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Kiliumanjaro - The big event

17/07/2013 14:14
After trekking for 5 days through 4 climate zones and some amazing scenery and having thus far climbed to 4700m we were finally ready to tackle the final summit push. At midnight I, along with my 24 fellow trekkers, started the gruelling, relentless 6 hour climb walking at a snail’s pace known as...

Kili the Last Leg

11/06/2013 17:43
For me the final phase of my journey is about to begin with the two time trials successfully and firmly behind me the real mountain is looming up ahead. My bag has had its final practise pack having needed a bit of surgery to reduce the contents to the allowable 15KG limit, who would have thought...

2 Down 1 to go

21/05/2013 12:39
The National 3 Peaks challenge to climb the three highest mountains in Scotland England and Wales within 24 hours started with a minor setback: When offered the free use of a 17 seater minibus and free tank of fuel from Northgate Vehicle hire in Horwich we jumped at the chance, however considering...

1 down 2 to go

28/04/2013 14:35
  Don't let anyone fool you into thinking the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge is a walk in the park, its a walk and its in the National park but it is anything but easy. We set off with a target of achieving the 25 mile 5200 ft challenge in less than 10 hours and made it with just 5 minutes to...

Less than 3 days to go

24/04/2013 20:52
With less than 3 days to go to the Yorkshire 3 peaks, my first challenge, I ask myself "have I done enough"? I am not fooling myself into thinking it will be easy, 25 miles and a total climb of 5200 feet all within 12 hours it is certainly going to be a challenge. I have worked hard in the gym and...

The Gran Old Duke of Yorke

10/04/2013 12:32
With snow covered peaks set against beautiful blue skies, slopes that looked like you needed a ladder to climb them and with snow so deep in places you sank up to you groin we set off to conquer Snowdon. It promised to be a wonderful day even as we approached the Snowdonia National park...

Kinder Scout for Easter

03/04/2013 21:11
        What a busy Easter weekend started off by finding myself out of breath after crossing the road in Accrington from the Nationwide Tyre fitting centre to the Home Base across a busy road, when I came back fto my car which was having a couple of front tyres fitted, carrying...

Sastrugi any one

24/03/2013 16:59
  No not an Italian dish served with a garlic and tomatoes sauce but is in fact the sharp irregular grooves or ridges formed on a snow surface by wind erosion usually found in polar and temperate snow regions and this weekend also found on top of Pendle Hill. It is hard to get any...

Don't forget a ribbon

16/02/2013 17:00
  Woke up this morning and the sun was shining, seems a long time since that happened, so I donned my new boots and set off to tackle Pendle hill from the east a different direction to my normal climb which would see me on a new 9 mile route  passed woodland copse's and reservoirs...

I am back

30/01/2013 19:10
  After a period of absence during the Christmas frivolities and a bout of illness, well I am a man and life wouldn't be the same without a bout of man flu So what's new, well not a lot actually, back to the gym 5 days a week, I really am learning to hate that bloody rowing machine, thank...
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