Ivan's Wainwright Experience

So after much discussion over a number of weeks Theo and I decided we would attempt the Fairfield Horseshoe! We were going to go on the...

And so Bank Holiday Monday started with blue skies and only a few wispy clouds around. The original plan had been to head to Keswick and...

I do hope you're reading these blogs in order otherwise they will just seem to be the ramblings of a man in his prime! So Theo and I had...

........on the map Lord's Seat doesn't seem too far away. In fact from Whinlatter top you can see the fell in the distance. I mentioned...

As day two of our break started we decided to go to Whinlatter forest. We have been here a few times walking the various trails and,...

So having completed Binsey by 10am we were all keen to complete a second fell in the day. However, the weather was warming up so much we...

And so, dear reader we return to the Lake District in May, 2018. This is the first bank holiday in May and is a few days after I turned...

Now I have a confession to make. I set off towards Loft Crag as I thought that was a Wainwright fell but, as I got halfway, I began to...

Completing Thunacar Knott, and bagging my third Wainwright of the day, felt fantastic. I looked across the vista and decided to continue...

Now, having conquered Pavey Ark I did begin to have thoughts of going back down again. I can't deny it, but what stopped me was the...

Having made my return from Blea Rigg to Stickle Tarn I began to think I might just go back down and have a pint. Slightly tired legs...

So just 19 days after completing Black Fell and Holme Fell I was back in the Lake District but this time all on my lonesome. Bit of a...

Well dear reader, if you are reading this from my first fell to now you will deduce from the date that we did indeed go for a second fell...

So after a gap of a few weeks whilst the Beast from the East and then the mini Beast from the East swept over Britain it was time to go...

So, a last minute decision to go to the lakes on the back of a half decent weather forecast for the day. An early set off meant we were...

It's worth pointing out now that for all but Low Pike and Wansfell I have been accompanied on my walks by my 7 year old son. After our...

A number of times we have been to Ambleside for the Christmas lights parade. We'd missed a couple of years because of my work...

If you've just read Sour Howes you'll know I was in the lakes with my son and had reached the summit of Sour Howes. My plan had always...

So having checked the weather forecast (set fair) and then had a look on walklakes.co.uk my son and I (he is only 7) decided we'd have a...

If you read the post on Baystones you'll realise that this is the day immediately after. I awoke at 5am with legs and other areas...