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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2018 10:00:42 GMT
Good news... Our friends, the husband of whom is our 'leader' are unable to do Ben Nevis when we are free and vice versa.
So will do it another time. In the meantime our cancelled Berlin trip from last year has been resurrected. Hope it doesn't rain again like last year.
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Post by Alanović on Jan 29, 2018 10:14:40 GMT
Hope you can get a refund on that kilt.
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Post by Humph on Jan 29, 2018 12:22:45 GMT
I've only recently started to notice how quickly I lose fitness as the years advance. Yesterday, we went up a mountain on the bikes for the first time since the Christmas break. It's not normally that long a gap between trips, but a combination of really bad weather in January punctuated by being in China and Ireland over two weekends (yeah, I know that's an odd mix) led to nearly a month off the bikes. Despite having kept up regular swimming and dog walking we didn't half feel the hill yesterday.
Muscle and lung memory does come back after an hour or so, and I suppose we coped Ok in the end, but today I can really feel the aches. Getting older is a bit shit sometimes.
But the views were worth it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2018 13:13:13 GMT
I've only recently started to notice how quickly I lose fitness as the years advance. Yesterday, we went up a mountain on the bikes for the first time since the Christmas break. It's not normally that long a gap between trips, but a combination of really bad weather in January punctuated by being in China and Ireland over two weekends (yeah, I know that's an odd mix) led to nearly a month off the bikes. Despite having kept up regular swimming and dog walking we didn't half feel the hill yesterday. Muscle and lung memory does come back after an hour or so, and I suppose we coped Ok the end, but today I can really feel the aches. Getting older is a bit shit sometimes. But the views were worth it. 😕 Very true. OnNly been out on one short walk since early December and that was two weeks ago. Only about four miles with short steepish hill to climb. Phew! it was hard!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2018 20:51:43 GMT
Went on our first walk for months today. About eight miles scrambling up a ravine and then walking along the top of Kinder Scout. Beautiful weather, a light breeze, sunny but a few clouds to keep it from getting too hot. Came home and collapsed in a heap after a shower.
Managed to crawl out to a local restaurant for a quick Ruby Murray and buy a take-out shwarma for Son #1. As it looks like a first class kebab I'll refrain from posting a picture for fear of upsetting Otto....
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Post by Rob on Jun 10, 2018 23:01:16 GMT
I only once walked along the top of Kinder Scout... started out enjoying it but it just went on and on and took longer than we anticipated ;-) We thought we'd be in the dark dropping back down to where the car was parked. A bit barren on top too. We've not done Kinder again because it was a bit boring.
But often walk up to it and down via other routes.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2018 10:48:40 GMT
Yes, the scramble up was really enjoyable. The top was a bit monotonous, although we were chatting and the time went fairly quickly. The views are spectacular in the right weather (which it was), espcially to the south west with a clear view on the ridge leading up towards Mam Tor.
Still, it blew the cobwebs away from my chest which I have needed for several months.
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Post by Rob on Jun 11, 2018 19:09:48 GMT
>> Mam Tor We like the walk up to that and dropping down to Castleton. Bit of a slog to walk back up the road to where we park the car
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 12:35:37 GMT
I was here (at the top of the waterfall) the week before. Not quite as cold - proabably about -1C - but very windy and the water was not so much falling as blowing back on top of the hill. Very slippy on top as you might imagine... Surprising how many people were out walking on top with a few inches of snow and 40mph+ winds. Kinder Scout Waterfall - frozen
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2019 17:09:31 GMT
Been up to the top of Blencathra today.
Tough but great exciting climb straight up from the A66 at Threlkeld. Then a long slow walk down...
24,000 steps and feet taking a well earned rest at the White Horse.
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Post by tyrednexited on Sept 8, 2019 17:59:11 GMT
Blencathra is one of my lesser-climbed Lake District hills, being a bit of an outlier.
I do remember one quite desperate session descending Sharp Edge in heavily iced conditions, though.
I'm still in Germany, and nary a mile from the Czech border (which we crossed out and back yesterday with a complete absence of any checks (not Czechs)). Managing to walk about 12 miles a day on average (excepting one 40 mile bike ride), which isn't bad for a crippled old fart with no knees. :-)
Still finding Germany great for our holiday needs, walking and cycling almost sanspareil.
BTW Blencathra is never 24000 feet. ;-)
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Post by Alanović on Sept 9, 2019 7:51:38 GMT
I've long thought Germany to be the most under-rated holiday destination in Europe. Enjoy.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2019 17:23:35 GMT
My knees took a pounding yesterday and I'm still feeling the pain now. It has been a long time since I did a long walk and going downhill really hurts. Even wearing orthotics daily doesn't help and I needed some ibuprofen on the way down.
I think my days of hill walking are coming to an end although I suspect that a shorter walk would have been better. Going from almost zero to a day like yesterday was probably unwise... But it was an exhilirating day
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Post by tyrednexited on Sept 15, 2019 10:13:28 GMT
Lovely day here today. 40 mile round trip on the bike from Forchheim to Bamberg and beyond along the Kanal.
Could have gone South and slightly further to Nuremberg, but I'm not on a Raleigh.
Boom. Tish!
(I quite fancy a walk around Nuremberg's architecture, but not arriving by bike)
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Post by Alanović on Sept 16, 2019 7:31:49 GMT
Hmm.. Maybe if you had a car and caravan, you'd be able to unhitch the car and drive to Nuremburg...
Could I tempt Sir with a nice Citroen Berlingo?
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