A Water’s Tale
I’m getting soft, I realise, as I stand looking at the icy waters and contemplating the idea that I may actually have to
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The Unforgiven Mountaineer
Everything had been fine until I’d answered that question but now a silence hung in the air like a malevolent fart. I sucked
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Buried Treasure
From my hiding place in the heather I anxiously I scan the horizon for incoming walkers. I strain my eyes for the slightest
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A Quiet Word
The moment I walked into the bothy I could tell something was wrong, I could feel the tension in the atmosphere. The last
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“There is nowhere left to go, but everywhere.”
Sometimes you just don’t see what’s on your doorstep. I live beside the river Ness. I see it every day, watch its moods
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Bleaklow – The clue’s in the name.
See more of Andy’s great photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkpeak14 From somewhere out in the rain swept vastness of black we could hear someone calling for help.
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A gift from the mountain gods
I’m doubled up over my walking poles, high on a snow slope, gasping for air like a goldfish plucked from its tank. My
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The most serious walk in Britain?
I realise I must have lapsed into unconsciousness as the icy downwash from the rescue helicopter, hovering above, brings me round. Peering through
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How to get cheaper gear – Legally
It’s not that I don’t trust technology it’s just that most of the time I don’t understand it. It’s the pace of change
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I think I’m Turning Black and White
I was out today in the frozen Cairngorms today and took some photos in black and white and in colour. I’m beginning to enjoy the
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