the Old Man of Coniston (the traditional county tops [...]
Bad luck can be attributed to many things. Lousy weather, a misinterpreted Puja, or caused by stepping on thousands of ladybirds. For this expedition’s failure to reach the summit after [...]
One of the great joys of living in the Lake District is that we get to hike the fells all year round. Between October half term and February half term [...]
I very nearly didn’t write this blog, I mean, why would I tell everyone all about a spectacular fell when one of the things that made it so great was [...]
Twice I’ve set off with the intention of walking around Derwent and twice I’ve got distracted and done something else. I hope it’s not the sort of lake which takes [...]