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Preparing for Quality Winter Mountain Days
Getting yourself kitted out for the mountains takes a fair bit of time, and let’s face it, it isn’t cheap. The more of it you do, the more you know what to keep an eye out for and what to avoid which is good. I managed to get through my summer ML on a very…
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The Long Journey to Winter ML
So I’ve decided that this winter I’m going to try as hard as I can to get some decent winter days on my DLOG. I’ll be focusing on the Lake District and Snowdonia for these and I’ve also booked some time off work to head to Scotland for a few days in December. I think…
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WYW sunrise photos – The view from Otley Chevin
Nothing beats a good sunrise – here’s a snapshot of what you could experience if you hike Part Four of The West Yorkshire Way: Full guidebook post coming soon – follow the blog so you can be one of the first to check it out!
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West Yorkshire Way Part One is now live on YouTube!
I’m pleased to release the first part of this long distance route as a YouTube video – check it out below and as ever if you think it is inspiring please ‘like’, ‘subscribe’ and ‘comment’ on the channel.
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Let the West Yorkshire Way begin!
A little while ago, I stumbled across a copy of a book called The West Yorkshire Way by a chap called Nicholas Parrott in the local studies section of Huddersfield town library. I nearly continued browsing but I realised that I had never seen a way-marker for it, never seen it written on an OS…
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City to Summit # 2: How to Plan a Walk
The second episode in this series focuses on planning and preparing for a walk. Let’s take a look at the following topics: 1 – The weather forecast 2 – Online mapping and route plotting 3 – What to pack 4 – Tips for the trail For the weather forecast, I use the Met Office which…
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Guidebook route number 4 finished
This last weekend I managed to walk the fourth Calderdale route for my guidebook project. Starting in Sowerby Bridge, the route eventually makes its way up towards Norland Moor (pictured above) and then to Greetland before heading back into Sowerby via Wainhouse Tower. It’s a fantastic, yet long, circular with lots of interesting sites along…
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New Vlog Series!
Are you ready for an adventure? In this new series, called City to Summit, I am launching a set of navigation and skill courses. The first video, below, is called Starting out and is aimed at people who would like to do more hiking outdoors but are not confident or unsure about what to do…
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Guiding the Yorkshire Three Peaks
It’s fairly inevitable at some point that if you’re a Mountain Leader based in Yorkshire you’re going to lead a group on the challenge route called The Three Peaks. This is a good example of a regularly advertised freelance job sometimes seen on Facebook, where companies offer very high rates of pay for what is…
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West Yorkshire guidebook research days begin!
I’ve been aiming to start this project for a while now, but have kept putting it off for various reasons – there always seems to be a better adventure to be had someplace else than your doorstep. For me particularly, I really enjoy the Dales, Lakes and North Wales so staying in West Yorkshire to…
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