2023 | |||
November | |||
Winter - Time to check your gear | |||
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September | |||
Hills Database Updated | |||
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August | |||
Being Prepared | |||
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July | |||
Leave Only Pawprints | |||
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June | |||
Mountain Rescue Box ransacked | |||
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May | |||
A Happy Lake District Story | |||
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April | |||
Lost in the Lakes | |||
Wasdale MRT Open Day | |||
No More Accommodation Adverts | |||
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February | |||
The Perils of Relying on a Smartphone | |||
Hill Top Bagging | |||
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January | |||
Challenging Paths | |||
Looking Forward to a New Year | |||
2022 | |||
December | |||
Email problems | |||
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November | |||
Hills Database Updated | |||
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October | |||
New Scafell Pike Walk | |||
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28/04/23
• Lost in the Lakes
The folk at Summersdale Publishers kindly sent us a copy of Lost in the Lakes, a new travel book by Tom Chesshyre which they thought might entertain us, and it did.
The folk at Summersdale Publishers kindly sent us a copy of Lost in the Lakes, a new travel book by Tom Chesshyre which they thought might entertain us, and it did. read more ... |
17/04/23
• Wasdale MRT Open Day
If you're in the south west Lakes area this Saturday then the Wasdale MRT are having a rescue base open day at their base just outside Gosforth.
If you're in the south west Lakes area this Saturday, 22nd April then the Wasdale MRT are having a rescue base open day at their base just outside Gosforth from 10am to 4pm. read more ... |
13/04/23
• No More Accommodation Adverts
Ever since we began our adventure with this web site we have relied on property adverts to cover some of the costs. We've decided it's time to drop that now.
Ever since we began our adventure with this web site we have relied on property adverts to cover some of the costs. So every walk page and every hill page has featured a banner somewhere in it showing properties near that location. read more ... |
26/02/23
• The Perils of Relying on a Smartphone
Wasdale MRT have highlighted a recent 24 hour rescue involving over 70 rescuers, 5 search dogs and 2 drones. The walker was relying on Google Maps to navigate ...
The Lake District mountain rescue teams rarely comment on the rescues they undertake but a recent 24 hour rescue lead by Wasdale MRT and involving over 70 rescuers, 5 search dogs and 2 drones has led them to comment in their report of the incident where the walker was relying on Google Maps to navigate. read more ... |
09/02/23
• Hill Top Bagging
We invite visitors to log any hill tops they "bag" and a surprising number do.
We invite visitors to log any tops they "bag" and a surprising number do. read more ... |
21/01/23
• Challenging Paths
Some paths on our maps and walks are challenging. How do we identify those?
There was an incident recently where Keswick MRT had to be called out after walkers got cragfast on a path on Barf and it made the news as they were using a hiking app that took them down the path. read more ... |