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Tuesday, 25 November 2014

Gun

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Having plenty of daylight and energy remaining following my jaunt up Shining Tor, as I headed back to Blackshaw Moor I decided that it would...
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Shining Tor

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Peeking out of the window just as the day was thinking of dawning, a swift re-plan was had. With clear skies and not a hint of fog, compared...
Monday, 24 November 2014

The Cloud and Rudyard Reservoir

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If this morning’s hard frost wasn’t the first of the winter in the Midlands, then it’s certainly the first that I’ve noticed. Perishing it w...
Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Walton Hill (Worcestershire)

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I was almost at my chosen start point for this morning’s walk when it struck me that the number of brown ‘Country Park’ and ‘Visitor Centre’...
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Neither The Weather, Nor The Season

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I suspected that the lack of joy that I took in yesterday’s surroundings was largely due to the weather and the season. Today I proved that ...
Tuesday, 18 November 2014

The Heady Heights of Leicestershire

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It was nice and sunny when I left home this morning – a fine day for a walk up the biggest hill in Leicestershire – Bardon Hill. Somehow (n...
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Friday, 14 November 2014

I Blame Conrad…

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Last night I downloaded GPX files giving the locations of the current lists of Munros, Corbetts, Marilyns and Munro Tops*. It’s not somethin...
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Thursday, 13 November 2014

Flashback to GT Day 11: Loch an Eilein in the Wind

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On Day 11 of my trip, when I went up neither Ord Ban nor Cruban Beag (actually, there were an awful lot of hills I didn’t go up that day; th...
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Wednesday, 12 November 2014

GT Day 16: A Splosh in the Rain

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Tuesday 11 November 2014 Although I didn’t actually have to be home until Thursday morning, my planned outings for Tuesday and Wednesday w...
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GT Day 15: White Coomb & Co

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Monday 10 November 2014 What a good day that was! I set out with optimism that I was going to get a view (once again the forecast said the...
Monday, 10 November 2014

GT Day 15 (Holding Post): White Coomb & Co

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I will write a proper account of today when I have more battery and a better signal, but for now, here are a few stats: Number of tops (wo...
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GT Day 14: Loch Skeen

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Sunday 9 November 2014 The weather this morning wasn’t such as to make us leap out of bed and seize the day. On the contrary, we got off t...
Saturday, 8 November 2014

GT Day 13: A Hart Fell Circuit

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Saturday 8 November 2014 I’m sure that today’s walk was full of gorgeousness and was spot on target for being the sort of walk that I real...
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Friday, 7 November 2014

GT Day 12: A Perth Pimple

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Friday 7 November 2014 Setting out before full daylight this morning, I had a plan of driving a little way down the road and (even though ...
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Thursday, 6 November 2014

GT Day 11: Not Ord Ban, Nor Cruban Beag

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When I arrived at the Rothiemurchus Visitor Centre car park this morning, conditions seemed far more benign than they had been up at Glenmor...
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GT Day 11, 7.30am: An Express Train Is Coming At Me!

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I was woken about an hour ago by the sound of an express train coming straight for me*. In the last hour, gentle rocking has been joined at ...
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Wednesday, 5 November 2014

GT Day 10: Cairn Lochan

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Wednesday 5 November 2014 Yesterday was mainly spent with friend Laura, indulging in much chatting. We would have liked to have gone for a...
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Monday, 3 November 2014

GT Day 9: Exercising the Foul Weather Alternative

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Monday 3 November 2014 Today was the last day of Mick’s guest appearance on this trip, and the main focus of the day was drinking tea and ...
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GT Day 7: The Bimble of the Bizarrely Buzzing Boob

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Sunday 2 November 2014 During Saturday’s walk a decision was made by the Executive Committee (comprising solely the female members of the ...
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