Arrival It was exciting to arrive to Manchester with only photos of people and their voices to look for at the airport arrivals hall. I …
Three Peak Challenge,UK
Training W40 – Highs and lows with a lot of hiking
This was the long awaited week when we went hiking to Lake District. Unfortunately I got the flu so was a bit unwell in the …
Finding high places – Lake district challenge, Cat Bells, England day 3
Third day our walk started from the jetty at Hawse End where you can get to by boat from the town. The boat runs regularly …
Finding high places – Lake district challenge, Skiddaw, England day 2
After day 1 I was pretty knackered to start with, but a good night sleep helped a lot. Still the morning started a bit disoriented …
Finding high places – Lake district challenge, Grag hill, England day 1
The morning was full of excitement as we all gathered for breakfast looking forward to the coming day. The weather forecast promised cloudy, part sunny …
Lake District 3 peak challenge here we come!
Almost there. Passport packed and at the airport. Jiggles in the tummy and of course sore throat which I hope will pass with a good …
What challenge, why Kilimanjaro and why me?
In short this is my company’s challenge to raise money for Unicef UK through teams of employees climbing to Kilimanjaro. There are three different groups; …
Finding high places – Three Peak Challenge is approaching fast!
As part of our preparation to Kilimanjaro we are all doing a “test challenge/climb” first week of October 2019 in the Lake District National park …
