For my trip to Skye last year I really wanted the Skye Scrambles guide from SMC. It was out of print and hard to track down. Eventually I found someone who offered a loan of a copy and along with it came Ralph Storer’s ’50 Best Routes On Skye’. An excellent little book, most portable …
A major job for the winter holidays. A subject for much discussion and probably more than a few links. Moving from here:- and from here:- and from here:- and from here:- to here:- The objective:- 1. Remove the mess of music (not a really a concept of mine, but certainly current in some others!).2. Find …
before: Pretty! after: Tasty!
Not the main job over the Christmas break, but it would be a shame to go back to work without a few loaves in the freezer. Here’s a mixture of breads, some leavened with a sour dough starter and others using dried yeast granuals brought on with a little warm water and sugar. For the …
It is startling to see a white squirrel for the first time. I was running a regular route close by our local apple farm, and as I passed the giant pile of reject apples a white animal streaked away across the ground then up into the trees and out of sight. This became a familiar …
After two years in hiding the White Squirrel returns? Read More »
“The lightweight alternative to walking boots, the Terroc 330 is ideal for fast and light trekking and walking in the mountains and along the trails in drier summer conditions. This shoe has lateral and medial posting providing torsional support. Recreational trail runners have also taken a shine to this superb nimble and responsive shoe.” Enthusiasts …
The beginning of the end for the Terrible Terrocs from Inov-8? Read More »
My memories of this area are from the 60s, plunging into the cool pools of upper Eskdale as relief from the summer sun. Different, but just as pretty to look at are the frozen falls around Throstle Garth below Thorneythwaite crag at the end of November. This route to Scafell is one of the best. …
Winter can deliver some spectacular countryside and last weekend was no exception. The forecast promised a long spell of cold, clear weather and on Thursday it seemed to match the situation on the ground. I parked the car by arrangement at Eskdale YH and at around 3pm headed off up the valley. Before long the …
So I was naive. Optimistic. Gullable. I read my email from the Events Coordinator with a dose of wishful thinking. When I receive a comment ‘we should know if we have places soon’ I realised something might be wrong with my assumptions. A letter arrived early this month to say “I am very sorry to …
I was so excited to find Inov-8’s Terroc running shoes in our local Cotswold Camping store two years ago! I had started some gentle running a couple of years earlier. Trying to keep off the road and paved surfaces to help preserve my old knees. I’d been buying trainers ‘for off-road’ from a nearby sports …