Glenville House Windermere
Lake Road Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria, England, LA23 2EQ, United Kingdom
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Nick's place
... check out the rules on the geocaching site if you haven't done this before :).
You can access the details without signing up as a member so here are the details. I was checking the site like a mad person for a couple of hours after it went live to see who would be the First to Find it... but then realised I get updates by ...
If at first you don't succeed...
... was fine (for a change) and the ascent up across Glencoyne Beck was much easier than the route attempted last time (from Glenridding). With my new iphone app I was able to take a couple of GPS readings/waypoints along the route as a fallback for dealing with the return journey in case we got lost. The AW book states that Sheffield Pike should not be ascended in mist so I wanted to prepare for any change in the weather :).
As we approached Nick's ...
Glenridding Dodd but no Sheffield Pike this time
It seems my recent visits to the Lakes come coupled with significant delays in traffic on the way up there and this weekend was no different... in addition the traffic on the way back wasn't great either.
My Aunt/Uncle were very kind to lend us their holiday let which is located in Kings Meaburn, a tiny village about 15 minutes in the car from Penrith. The cottage is beautiful... seems to be a ...
The Lake District!
... two activities,the first one because it would get wet, and the second time because i would have dropped it while climbing thousands of feet in the air... either way it didn't end good for the camera!
Luckily i made some friends who did bring their cameras on the via ferratta, so they promised to put them on facebook so i can get them, and ill upload them onto the blog later on.
On Saturday night IFSA-Butler put up a tent, and hired ...
New Yorkshire, I Love You
... nice chap.
And so it was, that we did indeed get home in time to see Merlin. Once we'd collected the car, we drove straight back to Worcestershire in good time. I still have a sore throat, but it was worth it for an excellent day out. I can now say I've climbed one of the peaks of the Three Peaks Challenge - the other two being Whernside and Pen-y-Ghent. I know, you're supposed to do them all at once, but sometimes it's better to take your time.
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