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Title: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 21:34:29, 12/04/16
Once again big thanks to all who have supported the last three photo posts.

The next question is what do you do with your photos, I don't know about you guys but I have tens of thousands of photos stored and backed up gathering dust, some are naff some are ok.


BUT


Each one of them has its own story of some outdoor related event whether it be birding, trainspotting, scrambling, climbing, bouldering, flowers, vintage cars, ice climbing,  canal walks, city Walks, wild camping in fact anything that gives me an excuse to go walking.


So yes variety is still the name of the walking game for me, this is my way of trying to use my photos......

Hopefully there will still be a little bit of something for everyone...... if anyone wants to contribute feel free....
Title: Re: Every photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 21:36:38, 12/04/16
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First up and here is one of my self portraits munro bagging on the Skye Ridge.


Twenty peaks of naked rock shimmering in the heat haze: a horseshoe of light grey spikes linked by a six mile ridge of gabbro and shattered basalt.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 10:10:53, 13/04/16
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Coastal view from the summit of Is Seddas



Who's turn is it to wear the nylon blouse, rubber skirt and fetishist mittens!!!!!



It all started a couple of days into the Sardinia trip, Stevie is a keen paddler and keeps two very smart sea canoes at the apartment. Although this was primarily a walking trip he was itching to get out on the water............


He was not so much looking as pressing for volunteers, therefore none of us were trying to show any sign of weakness. Under pressure, Ian who had never been in a canoe in his life, cracked, showing only a chink of interest, he was snapped up before he knew wot ad appened.


The venue was close to the appartment so we dropped team tranny off at the beach, canoes, skirts and all.
H and I did a tour of one of the coastal hills called 'Is Seddas', superb coastal views from a suprisingly rocky summit, had a great day!!!!!


Arrived to pick them up at the agreed time, found Ian had not been to confident in the swell so they had just gone up the beach a kilometer and back. Had an early finish and hit the bar.


Muggins had to load the boats up and get everyone safely back to the digs.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 10:36:27, 13/04/16
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Dinner break nr the pinnacle of Pedra Longa


Now for something different........My turn for the tranny look!!!!!!!



Stevies thirst for sea canoeing was still not quenched after his short day up and down the beach with Ian. That night H dropped me right in the Shhht, saying didn't you used to do some canoing back in the day.  My only defence was to confess to a bit of white water paddling and slalom stuff. Like Ian yesterday I was recruited  before I knew it.


I had that feeling of dread all night, it got worse as the cold grey light of dawn filtered thro the bedroom window, Stevie was up making breakfast and bouncing with enthusiasm.


I was marched out to load up the car, I could hear H and Ian sniggering as I left, it was off  to the beach, on the the rubber skirt.


The plan was to visit some islands some 2km's out in the bay then head down to have a look at a rock pinnacle called Pedrs Longa which involved a 5km channel Crossing, then see how I felt.


The thing I was dreading most was how wobbly and unstable a boat seems when you aint done it for a while, in my case decades, thankfully the sea was very calm so it was not too stressing.


Now walking is walking, climbing is climbing, white water canoeing is white water canoeing, sea canoeing is sea canoeing and  they all require different muscle groups.  As Stevie is well trained up and able to effortlessly paddle continuously for several hours non stop, I'm not.


So............ I knew I was going to struggle, if I was going to survive the day the key was  to pace myself.
Out at the islands Stevie was enjoying himself paddling in and out of every cove while I hove to and rested. By the time we crossed the long channel to Pedra Longa I could feel the first nagging pains of tiredness.
To make things worse we had to go a good km past the pinnacle to find a landing on a tricky rock strewn cove, I got my first soaking here and I was quite suprised the sea did not feel really cold, not bad for the first of February.


In the half hour we rested and had lunch a strong wind had sprung up, the sea had a noticably increased swell now.....It was going to be a 7km paddle back in a rough sea.


Thro the afternoon the sea got rougher and rougher, thankfully the wind was coming in over my seaward shoulder, blowing on shore, but my old confideence was returning, I felt well in control.
Stevie was once again in and out of every cove while I was trying to save energy making a beeline for each headland in turn.


Despite being very tired I was quite enjoying surfing increasingly big waves until at last we reached the harbour breakwater,  suddenly we found ourselves in calm water for the last stretch and I knew I was gonna make it back.


The first beer was very welcome that day, the gps told us we had paddled just over 10k.


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MWM recovery break half way back cos I was knackered
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 13:49:09, 13/04/16
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Another one of my fave shots from this winter, after a late start we visited Howe Crag nr Hodge Close quarry.

The shot was taken from near the summit, maybe it was the afternoon sun but I had never noticed the quarry buildings on the ridge in front of the Langdale Pikes until I got home and processed the image.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Rhino on 19:55:37, 13/04/16
Seen the quarry buildings a few times and will take a walk over one of these days for a closer look and a walk in/on to the Old Man or something like that.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: ljmeerkat75 on 20:28:18, 13/04/16
Great photos mwm especially the Skye one
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 10:20:16, 14/04/16
Seen the quarry buildings a few times and will take a walk over one of these days for a closer look and a walk in/on to the Old Man or something like that.


Yes that was what I was thinking would have to go and av a looksie
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 10:26:13, 14/04/16
Great photos mwm especially the Skye one


Thanks Lee
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 10:28:20, 14/04/16
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I love this time of year, once the clocks go forward its the signal for us to get out walking and/or climbing locally on an evening.

Its something I have done all my adult life, to me its what summer is all about, that almost spiritual feeling escaping for a few midweek hours of physical outdoor excersize away from the grind of working life. Slowly watching the sun drop below the horizon then as darkness enfolds sadly its over and time to pack up and go home to normal life.


These photos were taken on a recent evenings bouldering walk round Brimham one of our local crags.

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Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 14:00:05, 18/04/16
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Its pub time, Walking back to the cars after our first evening visit to the Cow an Calf at Ilkley this summer, Its good to be back!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 14:16:53, 18/04/16
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Rannoch moor shot


I timed my drive north to coincide with hopefully some grand evening evening light, this time I get it right!!!!!!

Pulled up at Rannock moor and got one half decent shot, then left down the mega busy Glen Etive, it did not dissapoint with the crowds or the superb views.

I car camped near the start of the next days walk, went to sleep in starlight, woke up to rain.
Lingered over breakfast till another guy parked in my pullout, he was a Kiwi, they come from all over to do the Munros.

We talk....he says its gonna brighten, as if by magic it did, he also said rains gonna come in early afternoon
.
We walk....the start together, he's over for a month and plans to finish his Munro round before he goes back, that long distance commute puts me to shame.

We split....my route goes up a steep ravine to Ben Choarach 850 m a satelite of the Munro Stob Coire Albannaich 1044 m the Main peak today.

Never heard of it I hear you say well its a superb hill in its winter guise, it would be thee top most sort after peak were it teleported to the Lakes.

The guide describes a complex descent looking a of a narrow grass slope between crags. today its covered in neve (old snow capact and icy) I fit my crampons, glad I brought them.

Next two hills are also rans Meall Tarsuin 877 m, Meall nan Eun 928 m BUT one counts as another Munro. As the Kiwi predicted the rain/snow/hail has come in early afternoon.  I  get grit blasted, glad my goggles are with me for an initial tricky steep descent followed by several miles of bog, bog and more bog, am I selling this!!!!!!


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Descending the Munro Stob Coire Albannaich 1044 m, I thought the photo needed a bit of human interest!!!!!
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: domtheone on 14:20:49, 18/04/16
Fab shot of Rannoch moor O0

Every time I drive past there I pull over to take a few pics.

Stunning place.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: phil1960 on 19:50:14, 20/04/16
Great pics again  O0
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 12:58:22, 21/04/16
Fab shot of Rannoch moor O0

Every time I drive past there I pull over to take a few pics.

Stunning place.

Thanks Dom its jusy pne of thos classic places
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 12:58:47, 21/04/16
Great pics again  O0



 O0
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 13:03:17, 21/04/16
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Walking up Dollywagon Pike via the Tongue


http://www.walkingforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=32298.0 (http://www.walkingforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=32298.0)


Dave (Rhino's) Helvellyn trip report from the recent forum meet reminded me of an old snap I took, two of my mates on an ascent of said hill via the Tongue on Dollywagon.
It was one of those marvellous winter days, not a breath of wind and hardly a cloud in the skies.


I was alway told at school ONE good picture was worth a thousand words while a poor picture needs a thousand words to explain it.

Thats really what its all about for me, the holy grail, why post 20 piccies if you have the one that tells the story of a thousand words on its own.

Unfortunately I ain't got many really good images, if any like that, thats why I feel the need to write a little story to compliment the inadequences of my photos.......

I got a lot of good shots that day IMHO this is the best of the bunch, the one caught the essence of the day.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Penygadair on 15:08:51, 21/04/16
Excellent pic.  O0
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 13:53:54, 23/04/16
Does this photo tell a story?
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To me it seems to hold the essence of our walk earlier this week, close to the Old racecourse near Oswestry, I did not take a map, finger posts led us here and I am now enjoying going through the photos I took, more close ups as light was a bit  hazy for landscapes but this seems to hold the quality of way of the Shropshire countryside.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: CallMeSteven on 18:11:54, 23/04/16
Nice photo - for me, good composition. But there's always going to be someone to disagree  ;D
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Penygadair on 15:42:44, 24/04/16
I liked it. It seems to encapsulate the  Shropshire countryside.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 06:19:09, 26/04/16
Does this photo tell a story?
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u297/barewirewalker/osw_track-spring%20_zpss9yhqeh5.jpg) (http://)


To me it seems to hold the essence of our walk earlier this week, close to the Old racecourse near Oswestry, I did not take a map, finger posts led us here and I am now enjoying going through the photos I took, more close ups as light was a bit  hazy for landscapes but this seems to hold the quality of way of the Shropshire countryside.

Yes tis good, subject is roughly on a third walking into the picture and the path acts as a leading line.

Am suprised the trees arn't a bit further on Shropshire is normally a few weeks further on than us up north.

Llke shots with people in, it adds another dimension

Nice
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: ljmeerkat75 on 08:52:16, 26/04/16
Some more great photos mwm
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 10:57:38, 26/04/16
Yes, the trees are surprisingly backward this year around here yet some cherry blossom was early as well as blackthorne, I always hope that we will have a winter that will hold back the early flowering trees. What is weird are the bluebells that are already showing, hope they are not coming on too early.


Thanks for comments from Steven, Penygadair and MWM. What a picture if the gorse bush had been in full bloom, sort of took it as a reminder to go back, then I started to look at the map and there is a suspicious lack of access for a considerable area to the right of the picture, even OS has have included a few grey paths as if to highlight this. There appears to be a distinct chunk of lostway that joins Gobowen Station to the Selatyn ridge; lovely beach wood out of picture on the right, good cover for recce..............perhaps I will go back.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 13:15:23, 29/04/16
Yes, the trees are surprisingly backward this year around here yet some cherry blossom was early as well as blackthorne, I always hope that we will have a winter that will hold back the early flowering trees. What is weird are the bluebells that are already showing, hope they are not coming on too early.


Thanks for comments from Steven, Penygadair and MWM. What a picture if the gorse bush had been in full bloom, sort of took it as a reminder to go back, then I started to look at the map and there is a suspicious lack of access for a considerable area to the right of the picture, even OS has have included a few grey paths as if to highlight this. There appears to be a distinct chunk of lostway that joins Gobowen Station to the Selatyn ridge; lovely beach wood out of picture on the right, good cover for recce..............perhaps I will go back.
Following on from my remarks, I have posted some further information and comments here;  
http://www.walkingforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=30054.new#new
it carries on the story the photo started.

Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 13:50:25, 29/04/16
Following on from my remarks, I have posted some further information and comments here;
http://www.walkingforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=30054.new#new (http://www.walkingforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=30054.new#new)
it carries on the story the photo started.


Thats a different world to where I walk, I always try to steer clear of fields, mudfests in winter, often complicated to nav with awkward diversions.

Give me the mountains!!!!!!
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 14:07:35, 29/04/16
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I seem to be lurching forward to the Munro Sgor Gaibhre 955m from the Munro top Sgor Choinnich 928m,


I am getting a phobia about using public transport, the  last time I was desperate enouth to use a bus was 18 months ago. My partner had broken her ankle and spent a couple of nights in hospital, so I drove her home in her car, planning to catch the bus 20 miles back to mine. Only to find a notice taped to the bus stop saying all buses cancelled until further notice due to contracter going into receivership, just my luck.


Fast forward, next time I wanted to use public transport a couple of weeks ago I decide to catch a train from Fort Bill into the remote Corrour station only to be told by Scotrail they had no trains.......WHAT...NO TRAINS so the nice people had laid on a nice transfer bus that goes no (f)cuking where near Corrour.


Third time lucky, Scotrail actually let me buy a train ticket to Corrour and YES it turns up on time BUT I'm nervous, I choose a relatively modest objective, would not want to miss that train back.


With several hours in hand I dawdle up my chosen Munro Sgor Gaibhre 955m and its attendant Munro top Sgor Choinnich 928m, dawdle back, take a few photos, kill a bit of time, dawdle back to the station with an hour to wait.


Got a song in my head-'I'm sitting in the railway station got a ticket for my destination yeah'

BUT

I'm still nervous, have Scotrail found their missing trains?, has the reciever been called in?,  why isn't there is anyone else on this platform waiting for the train?,  what do I do if the train is doesn't arrive? 

Homeward bound......maybe


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View of Corrour Youth Hostel twee to look at BUT at £26.00 pppn with no electricity, no hot water, its a shocker.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: ljmeerkat75 on 14:48:02, 29/04/16
Great photos Stuart and a good story to go with them and best not to get me started on public transport i depend on it and what they are doing to the transport links around Snowdonia is shocking i keep in touch with John who runs a site swisspaddle to help people like me get to the mountains to say he has (f)cking hell with the council and bus/train companies trying to keep a reasonable service going is an understatement anyway i digress keep the photos coming you have some corkers
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 19:50:13, 29/04/16
best not to get me started on public transport



I take my hat off to keen outdoor activists, guys lke yourself, April & Beefy who have to use public transport to get out every weekend.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 21:12:31, 29/04/16
Did you get the picture you were after


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Cir Mhor and ridges.


I have visited the Isle of Arran, where I hear you say, several times over the years for both climbing and walking/scrambling. IMHO if you are looking for adventurous walking and scambling it is second only to the Isle of Skye in the uk.

Maybe the reason Arran  gets overlooked by the mainstream is because it only has four Corbetts and no Munroes BUT what hills they are!!!!!

Arrans main hills are located in a compact series of ridges forming the shape of an H in the North East part of the Island. On this trip I was interested in one of the northern ridges involving two Corbetts, Caisteal Abhail, Cir Mhor, contender for the best looking hill in the UK and a deep V shaped notch feature called Ceum na Caillich (Witches Step).

In addition I remembed seeing an old photograph taken from Caisteal Abhail lookind at the stunning Cir Mhor and the most amazing ridges, I wanted that photo.

The walk was a modest 7.5 miles BUT included a lot of exposed ridges, scrambling and some stunning photography.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: domtheone on 08:43:56, 30/04/16
Great pic O0


Lovely ridges  :smitten:
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Rhino on 14:39:28, 30/04/16
There is a great deal to explore in Scotland with such places as these, Arran and Skye places that never appeared on the Radar, Ben Nevis and Aonach were not on the radar two years ago either.


I agree with Dom the ridges look exciting  :)
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 08:42:06, 01/05/16
I agree with Dom the ridges look exciting  :)


I was reading the Arran chapter in the Cicerone guide 'Walking the Corbetts' last week.


'These three Corbetts provide the finest walking in this guidebook'.


Arran also has someting called the A'cir ridge, its a tougher version of the Aonach Eagach.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 08:46:47, 01/05/16
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Ben Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg, basking in the afternoon sunshine


Another day another Munro, I am getting there very slowly. Today I plan to go and put right my mistakes from last year when I planned to do Ben Fhada and  A' Ghlas Bheinn 'two muscular hills' in one day.  Somehow  I ended up in the wrong valley, resulting in only getting one hill Ben Fhada, done.

Today a year later it was the turn the other hill A' Ghlas Bheinn 918m, the walk starts from Morvich a village in Glen Shiel it follows the obvious well trodden footpath that is well signposted to local beauty spot the 'Falls of Glomack'.

Doh!!! how did I miss that?

After a 6k walk to the bealach, col in english you follow the east ridge to the summit. Like all Munros that start from sea level the amount of ascent is always a shock to the system.

All went swimmingly well and I drove back to the hut only to be greeted by a sensational view of the North Face of Ben Nevis from the Commando statue.

I drove down the back road to Fort Bill in search of some more inclusive angles of the North Face.



Taking these photos got me revved for a day on the Ben with Dom and Dave.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: ljmeerkat75 on 08:54:16, 01/05/16
Stunning shot Stuart
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 09:27:32, 01/05/16
A couple of shots from the recent meet up in Scotland

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Dom on the approach traverse to the ridge.


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Big Dave Rhino emerging out of the darkness.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: ljmeerkat75 on 09:38:54, 01/05/16
Excellent photos but i don't think you got Daves best side
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Rhino on 09:56:59, 01/05/16

Firstly ive got to say those last two pics are great  8)





Arran also has someting called the A'cir ridge, its a tougher version of the Aonach Eagach.


I know what your doing Stuart planting the seed again, all i can say is thanks it looks awesome  O0


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Excellent photos but i don't think you got Daves best side


Do i have a best side  ;D
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: domtheone on 10:39:39, 01/05/16
Great pics Stuart O0


A'cir Ridge



"The difficulties on the ridge itself cannot be avoided unless you abseil instead(or avoid the entire ridge). To compare the ridge to the Cuillin would probably be misleading but there is a certain Skye-ish quality to the situations experienced on the ridge. The technicalities are more difficult that the Aonach Eagach traverse (which is graded) Easy.



 :) :) :)
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 11:28:04, 01/05/16

Thats a different world to where I walk, I always try to steer clear of fields, mudfests in winter, often complicated to nav with awkward diversions.

Give me the mountains!!!!!!


The photo I  posted, was more about quality of way than destination, a walk route is made up of objectives and the means of getting there, the quality of way can be summed up or illustrated in a picture. Many shots shown on TR's are of objectives and destinations, less attention may be paid to the feeling experienced on route, which I use 'Quality of Way' as a term to try to encompass that.



The snow climbing shots are great examples of this, they provide the subject matter to immediately capture the essence of the ascent. My abiding memory of Arran was Glen Sannox, which formed the last part of one of our days walking, after descending from the ridges, sadly to have a photo that half way lives up to capturing the aura of the place I would probably have to spend many days there with more equipment than I possess or have been extremely lucky.


Arran has a unique feature in the circular coast road and the bus service, this gives an opportunity to explore the linear route, which has helped me learn to appreciate quality of way more in relation to objective or destination.


Great to see those photos, here is one, taken on a linear route after climbing Ben Venue in the Trossacks.


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Mrs BWW tackling a deer fence, an unexpected obstacle as we made our way back to the car from the summit, we had crossed Loch Katrine by the historical motor boat.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 14:31:52, 01/05/16
I had some issues with deer fences a few weeks ago on Ben Challum, several issues in fact
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 14:38:15, 01/05/16
I know what your doing Stuart planting the seed again,


Who me?


I actually sussed out another Aonach Eagach clone in Glencoe Its called Sron na Lairig grade II *** 300 metres  same grade as AE, guidebook says it takes a well diffined crest similar to AE. Never noticed it before, try googling there is some info on ukc.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 16:41:45, 02/05/16
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A bit of a change of a change from mountaineering


I heard a story from two friends who had been walking down the river Ure near Middleham following a path that went into a landslip area caused by the New Year floods. They got into trouble and had to call out the local Mountain Rescue apparently it was the 6th incident the rescue services had been called to in that location in 2016


I put a photo on here a while back from a walk up Pen Hill from Middleton, this photo was taken the same day. When I saw the old garage I just had to take a photo I just adore those old trucks, an echo from  bygone age.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Rhino on 20:48:59, 02/05/16

Who me?


I actually sussed out another Aonach Eagach clone in Glencoe Its called Sron na Lairig grade II *** 300 metres  same grade as AE, guidebook says it takes a well diffined crest similar to AE. Never noticed it before, try googling there is some info on ukc.


Yes but i am not complaining  ;D


Sron na Lairig looks good and found this video on it, they had to retreat due to avalanche risk but the video gives some idea of what its like.






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THX7HhHHnyM
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 08:23:55, 03/05/16
Sron na Lairig looks good and found this video on it, they had to retreat due to avalanche risk but the video gives some idea of what its like.


Yes the vid makes it look like a good route although a lot steeper than it really is. Probably a better route to go for would be Curved Ridge on the Buckle another mega classic.

I did a winter ascent few years ago and its not out of the way BUT it can be done in summer as a grade 3 scramble.  I seem to remember 2 steep pitches and the rest was straight forward going thro stunning scenary.



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The view from the summit over Rannoch Moor

Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 19:55:19, 03/05/16
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My abiding memory of Arran was Glen Sannox, which formed the last part of one of our days walking, after descending from the ridges, sadly to have a photo that half way lives up to capturing the aura of the place I would probably have to spend many days there with more equipment than I possess or have been extremely lucky.

Arran has a unique feature in the circular coast road and the bus service, this gives an opportunity to explore the linear route, which has helped me learn to appreciate quality of way more in relation to objective or destination.


Arran has indeen got a fantastic coastline, today the weather forecasted high winds,  severe buffeting and windchill at higher levels so we opted for a caastal walk, never a short straw in my book.

We set of round onto the '(C)ock of Arran' even at sea level there was a strong chilling wind whipping up the sea.

Today was more about photography than walking, the scenary and subjects were stunning so we made slow progress.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Glyno on 20:18:52, 03/05/16
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very nice  O0
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Post by: barewirewalker on 12:27:14, 05/05/16
Also did a section of the coastal path including the (C)ock of Arran, thanks for showing the way past the auto-censor, much the same as you, a photo fest but on a balmy summers day. Looking back for Arran photos, I got side tracked by another memory.


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Arenig Fach seems to be overshadowed as a walk destination in favour of Arenig Fawr, is this because in the peak baggers itinerary it comprises a short dash up the south side not really containing the ingredients or route that make for a memorable walk. When looking at the map and planning a walk in the region of Bala, the approach from the north looked to give the basis of an afternoons walk with promise. At the time, I was well aware of the drum of landowners rights being beaten by the CLA as the national Coastal Path was very much in the headlines and the process of converting simple Welsh Farmers into clones of English Landed Gentry was well under way.


The traditional approach to Arenig Fach in the 1960's, as far as memory serves me was through a farm yard, I did not know if the creation of Open Access and the exclusion of the old approach would be affected by change of attitudes. Armed with map and a plan B we approached from the Parking area by Llyn Celyn, but not before driving through Bala and finding the Eisteddfod in full swing. Relief!!!!!!!!!!>.....What welsh farmer and family are not at the Eisteddfod.


Our approach to the North ridge was only marked by a frenzied and outraged dog at the farm shown in the photo, happily well tethered. Just short of the summit, which is a delightful plateau, I was able to take this photograph that gave us a view of our way up, the steep ground cuts out a view of Llyn Arenig Fach, which this route allowed us to spend some time beside.


Would we have been turned away from this approach if the day had not coincided with the Eisteddfod at Bala.
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Post by: midweekmountain on 06:30:29, 06/05/16

very nice  O0

Thanks Glyno
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Post by: midweekmountain on 06:33:42, 06/05/16
BWW,

Never been to that area, BTW are those Gritestone crags in the photo?

I seem to remember seeing some griystone outcrops in the CC mid wales guidebook.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 11:00:26, 06/05/16
Now that is an interesting idea and I can see what you have noticed. That day, early August 2009, I was neither wearing my climber's hat nor my geolgist's hat, though the latter would be no more than a paper cracker one. The rock certainly had a wonderful rugosity, Non geological term but certainly had a tensile strength that produced rocks of a different shape to conglomerates, I say this because we found a lovely dish shaped rock about 3-4 feet round that was a rocking platform.


For a closer look a the rock not too far from the edge of the escarpment;
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Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: domtheone on 11:08:44, 06/05/16
Great pic from The Buckle Stuart.

Tis a lovely place to be.

Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 12:53:14, 06/05/16
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Despite living very close to the Yorkshire Wolds is not a place I often visit. Recently I have been looking for a couple of bits and bats for my house recently so decided to call in at a car boot then maybe a trip out to the Wolds.
We parked up at Fridaythorpe and followed the Wolds way south BUT instead of following the main paths at the bottom of the valleys as per norm we opted to stay on the tops looking down.

The light on the day was far from perfect however from our high vantage points I was immediately struck by the geometric shapes formed by the aerial view into the valleys it was not long before we were reaching for the cameras.

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Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 13:54:43, 06/05/16
As I have mentioned earlier, my taste in walking are veering more to quality of way than to achieving objectives, may have something to do with age. The fascination of walking photography is discovering images that tell this to the beholder.


That second photo hits the nail on the head for me. Beautiful curving way with high ground on either side and the colours seem to accentuate the sense of peaceful progress.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 17:14:14, 06/05/16
That second photo hits the nail on the head for me. Beautiful curving way with high ground on either side and the colours seem to accentuate the sense of peaceful progress.

Indeed, most folks on here just seem to take pure landscapes BUT I always think that a person or object in the picture can add a different dimension to the overall picture.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 17:19:08, 06/05/16
(http://www.adamsheritage.info/images/raccoon%20tracks.jpg)

Raccoon tracks this morning (don't worry - not in the UK).Nick


Thanks for posting this photo of racoon tracks it reminded me of my first trip to Yosemite in California.


I was using an old vango force ten flysheet without the inner as a tent, it worked really well cos it never really rains much in California, camping on the infamous Camp 4 (sunnyside) camp ground, am sure some folks on here will have heard of it or been there.

Had been lazy, just had my tea and about to wash up when my mates shouted that they were going down the bar. I made a stupid mistake, put my dirty dishes under the fly and went off to the bar with them.
When I came back I forgot all about them until I was woken in the night by a female racoon and two cubs crawling all over me.

I was sleepy and shellshocked, the racoons were aggresive, noisy and showing a lot of teeth luckily I manage to get hold of the frying pan and beat the mother racoon off with it.

Was lucky could easily of got bitten or even worse been visited by a bear-didn't do that again.



Funny thing was that year in Yosemite there were dozens of raccons everywhere causing a lot of problems, went back the next year and subsequent years and no racoons, the rangers said some mysterious disease wiped em out BUT I reckon they culled em.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 20:07:00, 07/05/16
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One of my fave walks for a saturday back end when the weather takes the hills out of the equation, is to catch a train and do a boozy walk round Knaresborough.

Normally we start up the Nidd Gorge and improvise most times the route passes the Gardeners Arms at Bilton at some point during the day then finish a mosy round the square in Knaresboro at dusk when the football results come in.

This particular day we took the cameras and took a few photos of the autumn colors waiting for the train home.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: ljmeerkat75 on 08:56:41, 08/05/16
Very nice lovely colours
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 09:48:06, 08/05/16
I always think the walk part of a great day out in the hills is only half the story and this is a classic example.


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Walking into Gable Crag

The climbers version of the Wainwrights round for my generation was the Hard Rock Routes.

In 1973 Ken Wilson published the iconic book 'HARD ROCK' it featured 60 rock climbs rated as the best hard climbs in Britain at that time.

http://www.needlesports.com/content/hard-rock.aspx (http://www.needlesports.com/content/hard-rock.aspx)

Eleven of these top climbs are in the Lake District, I had done ten of them and the plan was to do the eleventh my final Lake District Hard Rock Route tomorrow.

Engineers Slab on the Great Gable, its a high level north facing crag so you need  warm settled conditions and it helps in you are in the middle of a drought.

Next morning we are up early parkimg at a little square of ground outside the Honister YHA, the only free parking hereabouts. Then its an uphill WALK into the the north side of Great Gable, its a bit misty but warm and looks dry.

As we get close I hear voices echoing round the comb, we are not alone, there are three of them all on our intended route Engineers Slab, it seems popular today. As we get closer we recognise one of the voices, its an old friend Paddy Cave, a MIC(Guide) with two clients.

We decide to do another easier route called Sledgate Ridge a pleasant way to get to the start of our main route. It also gives Paddy time to get his party onto the upper pitch's of Engineers Slab and we get to bag another climb....win, win, win.

The route in succumbs two long pitch's its only VS so it's too difficult, we catch Paddy up and have a natter. I always think the best thing about the outdoor world is meeting up with old mates and we got two routes done for the price of one.


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Paddy's clients in front of us, he has them climbing together approx 10 metres apart.


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The final pitch of Engineers Slab


After visiting the summit of Great Gable we wandered back to the base of the crag to pick up our gear then wandered back to Honister well pleased with ourselves, all that was left was a traditional celebration pint in the Scafell Hotel, Coke for me cos I was driving.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 10:22:30, 12/05/16
Interesting climbing photos, had I not been bought up on a farm, walking into crags to climb would have been my introduction to walking. Starting a career in farm management put an end to my climbing days.


It was taking up walking again in later life that I realised that my childhood had taught me as much about walking and exploring the countryside as a decade learning mountaincraft.


The lowland terrain is much like a crag, except it is horizontal and cannot be seen like a vertical face to be wondered at, creating dreams of improving or finding new routes. The flatter version comes when the map and the lie of the land become imprinted in the mind, a fine crack or series of hold in the right direction are replaced by other features a walker recognises as good parts of a route and if they line up towards destinations they become the part of a new route.


Well off piste (last thursday) or shall we say "not on the righteous way", I saw the profile of a 4x4 and trailer behind a hedge, sun coming out momentarily from a gloomy sky hightlighted it only after I was well and truly committed to the line I was taking across the open field. "Och-ow" Another confrontation and as I neared the impending moment for explanation, flashbacks to confrontations with game keepers or a landowners snotty sons rippled along with my stock greetings and well thumbed pack of lies. There was an oak tree with ladder pegged to the trunk with and the sort of chair people pinch from the village institute strapped above it, deer shooting setup, seen it before, what is waiting for me through the gap in the hedge I had focused on to give me a line through 'Private Property'.


With head high and no sign of guilt I strode on, 1,2,3>>>>>>9 steps, no challenge, I turn, quick on the draw and my trusty Canon G12 catches this;
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Did the deer shoot the driver, is 'Animal Farm', correction 'Estates' happening in the Shropshire countryside?
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 10:39:23, 12/05/16
Interesting climbing photos, had I not been bought up on a farm, walking into crags to climb would have been my introduction to walking. Starting a career in farm management put an end to my climbing days.


It was taking up walking again in later life that I realised that my childhood had taught me as much about walking and exploring the countryside as a decade learning mountaincraft.


The lowland terrain is much like a crag, except it is horizontal and cannot be seen like a vertical face to be wondered at, creating dreams of improving or finding new routes. The flatter version comes when the map and the lie of the land become imprinted in the mind, a fine crack or series of hold in the right direction are replaced by other features a walker recognises as good parts of a route and if they line up towards destinations they become the part of a new route.


Well off piste (last thursday) or shall we say "not on the righteous way", I saw the profile of a 4x4 and trailer behind a hedge, sun coming out momentarily from a gloomy sky hightlighted it only after I was well and truly committed to the line I was taking across the open field. "Och-ow" Another confrontation and as I neared the impending moment for explanation, flashbacks to confrontations with game keepers or a landowners snotty sons rippled along with my stock greetings and well thumbed pack of lies. There was an oak tree with ladder pegged to the trunk with and the sort of chair people pinch from the village institute strapped above it, deer shooting setup, seen it before, what is waiting for me through the gap in the hedge I had focused on to give me a line through 'Private Property'.


With head high and no sign of guilt I strode on, 1,2,3>>>>>>9 steps, no challenge, I turn, quick on the draw and my trusty Canon G12 catches this;
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u297/barewirewalker/File074_zpslweioelv.jpg) (http://)


Did the deer shoot the driver, is 'Animal Farm', correction 'Estates' happening in the Shropshire countryside?

Yes nice story, have been in that situation s few times, the mind boggles about the story behind the abandoned rig.


On a slightly different tack have you ever been involved with or come across Red Rope?
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 10:46:47, 12/05/16
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Obliglatory Bluebell shot at Fiezor



Well you guys are going to have to excuse me today cos I'm feeling cockahoop, just got back from a fantastic 3 day trip to the Dales.

Now the Dales has always been a funny place for us, its only 60 miles away BUT the roads are slow so its quicker to go to the lakes which is 120 miles on fast roads.

Also we have better than Youth Hostel standard accomodation in the Lakes for £6.00 pppn.

Up till now if we had wanted to stay over in the Dales we would have had to use overpriced youth hostels, bunkhouses or even grub around in tents for twice the price of a night in the Lakes.

Hostels also mean booking in advance, youth hostels are shut thro winter months plus the other antisocial problems associated with so called budget accomodation aimed at the great unwashed.

For us it was a no brainer, for an overnighter drive past the Dales to the Lakes or Scotland.

Cut a long story short this years climbing club handbook came thro the letterbox and they have been negotiating deals with other clubs for 'Easy Access' to accomodation in every mountain area of the UK.

This was the first time I have used this arrangement, to say the place was superb is an understatment I think I can feel more trips coming on at £5.50 pppn !!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 11:03:30, 12/05/16
Yes nice story, have been in that situation s few times, the mind boggles about the story behind the abandoned rig.


On a slightly different tack have you ever been involved with or come across Red Rope?


Apart from coloured rope being used in crowd control, some passing acquaintance during briefings, when I was a steward involved with forming up horse parades at county agricultural show, I am unaware of any other connection. Is there some deeper meaning? Most Intrigued.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: vizzavona on 11:23:43, 12/05/16
Hello,
These Bluebells look like Lilies.... well one of the Lily family... Endymion. The true Bluebell, is the Scottish one, of the Campanula family....true blue rather than these Purpelish ones. :-)
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 11:58:05, 12/05/16
Most Intrigued.


Red Rope are a big national socialist walking/climbing group, one of their main objectives like yourself is protecting access and keeping footpaths open.

Have bumped into a few of them over the years and like most keen outdoor activists I have always found them pleasant, good company and very helpfull.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 12:09:48, 12/05/16
Hello,
These Bluebells look like Lilies.... well one of the Lily family... Endymion. The true Bluebell, is the Scottish one, of the Campanula family....true blue rather than these Purpelish ones. :-)

Sorry I just take the photos cos I like the look of em, my other half is the plant person, I have heard folks talking about real bluebells but it straight goes over the top of my head.

The show at Fiezor was truly spectacular this year, with masses of Primroses out the same time as blue/purple ones.

My fave wild plants are Sundew and Butterwort, they seem more interesting cos they are carniverous, must be a bloke thing.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Jac on 22:04:45, 12/05/16
Hello,
These Bluebells look like Lilies.... well one of the Lily family... Endymion. The true Bluebell, is the Scottish one, of the Campanula family....true blue rather than these Purpelish ones. :-)

As I think Fiezor is in Yorkshire these would definitely be called bluebells - english ones! - endymion non-scriptus
Were they in Scotland I guess they would be called something else - though I don't know what - would be interested to know.

Scottish bluebells - campanula rotundifolia - are usually called harebells in England.

The trouble is often flowers have several common/country names and they can get confusing. If you were  just making a tongue in cheek scottish point - sorry to be so pedantic!
 
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 00:35:48, 13/05/16

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Cir Mhor and ridges.


I have visited the Isle of Arran, where I hear you say, several times over the years for both climbing and walking/scrambling. IMHO if you are looking for adventurous walking and scambling it is second only to the Isle of Skye in the uk.

Maybe the reason Arran  gets overlooked by the mainstream is because it only has four Corbetts and no Munroes BUT what hills they are!!!!!

Arrans main hills are located in a compact series of ridges forming the shape of an H in the North East part of the Island. On this trip I was interested in one of the northern ridges involving two Corbetts, Caisteal Abhail, Cir Mhor, contender for the best looking hill in the UK and a deep V shaped notch feature called Ceum na Caillich (Witches Step).

In addition I remembed seeing an old photograph taken from Caisteal Abhail lookind at the stunning Cir Mhor and the most amazing ridges, I wanted that photo.

The walk was a modest 7.5 miles BUT included a lot of exposed ridges, scrambling and some stunning photography.

'Kin ell MWM, what a ridge - it hardly looks real. I just noticed this topic (having missed it totally before) but glad that I spotted it.
I know things have moved on since this photo but the first few pages remind me of my main 'bucket' list target. A lot of my friends have/had Alpine summits as their priority, and much of these make me drool (make no mistake) but the Cuillin Ridge has eluded me so far and it remains my dream expedition. I'd probably want to take my time on it and relish the whole experience and maybe get plenty of photos while I'm on it - as opposed to a quick dash round and not have chance to savour it.
Having said that ....... you've just gone and dropped this little gem of Arran into the equation now !
Like Rhino said .. I know what you're up to  O0
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: ninthace on 01:12:03, 13/05/16

Red Rope are a big national socialist walking/climbing group, one of their main objectives like yourself is protecting access and keeping footpaths open.

Have bumped into a few of them over the years and like most keen outdoor activists I have always found them pleasant, good company and very helpfull.


Frightened me to death - I read that as National Socialist walking group - thought the Hitlerjugend had started up again 😊
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 10:38:13, 13/05/16

Red Rope are a big national socialist walking/climbing group, one of their main objectives like yourself is protecting access and keeping footpaths open.

Have bumped into a few of them over the years and like most keen outdoor activists I have always found them pleasant, good company and very helpfull.


No I had not heard of this group, surprising really because I did get invited a few years ago by HF holidays to go on a walk leaders assessment course, it was great fun but not for me.


Their origins must be very similar to the Red Rope. My immediate thoughts were that landowners had found another way to discourage of piste wanderers, the man trap may now be illegal but if your read their monthly publication the advert columns still show a tendency towards the modern equivalent, so there is a market for such products.


Sadly like the The Ramblers, Red Rope would seem to be more involved with fostering disputes with individual path closures rather than proving that our countryside has more to offer. When Joe Brown and Don Whillans put up Cemetary Gates they set in motion a whole string of commercial activities, related to outdoor activities, that changed the economy of Snowdonia and elsewhere. Was that climb the actual trigger or were these events destined to happen anyway?
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 10:53:44, 13/05/16

Frightened me to death - I read that as National Socialist walking group - thought the Hitlerjugend had started up again 😊
They will - care of MR Trump  :D
Allegedly !
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 11:05:52, 13/05/16

No I had not heard of this group, surprising really because I did get invited a few years ago by HF holidays to go on a walk leaders assessment course, it was great fun but not for me.


Their origins must be very similar to the Red Rope. My immediate thoughts were that landowners had found another way to discourage of piste wanderers, the man trap may now be illegal but if your read their monthly publication the advert columns still show a tendency towards the modern equivalent, so there is a market for such products.


Sadly like the The Ramblers, Red Rope would seem to be more involved with fostering disputes with individual path closures rather than proving that our countryside has more to offer. When Joe Brown and Don Whillans put up Cemetary Gates they set in motion a whole string of commercial activities, related to outdoor activities, that changed the economy of Snowdonia and elsewhere. Was that climb the actual trigger or were these events destined to happen anyway?
I know such things as Red Wedge and Red Rope exist(ed) and in general a lot of outdoor folk can be a little 'Bohemian' - it must be the nature of what we do. But I have noticed many people tend to be apolitical or to put it another way - can't be  a r s e d with mainstream politics - mainly due to lack of trust or similar rather than pure apathy.
Private land and associated ownership issues will continue to be argued and inroads will undoubtedly be made but there will always be us Oiks and those in power who prefer the " Share it fairly, but don't take a slice of my pie " approach.  
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 13:34:49, 13/05/16
I know such things as Red Wedge and Red Rope exist(ed) and in general a lot of outdoor folk can be a little 'Bohemian' - it must be the nature of what we do. But I have noticed many people tend to be apolitical or to put it another way - can't be  a r s e d with mainstream politics - mainly due to lack of trust or similar rather than pure apathy.
Private land and associated ownership issues will continue to be argued and inroads will undoubtedly be made but there will always be us Oiks and those in power who prefer the " Share it fairly, but don't take a slice of my pie " approach.  


Politics aside, climbing and walking both have an element of exploration, my allusion to JB & JW's ascent of Cemetary Gates intended to connect 2 sports with an element of trespass. The Cromlech stands right above Helyg, a climbers' club hut and the center of the attitudes of pre war post war climbing. The old guard tended to think it foolhardy and an invasion on the mountains to go forward technically and with skill, whereas a new young generation were testing the old parameters of the sport.


Helyg was the place, where a climber went to write in the log book a new ascent. I remember an occasion when a friend, part of a group mostly from Liverpool, entered a first ascent on Clogwyn Du'r Arddu in the Helyg Log book, a member tore the page out of the book.


If walkers could publish walks that cross private land without undue invasion of privacy and good justification of the route the access network would evolve naturally.
 
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 15:30:16, 13/05/16

Politics aside, climbing and walking both have an element of exploration, my allusion to JB & JW's ascent of Cemetary Gates intended to connect 2 sports with an element of trespass. The Cromlech stands right above Helyg, a climbers' club hut and the center of the attitudes of pre war post war climbing. The old guard tended to think it foolhardy and an invasion on the mountains to go forward technically and with skill, whereas a new young generation were testing the old parameters of the sport.


Helyg was the place, where a climber went to write in the log book a new ascent. I remember an occasion when a friend, part of a group mostly from Liverpool, entered a first ascent on Clogwyn Du'r Arddu in the Helyg Log book, a member tore the page out of the book.


If walkers could publish walks that cross private land without undue invasion of privacy and good justification of the route the access network would evolve naturally.
I knew one farmer who would openly admit that he wouldn't stop walkers but neither would he do anything to ensure them a clear and safe passage across 'his' land. Being a tenant farmer I wondered if he felt more aligned to the actual land owner or the rest of the population.
Safe passage was integral to my expectations of crossing land - he on the other hand would leave cattle or horses in the fields knowing they shouldn't be trusted (animals with a penchant for aggressive behaviour).
I realise not all farmers/owners have this approach.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 16:36:10, 13/05/16
I knew one farmer who would openly admit that he wouldn't stop walkers but neither would he do anything to ensure them a clear and safe passage across 'his' land. Being a tenant farmer I wondered if he felt more aligned to the actual land owner or the rest of the population.
Safe passage was integral to my expectations of crossing land - he on the other hand would leave cattle or horses in the fields knowing they shouldn't be trusted (animals with a penchant for aggressive behaviour).
I realise not all farmers/owners have this approach.


I believe that there is case law, based on an incident in Anglesea, where the owner of livestock is culpable even if there is not a PRoW in a field and he knows of a particular animals aggressive behaviour.


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However, we visitors to the countryside do have a our own responsibility to personal safety and that of our companions. Do you know if this breed is placid and can you tell if they are male or female, they certainly possess impressive offensive/defensive weapons? There are 2 PRoW's crossing near to where they are congregated, and the slope to the right of the picture leads to Roundton Hill, south of Corndon Hill in Shropshire.


I do not think that a farmer should be allowed offset his duty of care against possible access risk, I was once in a balloon that landed in a field with an irate farmer, whom I thought to be a disgrace to his profession and I say that having once been a branch chairman in the National Farmers Union.




Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 18:37:11, 14/05/16
'Kin ell MWM, what a ridge - it hardly looks real. I just noticed this topic (having missed it totally before) but glad that I spotted it.

Having said that ....... you've just gone and dropped this little gem of Arran into the equation now !
Like Rhino said .. I know what you're up to  O0


Sitting outside MacDonalds in Fort William catching up

Everyone raves about Skye....Arran really is an unsung gem, its got at least 6 great ridges, one that ranks alongside the Aonach Eagach.

Being south of Glasgow its quite a short trip from the south. Unlike Skye its still a real island BUT you do have to get your ferry times right to make the most of a long weekend.

OH yes, the weather is much more reliable than Skye & IMHO I think Cir Mhor is a contender for the best looking hill in the uk.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 18:44:12, 14/05/16
The Cromlech stands right above Helyg, a climbers' club hut

Helyg is in the Ogwen Valley, The Cromlech stands above Ynys Ettys.............A magical place nowadays.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 18:51:37, 14/05/16
Big thanks to everyone for the superb feedback.

You have heard of Ludwigs fairytale castles, well I have been walking on ridges with sensational views of Toridons FAIRYTALE mountains the last couple of days.

Photos to follow
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 07:31:04, 15/05/16
Helyg is in the Ogwen Valley, The Cromlech stands above Ynys Ettys.............A magical place nowadays.


Thanks for pointing out my mistake. I used Ynys Etis as an example in route finding and recording routes, yet it was at Helyg that I first dreamed of finding ways up mountains as a 16yr old boy, with my first views of the east face of Tryfan. Only in my later years have transferred that idea to the Shropshire countryside and discovered how the corruption of the Definitive map has replace those difficult stretches of rock that practice, learning and fitness could overcome.
There the idea is in it's simplest form, you start at the bottom, how to get to the top and by what line.


When faced with a huge countryside, do you meekly follow the the little green/red dots or dashes when there is a destination to reach or quality of way to explore.


This what I am trying to explore here;
http://www.walkingforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=30054.0


That fascination sitting outside the back of Helyg and looking at the face we had recently been on and discussing the merits of the other routes has been replaced as I now have a huge map in my head, albeit horizontal and many more routes to speculate about.





Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 13:51:01, 15/05/16
When faced with a huge countryside, do you meekly follow the the little green/red dots or dashes when there is a destination to reach or quality of way to explore.

The CROW act made little difference to us as climbers/mountaineers we have never been tied to the green/red dots.


The best kicks I have ever got from climbing is putting up new rock climbing routes it beats the pants of following others. Unlike walking everything in climbing is documented so you get to name your route grade it, then right up a description and your name goes down in history in every future guidebook. 
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 14:30:59, 15/05/16
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Approaching the Witches Step on Arran


The big problem for me on the isle of Arran is that there is no good accomodation available so you are faced with expensive poor value options like Campsites, Youth Hostels(YH), Bunkhouses or B&B's.

In June 2014 we tried to organise a trip to Arran and found most places booked up even tho the weather was terrible, I was not going to pay thro the nose for foul weather so a last minute trip to go walking in Majorca in superb weather worked out cheaper than our options on Arran.

This year we decided to go a bit earlier in April,  opting for Lochranza YH a place I have used for groups several times. Its in a fantastic location in a secluded bay dominated by an old castle reminiscent of Donal Eileen. Plus the YH had been renovated a few years ago so its still in very good nick at the moment.

Now my partner H won't put up with rubbish, she loves the Club huts (sheds as Glyno calls them) BUT she had never been to a YH so I was quite interested to see what she would make of Lochranza one of the best YH I have been to.

At first she was well impressed, cos its in a superb location and everything is clean and tidy and she was made up getting a room with only one other pleasant Finnish girl.

We started to cook a roast in one of the ovens in the superb, almost new, commercial catering standard, kitchen, then we went into excellent comfortable lounge that overlooks the stunning bay for a  coffee to wait while our meal was cooking.

At this point H started to have a few reservations about the place, some of the people in the lounge were distictly odd. The place was silent like a morgue, folks just sat there in silence making no effort to communicate.

We waited an hour and went back to see how our meal was cooking and found some (p)ratt had turned of all the fans off which also turn the ovens off so our food was stone cold. An Irish lass had put a chicken in an oven next to ours, she was livid when she found hers still cold.

So we had to start again, by this time the YH kitchen was crowded it was like preparing a meal in a scrum, when we eventually sat down to eat it was the same as in the lounge single people sitting at single tables eating single meals in silence.

That night H had a comfortable night BUT the next night her room had filled up and she did not sleep at all so I start getting it in the neck and all the stories about a girl who took 2 hours to pack her case kept the lights on till past midnight keeping everyone awake then the chinese girl going to the loo and locking herself out of the room. and waking every one up banging on the door.

She likened the place to a prison, all the inmates keeping themselves to themselves building walls of silence round themselves, unsmiling, not making eye contact. I had to admit some of the inmates were really weird but then I know thats normal for these places.

I do not think I will  ever get H to go to another YH even tho this is one of the best around it just goes to prove that you can spend as much as you like on the facility but its the people these places attract that make them so distastefull.

After the easy going banter and friendly manner of the folks in the huts, because they are run by outdoor activist for outdoor activists everyone has a common interest, I think the YH came as a bit of a shock to H.

The only fault I could find with the actual place itself was the advertised WiFi did not work and some of the staff did not speak english very well.


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Lochranza Bay Isle of Arran
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 21:14:56, 16/05/16
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The ridge to Beinn Liath Mhor (926m)

Ok so here I am bagging a couple more Munros that non of you will ever of heard of Beinn Liath Mhor (926m) and Sgorr Ruadh (962m) and I have to say this has to be one of the best days out of the year to date.

As a climber the primary nav tool is a guidebook in fact we hardly ever used maps. So when I first started to get serious about doing the Munros it did not take me long to realise that Scottish maps have very few footpaths marked on them. So I needed to purchase guidebooks to tell me where the footpaths would be.

I use the Cicerone Walking the Munros by Steve Kew, Its far from perfect and I often decide to do things completely different to his descriptions but its my first ref point when I decide to do a hill plus its plastic backed so I can take it on walks with me.

In some areas I don't even purchase or download a map I just rely on the guide over the years it has saved me a lot of money not purchasing maps.

The guidbook desciption for todays walk :This circuit is one of the finest in this part of Scotland. It is full of interest continually throwing uplittle problems, and offers a succession of glorious views across Coire Lair northwards to the 'Fairytale' hills of Torridon.

Today I followed the route described in the book and it was spot on navigating thro some complex craggy terrain.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: alewife on 22:03:58, 16/05/16
Fantastic photograph, mwm. Very dramatic O0
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Rhino on 17:13:04, 17/05/16
Lovely views of some very tempting areas of Scotland  :)
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: DevonDave on 18:03:23, 17/05/16
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Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: ljmeerkat75 on 19:13:11, 17/05/16
Excellent photos mwm as always
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 23:42:22, 17/05/16
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The ridge to Beinn Liath Mhor (926m)

Ok so here I am bagging a couple more Munros that non of you will ever of heard of Beinn Liath Mhor (926m) and Sgorr Ruadh (962m) and I have to say this has to be one of the best days out of the year to date.

As a climber the primary nav tool is a guidebook in fact we hardly ever used maps. So when I first started to get serious about doing the Munros it did not take me long to realise that Scottish maps have very few footpaths marked on them. So I needed to purchase guidebooks to tell me where the footpaths would be.

I use the Cicerone Walking the Munros by Steve Kew, Its far from perfect and I often decide to do things completely different to his descriptions but its my first ref point when I decide to do a hill plus its plastic backed so I can take it on walks with me.

In some areas I don't even purchase or download a map I just rely on the guide over the years it has saved me a lot of money not purchasing maps.

The guidbook desciption for todays walk :This circuit is one of the finest in this part of Scotland. It is full of interest continually throwing uplittle problems, and offers a succession of glorious views across Coire Lair northwards to the 'Fairytale' hills of Torridon.

Today I followed the route described in the book and it was spot on navigating thro some complex craggy terrain.


I had to look twice as I was sure I replied to this last evening - but it seems to have either disappeared or failed to post...
Anyway, I was mightily impressed with the Arran photos and spent a little while checking ferry times etc. £37.50 will get a car/driver there and back. I know of a few places to aim for/stay around Saltcoates/Prestwick - which would split the journey up.
All I need now is a copy of the Cicerone guide. I think this is likely to be something to drop in before I eventually get to Skye. Thanks for bringing it to our attention  O0
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 17:33:49, 20/05/16
Fantastic photograph, mwm. Very dramatic

Excellent photos mwm as always


Thanks Guys
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 07:37:07, 21/05/16
Lovely views of some very tempting areas of Scotland  :)

Yes indeed, I just can't believe how many times I go to new areas of Scotland and come away totally blown away by the quality of the hills.

I have done the big hitters that everyone raves about in Torridon thinking thats all there is to the area then from another angle the Corbett sized hills look more impressive than Liathach, Ben Eighe and Ben Alligan.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 12:41:54, 21/05/16
All I need now is a copy of the Cicerone guide. I think this is likely to be something to drop in before I eventually get to Skye. Thanks for bringing it to our attention


Mark,

Think you might want to have a glance at one of the SMC climbing guides as well.

The photo is of the north side of Cir Mhor its one of those hills that looks brill from all directions, IMHO one of the most interesting hills in the UK. There is also some ace climbing stuff on the south side of this hill with :

A 4**** Classic Rock route called Sou'wester Slabs graded V Diff

A 3*** Hard Rock route called South Ridge Direct graded VS 5a

A 4**** route called West Flank graded E1 5b

Then a 3*** Classic Ridge very similar to the Aonach Eagach called The A'Cir Ridge Traverse graded moderate.


All magic days out in themselves but you can have a mega day out by doing one of the climbs then doing the A'Cir ridge on the way back home.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 12:41:25, 22/05/16
The CROW act made little difference to us as climbers/mountaineers we have never been tied to the green/red dots.


The best kicks I have ever got from climbing is putting up new rock climbing routes it beats the pants of following others. Unlike walking everything in climbing is documented so you get to name your route grade it, then right up a description and your name goes down in history in every future guidebook.


I think somewhere my name is still in a guide book, not that bother to look these days. They were halcyon days and good company with the guys involved, not being restrained by the little red/green dots is a state of mind as much as others restrictions, where ever you choose to explore.


It is the Scottish Parliament that has really broken the shackles of the landowner in the last 2 areas your photos tell stories of. Whilst in Arran our host of the holiday let we took, said,"You cannot trespass in Scotland". A more warming welcome and word of hospitality I do not think I have heard.


When an English landowner says, "How would you like someone walking over your garden" and he occupies far larger space of the countryside than the majority of gardens, this irrefutable logic is expected to be knuckled down to by all.


God Bless those Munro baggers, pre 2003 who baited those who stood in way of the freedom enjoyed today.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: uncled8249 on 21:14:10, 23/05/16
Blimey, whatever kind of walk is this going to be.  (Weybourne, North Norfolk, 20th May 2016
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 16:17:06, 24/05/16
Blimey, whatever kind of walk is this going to be.  (Weybourne, North Norfolk, 20th May 2016

Trainspotters!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 16:34:24, 24/05/16
I think somewhere my name is still in a guide book, not that bother to look these days. They were halcyon days and good company with the guys involved, not being restrained by the little red/green dots is a state of mind as much as others restrictions, where ever you choose to explore.


Good for you....you obviously know         that,          new route feeling!!!!!


I had done a few new routes in Wales and the Lakes over the years BUT a couple of years back one of my mates took on the task of writing up a section of a new climbing guide, I volunteered to help him check the routes in his bit so we scoped the gaps in between the existing routes.

We then filled in the gaps with new routes, I think the best bit is deciding the names.....
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 20:29:52, 24/05/16
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Sketch of the Hyde Family Jam


Our photography club just released details of next years comps amongst the subjects are humour and motion.

So we have recently been trying to find suitable ideas and subjects and to be honest struggling.

Yesterday we went for a local WALK round town in search of humour, didn't find much BUT we did find some superb buskers.

Spent some time watching one superb band, they had gathered a big crowd so unfortunately all the photos had a backdrop of thousands.

When I got home I tried several ways of ditching the crowds, the group of 30 schoolkids, teachers and parents having their lunch amongst the others in the background had to go.

After a couple of aborted attempts I decided to try a a sketch filter suddenly as if by magic the great unwashed dissapeared.......
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: PAG1952 on 07:46:33, 25/05/16
Trainspotters!!!!!!!
Surely you mean ferroequinologists!!!!!!, they don't like being called trainspotters.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Pura Vida on 08:06:04, 25/05/16
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Plenty of People on top of Snowdon. Tuesday 24th May 16. Taken from on board the Welsh Highland train.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 08:18:31, 25/05/16
Surely you mean ferroequinologists!!!!!!, they don't like being called trainspotters.

So if you ride up Snowdon on the train are you a Ferroequinnesensorem
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: uncled8249 on 09:25:00, 25/05/16
I`m sure I would rather be called a trainspotter, or even a passenger?
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 10:44:36, 25/05/16
Blimey, whatever kind of walk is this going to be.  (Weybourne, North Norfolk, 20th May 2016

http://www.walkingforum.co.uk/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=32300.0;attach=8129;image


Is it a sleeper or isn't it?  Is that the question?


Prod it and see if it wakes up.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 12:42:11, 25/05/16
I`m sure I would rather be called a trainspotter


I was proud to be called a trainspotter when I was ten even then I was much more interested in steam engines.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 18:21:57, 25/05/16
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Gannet in flight

Here we go with a bit more variety, time for our yearly visit to Bempton to see the Gannets nesting, last year we found that if you get to the RSPB centre before 09.30, you don't have to pay....Honest.

So it was an early start and we got there at 09.15, loads of cars in the car park, twas like going against the tide at a football match with hords of folk who had finished twitching or photographing on their way back to the cars, guess we were not the only ones dodging the parking fees.

Got about half an hour until the mist came in ruining the light for photos so we walked down to Thornwick Bay while it cleared then back.

Got loads of good photos here are a couple of the first I processed.

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Thornwick Bay
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 17:12:16, 26/05/16
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Another shot of the Fairytale Hills od Torridon


My second day in the Monar region of Scotland Munro bagging hills nobody on the forum has heard of, my prime objective today was to recce two remote hills Lurg Mhor (986m) and Bidean a Choire Sheasgaich (945m).

I was interested in scoping the fairly complex route and sussing if I would need to camp overnight for this one.
Almost as a secondary objective I would be hoping to bag 2 more easier hills Sgurr Choinnich (999m) and Sgurr a' Choarachain (1053m).

This walk starts up a landrover track so its out with the MTB and I'm puffin and pantin up a steep hill. Unknown to me this track is being used on the TGO coast to coast challenge so there is an almost continuous stream of walkers with baggage!!!!

They climb the hill as fast as I do but once it evens out I leave them far behind.

There are three other bikes at the bike park all locked up, I dont bring a lock my tactic is to take the wheels out the frame and hide them, the theory being nobody is gonna carry an old bike frame 5km back to the road.

My route for the day is fairly straightforward I get good some good photos of the recce route and some more fantastic views of the Fairytale hills of Torridon from a completely different angle.

The theory worked, once I get back the bike its still there and its the good bit now 5km's in 15minutes wheeeeee
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: PAG1952 on 17:46:13, 26/05/16
Looks like you had fairytale weather for it too.
Great photos of Torridon.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 08:46:12, 27/05/16
Looks like you had fairytale weather for it too.
Great photos of Torridon.

Thanks, BUT there was a very dark cloud waiting just over the horizon for me, details to follow.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 11:08:15, 27/05/16
Great photos, remember being close to a low cliff edge with deep clear water only yards away, in Ireland, and the Cormorants were diving on a shoal of fish, incredible!!! Could see the actually catch the fish and fly under the water.


Very similar to a Moorhen, though they are much slower, they use there wings to propel themselves under the water. As a child I used to get into trees above the field pits and I had a terrier keen on hunting the moorhens, I would watch them fly through the water and come up at different parts of the pool to the frustration of the dog.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 13:49:31, 27/05/16
Thanks,

Yes the place to get up close and personal with seabirds is down the bottom of the main cliff at Gogarth, its showtime down there right in the middle of the action

BUT

look out for Fulmars......................
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 23:46:48, 30/05/16

Mark,

Think you might want to have a glance at one of the SMC climbing guides as well.

The photo is of the north side of Cir Mhor its one of those hills that looks brill from all directions, IMHO one of the most interesting hills in the UK. There is also some ace climbing stuff on the south side of this hill with :

A 4**** Classic Rock route called Sou'wester Slabs graded V Diff

A 3*** Hard Rock route called South Ridge Direct graded VS 5a

A 4**** route called West Flank graded E1 5b

Then a 3*** Classic Ridge very similar to the Aonach Eagach called The A'Cir Ridge Traverse graded moderate.


All magic days out in themselves but you can have a mega day out by doing one of the climbs then doing the A'Cir ridge on the way back home.
Thanks MWM, sounds just like my 'kinda day :- grateful for your recommendation(s).
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 14:39:07, 31/05/16
Thanks MWM, sounds just like my 'kinda day :- grateful for your recommendation(s).

Good to be of service
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 14:50:19, 31/05/16
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St Paul's

After spending so much time in Scotland recently its time for a change of scene and another walk round London, to be more specific the construction sites round London, its a long story.

So in the interests of variety here's a shot of a construction site that got finished some time back.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 17:20:26, 31/05/16
That view bought a particular thought to mind, when I was there last year. My first climbing holiday, unsupervised by adults was 60 years ago, in Capel Curig. Arvon's the then only 'outdoor outlet' was in the front room of an end of terrace house, last year whilst walking around London, I did the circuit of St Paul's and discovered a Black's shop along side. It made me think how the sale of outdoor gear has come along in that time, the floor space of the only place to buy climbing gear in Snowdonia was hardly big enough to be covered by half a dozen fireside rugs. A few years later I bought my first snow and ice gear in Capel.


It amazes me that the industry, which can afford the sort of retail space of Black's beside St Paul's, is so little interested in the access network to the countryside that supports that industry.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: bricam2096 on 20:27:41, 31/05/16
This photo tells a walking story, I was hungry on Angletarn Pikes  O0

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Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 21:29:54, 31/05/16
Mmm .... nice looking pie.
I took a cornish pasty along the other week when going up Whernside, but your pie looks pretty good/better.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: alewife on 06:45:31, 01/06/16
Perhaps we need a a 'best pies on a walk' thread.  ;D    (we could call it For your pies only :D)  That does look rather good, though I guess you had to eat it cold which is not so good. I favour a pork pie from our local butcher on a day out, though I shudder to think how much fat it has in it.



MWM, Love the St. Pauls picture, what time of day was that? evening I would guess (but no doubt I'm wrong).
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 19:58:31, 01/06/16
That view bought a particular thought to mind, when I was there last year. My first climbing holiday, unsupervised by adults was 60 years ago, in Capel Curig. Arvon's the then only 'outdoor outlet' was in the front room of an end of terrace house, last year whilst walking around London, I did the circuit of St Paul's and discovered a Black's shop along side. It made me think how the sale of outdoor gear has come along in that time, the floor space of the only place to buy climbing gear in Snowdonia was hardly big enough to be covered by half a dozen fireside rugs. A few years later I bought my first snow and ice gear in Capel.


It amazes me that the industry, which can afford the sort of retail space of Black's beside St Paul's, is so little interested in the access network to the countryside that supports that industry.


I can remember an outdoor place in Bethesda called Arvon's but that would have been late 70's
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 20:05:47, 01/06/16
I favour a pork pie from our local butcher on a day out, though I shudder to think how much fat it has in it.



MWM, Love the St. Pauls picture, what time of day was that? evening I would guess (but no doubt I'm wrong).

I tend to make my own pies, partly cos I know whats in em and partly cos I like to experiment with the ingredients and flavours.

The St Pauls photo was taken late afternoon
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 20:18:04, 01/06/16
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Despite putting a photo of St Pauls on here I do not normally do churches. As one of my mates used to say 'Come Sunday we worship in the church of outdoors' .....................

 BUT

As I it was tipping it down last week and as  I don't do WALKING in the rain. I decided to run for cover, a church, cos its unlocked and free, seemed an obvious place to gimme shelter.


As I was in there why not take some snaps.....
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 23:45:25, 01/06/16
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Despite putting a photo of St Pauls on here I do not normally do churches. As one of my mates used to say 'Come Sunday we worship in the church of outdoors' .....................

 BUT

As I it was tipping it down last week and as  I don't do WALKING in the rain. I decided to run for cover, a church, cos its unlocked and free, seemed an obvious place to gimme shelter.


As I was in there why not take some snaps.....
Nicely lit. The vaulted ceiling/roof reminds me of York Minster but I guess it isn't.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: ljmeerkat75 on 08:15:59, 02/06/16
Very nice MWM me and the wife always look at any church we come across on our walks i love the grand ones like in your photo but there is something about the smaller ancient ones we have in remote places in North Wales and Anglesey that we really like eg Llanwrychen or Llanellian
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 11:18:03, 02/06/16

I can remember an outdoor place in Bethesda called Arvon's but that would have been late 70's


Best I can work out, from observation, that would have been the parent business. I would seem to have been a cobblers/shoe shop. In the 1960's there was a display in the shop window showing the making of clogs. As the quarries were still working, the shop doubled as shoe, working footwear and climbing boots. A few doors up the street, Eddie's Caff was a meeting place for climbers and locals with juke box and frothy coffee, crowded on wet weekends.
The little end of terrace shop, Arvons, in Capel had moved to one of the premises on the corner of the A5 by the time I was regularly going up to Snowdonia climbing, replacing a dress shop. Next door to the Grocery business, which was still surviving.


The Capel shop became Joe Brown's and the frontage was knocked through to face towards Snowdon.


Then it was an object lesson on how the outdoor activities trade was starting to alter the commerce of the area.


Maybe I noticed more because I was at Agricultural college in the grip of post war food efficiency production and the hill farming of Snowdonia was still that of the 19th century. 
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Post by: barewirewalker on 10:06:44, 03/06/16
Last year I had a week on the Solway Firth. Really the first opportunity to test the Scottish freedom to roam under the 2003 Land Reform Act, though most of the walks I wanted to do were fairly standard Hill walks which would not give the opportunity to stray onto Agricultural land. I found an interesting destination in St Ninian's cave, also a Car Park near-by, perhaps too close to make a decent walk so would it be possible to exploit the Scottish rules to create a circular route that turned a coastal stretch of walking into a good route of mixed lowland terrain. There were no footpaths marked that would suit this purpose so I went on-line to check out if any routes had been published by local walking groups. I found a fairly active local group, but all their routes lacked the sort of adventure I would have expected. The only route for St Ninian's Cave was a linear walk along the coastline, the group had split their cars to provide transport from either end, not a choice for me with a single vehicle. I had done a fairly detailed search on google earth and a survey of the field gates showed a reasonable route.


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This photo shows field boundary spraying, which made following field margins easy, at the time of year the full growth of crops could have made the progress around fields a bit of a struggle. Sadly I was not able to fully explore the potential of this feature due to time, but I left Scotland a bit disappointed that I had not read on line a slightly more adventurous spirit in route creation.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 07:12:12, 05/06/16



Then it was an object lesson on how the outdoor activities trade was starting to alter the commerce of the area.




Would I be right in thinking that Capel would have been the main centre of the Welsh Mountaineering scene back in the 60's.

As nowadays Llanberis has became the main centre of mountaineering in the UK, a major transformation.
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Post by: barewirewalker on 10:40:31, 05/06/16
Yes, I suppose it was but the Cobden's and the Tyn y Coed were becoming overrun, these were still running as hotels and frowned on the the brash young climbers upsetting their guests, but liked the takings of a crowded bar on friday and saturday nights. There were plenty of cheap properties to rent
as club houses further afield so the influx of interest was starting to alter the scene. The quarries were still working in Bethesda and Llanberis so the businesses were resisting the change, except cafes and bars which were getting a good injection of cash from the weekend influx.


Looking back it is interesting to remember how the economic situation seems to have changed. I smile at the intransigence of the landowner/property markets obsession against access, they want the access network fixed in a partial capture of the 19th century use with no change to allow for 2 centuries developing society.

Plas y Brenin also helped to focus on Capel, though there was little respect for the sort of climber the instructors were amongst the crag rat fraternity, in those days. Fortunately the professionalism of outdoor activities has come on in leaps and bounds.
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Post by: midweekmountain on 13:58:50, 06/06/16
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Evening Light at Brimham


Am loving getting out walking/climbing/bouldering on an evening now the long nights are here.

BUT

With all this talk of midges in Scotland we seem to forget we get them here in Yorkshire on these warm humid evenings when the wind drops.


Over the years we have developed a few midge defence/evasion tactics.

If its a still calm the tree infested places like Brimham/Caley are midgy hell holes while if there is even the slightest breeze the exposed venues like Almscliffe/Scugdale are cold as hell.

We find gaugeing the strength and direction of the wind is a critical when deciding on where we go each evening, in general this tactic works very well.

BUT

Of course no method is completely foolproof.

On occasion its rain stop play so there is no attempt to go outdoors, we go straight to the climbing wall.

And it has also been known for a good blow to drop on a Brimham evening which normally heralds midges, so its an immediate early night in the pub.
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Post by: barewirewalker on 09:51:40, 08/06/16
Like your treatment of that photo, could almost be a victorian lithograph from novel, very evocative.


This picture taken looking north from the Brown Clee in South Shropshire, shows our meeting with other folk enjoying a day out in the country, the third party was a sole walker using a walking guide book with green colour, one of a series that regularly appear in outdoor shops.
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 Mrs BWW and I were using a map, I was curious and asked this walker what he did when he had walked all the routes in the book, he told me  that he would buy another book. The author of the series is, I believe from Worcestershire and all the better routes in Shropshire seemed to be  cabbed from older guide books, or just following obvious circuits of RoW's that can be seen on the OS map.


MWM has told us of the value of guide books in Scotland, however I do believe that this walker we met was not getting the best out of his walking by believing that the writer of guides are experts. On of the advantages of the hunt being out is that country people are welcome to follow on foot and the hunt being out will lessen the spectacle of a person on foot crossing land, where there is no righteous way, as being the sort of trespass likely to catch the eye of those landowners, who look out for this sort of thing.

This was a day we enjoyed more from breaking out from our original plan of a preconceived route and following our noses. As I held open a gate for the hunt, I asked the master if he was the SSH,"Only if there are any complaints, we are the Ludlow Hunt", was his reply. I rather liked his sense of humour.
The wild ponies on the Clee had rather got the message of other horses being out for a good canter and gave us a private show as they galloped down the lane towards us and then veering off gave us this;
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Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 16:41:57, 09/06/16
Like your treatment of that photo, could almost be a victorian lithograph from novel, very evocative.



Thanks, I very rarely use a light vignette
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Post by: midweekmountain on 16:43:20, 09/06/16
This picture taken looking north from the Brown Clee in South Shropshire, shows our meeting with other folk enjoying a day out in the country

A lot of interesting points made on this post.........


Firstly I like the hunt scene, I am fairly neutral about the do's and don'ts around hunting

BUT

When I come across them I always think they make for a spectacular show that enhances the countyside.................
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 16:52:26, 09/06/16
however I do believe that this walker we met was not getting the best out of his walking by believing that the writer of guides are experts.


Are we talking influences here?


Over the years my aspirations have been moulded thro various sources.

Guidebooks.....................as a mountaineer I was brought up with guidebooks and they have been a massive influence on me.

I would also recommend further reading of the widest range of international walking/scrambling/mountaineering publications you can get your hands on.

PLUS

Magazines in my day mags such as Ken Wilsons Mountain, Climber and On the Edge were essential reading.

HOWEVER

Probably the biggest influence I had, was actually meeting and listening to other, often well known, walkers, climbers, mountaineers.

 
I know I am always banging the drum about the climbing huts BUT If you get involved with the major clubs you get to rub shoulders the real active members of the outdoor, sometimes the guys who are writing the stuff the armchair mountaineers on here are reading.

These guys are not regular clients of the YHA.

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Spot the celebrity guest staying over last month.





Incidently in one of the huts a few weeks ago I met one of the two guys who started On the Edge and we went for a pint in the local.

Twas a great chance to fire questions at guy who had been the editor of a leading outdoor magazine----A real knowledge box........
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Post by: barewirewalker on 19:45:48, 09/06/16
I also have fond memories of being captivated by the description in guide books, but is the modern tendency towards publisher driven editions likely to produce further editions that will give the avid follower more insight into the area, which has captured his/her heart. There was a moment of faux hiatus in a meeting of the Shropshire County Council's local Access Forum  a few years ago, when Country Walking magazine had published a guide for a walk in the county. It would have given the visitor no more than a modest understanding of what the map would have revealed, there was no local knowledge provided and the only mildly unique factor was a distance that was more an ego boost to the author than a good valid route for most visitors.


My love of guide books was to find how the writer developed and had learnt to discover more from the terrain. Sadly years have passed and these books are passing into history.


My new inspirational guide for the Shire counties would not be in the remit of these publishers, because they will need to inspire the walker to break rules, to test the terrain outside of the the righteous way and use the text (the authors writing skills) to justify this and rely on the walker to use a map to follow the route.


Not I think a model a publisher is likely to want to put into print.
 
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Post by: Innominate Man on 00:18:05, 10/06/16

Mr. Hinkes !


As in many things I sometimes think I would have preferred to to have lived in another generation (but in truth - it's probably about as good as it is going to get at the present time):- I would have very much liked to have met and perhaps talked to or even climbed with, some of the older pioneers.
It is probably an exaggeration but I sometimes think that I could tell whose line I was climbing - as some have a certain 'feel' about them.
Again, in reality, that's probably easier to think when you've read the guidebook and know whose first ascent it was.
As an example I like Bentley Beetham routes .... for no tangible reason other than enjoying the situations you get into and how he chooses a line that I may have gone for myself.
All quite fanciful but I do find inspiration in some routes & guidebooks.
I enjoy being on rock and considering the age of climbing - in real terms it hasn't been going for too many years (i.e. compared to the age of the rock itself !) and find it quite interesting that within a hop, skip & jump from our present custodianship of the hills, we are close to those first pioneers.
My immediate example is having met Harry Griffin and talking with him - knowing in his early days he saw some of the early (2nd generation) pioneers who themselves had been there in the beginning of the 'sport' and learnt from the earliest exponents. It sounds like the 'three steps away from a celebrity' type of cliche - but really we are that close to the founding Fathers.
I presume most of them did it for just the same reasons I do.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 14:22:18, 10/06/16

As in many things I sometimes think I would have preferred to to have lived in another generation (but in truth - it's probably about as good as it is going to get at the present time):- I would have very much liked to have met and perhaps talked to or even climbed with, some of the older pioneers.


Your post got me thinking about famous walkers I'm struggling after Benny Rothman and Wainwright, Julia Bradbury maybe!!!!!!


On the other hand I feel that I have been blessed to live thro a golden age of mountaineering and been oh so lucky to have met many of the innovators and explorers of the age all of them great characters.

Even climbed with a few!!!!!!

Two that spring to mind were that famous partnereship of Brown and Whillans, I have bumped into Joe Brown several times over the years and always found him to be very approachable and helpfull with a good sense of humour.

Whillans was different, we hired him to do a lecture, afterwards we went to the pub and us young lads had to take turns sitting at the bar and buying him whisky, he was withdrawn and hardly uttered a word all night.

Another time I saw Don Whillans as guest speaker at the Black Pudding Club dinner famous for bombarding its speakers with food. He turned up in a bib and Brace overall with no shirt on.

He had 10 pints lined up in front of him, his opening words were, before you (b)stards start chucking food its my turn and threw the 10 pints over the audience.


He was amazing that night.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 17:03:31, 10/06/16
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South Stack Lighthouse

Gogarth is one of the places I never tire of, been coming here on and off since the 70's its one of our bolt holes in rainy weather.

I cannot count how many times we have been staying in one of the huts in the Llanberis or Ogwen pass and woke to rain. Then driven over to Anglesey along the A55, its not long before the rain stops, a couple of blue patches appear, so we dip in for a coffee/bacon sarnie at Morrisons and when we come out its dried off nicely.

Our usual venue is Gogarth on Hollyhead Mountain, Its predominantly a climbing area BUT there are some great clifftop walks here with deep spectacular zawns and 300+ cliffs rising straight out of the sea. Recently some of the area's have been opened up for coastaleering which is a sort of scrambling traverse above the sea.

Great fun............... BUT................. beware this place is very tidal.

Yes while the blinkered Snowdon zombies fork out £10 quid to park, don waterproofs, plod in the rain, mist and  gloom while we are whisked away to sparkling crystals of quartz icicles and dream of white horses glinting in the brilliant sunshine.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 17:35:47, 10/06/16
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Some of the guys on here will recognise this feeling..................

The original plan for this day was to visit the Idwal Slabs in the Ogwen Valley. After an early kick off from Idwal cottage we started the WALK in. In came the squall and on went the waterproofs. It would take a couple hours before rock dried today.


So I advised a quick detour over to Anglesey, as usual  things changed quickly. We startd off at Castell Helen then walked over to the main cliff area of Craig Gogarth.

We ended up finishing late almost 21.00 hrs just made the sit down chip shop in Hollyhead then back to the hut in the Llanberis where it was still raining.

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Unusual view of South Stack Lighthouse

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Into the Blue
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 22:52:42, 10/06/16
......... a dream of white horses ......


Nice book reference there MWM  O0
I know what you mean about flexibility ...... My usual problem is changing venue to somewhere out of the rain - which can often be found. Only problem then is not having a guide book with us for where-ever we've ended up. We either guess at the obvious lines or think we're making up our own 'new' routes. It's all good fun.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 07:51:28, 11/06/16
I know what you mean about flexibility ...... My usual problem is changing venue to somewhere out of the rain - which can often be found. Only problem then is not having a guide book with us for where-ever we've ended up. We either guess at the obvious lines or think we're making up our own 'new' routes. It's all good fun.


I know what you mean, I know I keep banging on about the climbing club huts

BUT

I rarely buy guidebooks these days cos every hut has a full set of the latest climbing guidebooks to the area plus scramble and walking guides etc.

Nowadays I often photograph the route desciptions for the day which saves carrying a heavy guide.


My other suggestion would be to go for the generic type of guide that covers the complete area, check out North Wales Rock by Ground Up its really very good, better than the CC guides.

There is an excellent new generic Lakes guide supprisingly called Lake District Rock by the FRCC,  last year when it was just released, we were at Ynys Etys when Steve Scott the editor had a big box of em flogging off cheap to members, I fell for the pitch :-[
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: ljmeerkat75 on 08:17:39, 11/06/16
Great photos mwm its strange how Anglesey has a totally different climate to the mainland i have been on Anglesey in blazing sunshine and just over the Menai its dark and throwing it down looks like a good day i think the look on your mates face says it all
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: ant89 on 10:10:38, 11/06/16
Why hike over the mountains, when you can hike under them.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: PeakRambler on 17:30:34, 11/06/16
Every picture tells a story?

I'll leave this one to your imagination...   ;)

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Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 07:44:58, 12/06/16
Why hike over the mountains, when you can hike under them.


Is that in the channel tunnel ;D
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Post by: midweekmountain on 08:30:17, 12/06/16
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We didn't see nuthin guv..................
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Jac on 23:36:12, 12/06/16

We didn't see nuthin guv..................

Love it. What a curious effect. Razorbills?
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 08:55:22, 14/06/16
Love it. What a curious effect. Razorbills?

Yes indeed, close up and personal belaying next to Razorbills on Craig Gogarth. Anglesey.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 09:47:42, 14/06/16
I thought they had Batman & Robin masks on (The old '60s Batman) !
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Post by: midweekmountain on 18:58:26, 14/06/16
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One of next years photo comp subjects is movement and I am struggling with it.



So as its raining I decide to go for a walk down to my local station in search of errr.................things that move.

Didn't get any decent shots BUT a special charter came thro while I was there, its totally amazing how many folks turn up to follow the old steam engines the platforms were lined 3 deep.




I always think they look very impressive in the old station...........
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 23:37:21, 14/06/16

Didn't get any decent shots BUT a special charter came thro while I was there, its totally amazing how many folks turn up to follow the old steam engines the platforms were lined 3 deep.




I always think they look very impressive in the old station...........
Were you actually on the tracks MWM  ? - you seem to be in the middle of the two incoming lines onto platform 3 (York Station). That's a cracking shot with plenty of movement.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 11:58:38, 15/06/16
Were you actually on the tracks MWM  ? - you seem to be in the middle of the two incoming lines onto platform 3


Thanks..............That effect was caused by cropping the original photo......
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 12:40:28, 15/06/16
Impressive picture from urban walking. I can never see a Cuneo painting or a photo like that without being reminded of a childhood experience. I got a place on a sailing boat for weeks holiday on the Norfolk Broads when I was 11yrs old and my parents could not drive me across country so the put me on a train, probably with a label around my neck.
I had to change a Crewe, where I had quite a long wait, the platforms were packed with people, porters and luggage piled on hand carts, there were huge steam engines at most of the platforms belching out steam, which enveloped groups of people in momentary clouds. The sudden noises were enough to make anyone jump and of course no yellow line on the platform edge. That was 1954 I think it was the year that British rail forecast all trains would be electric within 10 years.


From an urban walk last year;
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in the city of Westminster, how rich can you be to abandon your motor for a flat tyre!  ;)  it had the look of being static for some weeks
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 14:58:16, 15/06/16
In the city of Westminster, how rich can you be to abandon your motor for a flat tyre!  it had the look of being static for some weeks

That car reminded me of an old Nova parked on the road into one of the plants I used to work at in Newcastle.
It was quite a rough area and bits of the car were dissapearing nightly.

Think that car in the photo would not last one evening in Fawdon.
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Post by: midweekmountain on 18:07:50, 15/06/16
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Jamie Andrew: A Quadruple Amputee on the Cuillin Ridge

© Chris Pasteur


I saw this yesterday and was amazed it just puts things into perspective!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Since his accident on the North Face of the Droites in 1999, Scottish climber and quadruple amputee Jamie Andrew has been inspiring others and pushing his boundaries with ambitious goals, charity work and motivational speaking.



See Main Story here


http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=70514 (http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=70514)
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Post by: ljmeerkat75 on 22:33:17, 15/06/16
Amazed what a guy
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Post by: domtheone on 23:29:25, 15/06/16
Incredible!
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Post by: Innominate Man on 23:36:19, 15/06/16
Jamie has a great attitude:- the fact he didn't complete the circuit is irrelevant - the important aspect is that he had the mindset (I was going to say B a l l s) to simply attempt doing it. Even more relevant is that he and his friends were in the right place at the right time to rescue the fallen climber.
It must be quite a privilege to know your actions saved somebody's life.
The Cuillin will be there for him another time.
I remember a TV documentary about him a few years back ...
Having survived a serious climbing accident myself I can understand his desire to continue with it rather than give up. I was continuously asked - ' are you going to give it up now ?' - as if it was some kind of fad or passing phase in my life.
It took a long time for me to be evacuated off the hill but before I reached the ambulance I had considered what had happened and how and taken the decision that climbing alone wasn't to blame and that I would be right to return to it - if I was able (at that stage on a spine board & neck brace + morphine - I didn't know how serious my injuries were).
I've never looked back - and Jamie, whose injuries are infinitely more severe than mine, is a great inspiration.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 08:27:50, 16/06/16
' are you going to give it up now ?'



I take my hat off to you guys....................
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Post by: midweekmountain on 19:44:37, 16/06/16
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My Fave british plant........................................cos they've got attitude
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Post by: midweekmountain on 17:22:15, 17/06/16
Its Poppy time of the year again



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Post by: midweekmountain on 15:36:00, 18/06/16
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Red River Gorge, Kentucky in the fall


On a US road trip we arrived in the Red River Gorge, Kentucky an amazing place with an almost Prineval feel to it. After a hard first day we decided to eat out at Miguels. Think an American version of Petes Eats in llanberis and you will not be far away. After our  a pizza we went back  to the camp ground to light a fire and have a few beers, it was late in the fall and the camp ground had not been used for a while.

The beer and the fire had just nicely got going when a big Copperhead very, very slowly slithered out of the stones round the fire it passed between me and my mate we just got out of the way it did not seem bothered by us at all.

After the snake had gone and once again I was in the company of three Americans one guy said they are not as dangerous as rattlers because they only have small mouths.
At the end of the road trip I had a couple of days to kill so I visited St Louis Zoo and by chance got talking to the snake keeper. During the last five weeks in the states I had several encounters with several species of snakes and had a lot of questions, he showed the skull of both a copperhead and a diamond back rattler and the copperhead mouth being to small is a myth.
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Post by: Mel on 20:27:00, 18/06/16
Love the poppy pic - very atmospheric  :)
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Post by: midweekmountain on 07:04:22, 19/06/16
After a second full on day in the Red River Gorge (or as the Americans call it THE RED) once again we ate out and went back to our camp ground in the dark, lit a fire first checking for hidden snakes ;D

We had all been blown away by the rock architectural scenary of the place and after a couple of beers we started talking geology well more spefically geomorphology.

Basically how this stunning area had been formed.

At this point I feel it s a good idea to say that I was in the company of a Maths Proffesor, an Engineer and an Air traffic controller, all well educated guys.

The area is obviously a product of several complex process's including glaciation so my mate the maths prof was saying it all began over 300 million years ago during the Carboniferous Period. This caused a bit of a stir, the two other guys were saying it can't be that old, I then added that the last Ice age had finished aprox 12,000 year ago.

One guy said thats impossible cos the great flood and the ark was less than 6000 years ago so it can't have been formed much before that.

I looked at the prof and he looked back, I thought they were taking the (p)iss BUT it became obvious they were serious.

The outward leg of our trip took us thro the southern states and I was shocked how many well educated people we came across who had been brainwashed into explaining current scientific thinking in ridiculous biblical terms.

It seems that in the southern US there is an alternate biblical explanation for every scientific and technical advancement man has made................................ scary or what?
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Post by: ljmeerkat75 on 09:35:27, 19/06/16
Great photos mwm
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Post by: midweekmountain on 21:56:48, 19/06/16
Great photos mwm

Love the poppy pic - very atmospheric  :)

Thanks Guys
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Post by: Innominate Man on 23:08:15, 19/06/16

...................... scary or what?
Perhaps Trump may get voted in after all !

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Post by: midweekmountain on 10:26:00, 20/06/16
Perhaps Trump may get voted in after all !

Strong possibility
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 10:45:22, 20/06/16
3 more great photos, MWM, I like the insight into the ingrained ignorance of that part of America. Trying to remember a film about a court case, which was based on this conflict of ideas.


Didn't Nellie the Elephant go "Trumpety Trump", hope I don't do her an injustice by remembering that.
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Post by: Jac on 14:17:38, 20/06/16
3 more great photos, MWM, I like the insight into the ingrained ignorance of that part of America. Trying to remember a film about a court case, which was based on this conflict of ideas.

Didn't Nellie the Elephant go "Trumpety Trump", hope I don't do her an injustice by remembering that.
She did ... and you do! ;)
but perhaps if he 'trundles back to the jungle' we can all breath a sigh of relief. and once we sort out Helen's case in The Archers the world will back to rights again.
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Post by: Innominate Man on 14:49:56, 20/06/16
She did ... and you do! ;)
but perhaps if he 'trundles back to the jungle' we can all breath a sigh of relief. and once we sort out Helen's case in The Archers the world will back to rights again.
I met up with a friend from the US last week and he put the whole race for presidency into perspective. The current round of 'taking certain States by storm' is based upon votes being cast by party members and not the general public of those States.
If Trump has secured Wyoming (hypothetically) - then it was only because of Republican party members voting for him. So when the real election takes place and the 'majority' of folk in that State vote - the result is likely to differ.
I didn't know that was the case so perhaps the Trump juggernaut is about to lose its wheels .........
You may be right about Trumpety Trump  - seems a lot of hot escaping air but no substance  ;)
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 11:10:21, 21/06/16
The third and final Red river yarn, my mate the prof is really a mountaineer at heart, he has done McKinlay, Aconcagua, Matterhorn and Everest and many others.

Over the years he has picked up a bit of a habit on those high altitude bivies, taking one of those wide necked HDPE water bottles to bed with him so he could relieve himself during the night without getting out of the tent.

Next morning he left the offending bottle on the camp table, one of the god squad guys had it open lifting it to his lips when we just managed to stop him.


Spotting the half filled {p}iss pot each morning became a bit of a daily event and haunted us for the rest of the trip.
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Post by: barewirewalker on 11:46:09, 21/06/16
 ;D
I think there must be many versions of that story. As soon as I read your post something came to mind, and I had to delve deep in my memory to sort out if it was joke someone had told me or a real event.


Another real event, told to me by my sister in law about her father, who was one of the many unsung heroes of WW2. As a Belgian national he did get a Croix de Guerre for resistance and SOE work in the German Occupation of his country, though you had to be very close to the family to know that. He married an English girl after the war and became a British citizen and raised a family of several girls. Aberystwyth was the usual post war holiday destination and given his wartime history the occasional moments of solitude and peace from a large all female family was understandable, his wife was pretty cute at sussing out the hostelries he favoured so took he to taking a walk up the cliff railway and taking a bottle of cider with him.
Not wanting to finish it and reluctant to be seen carry the bottle back he would hide it in the gorse. You can guess, bottle started to be emptied. He spies an old tramp loitering, and I think you have already told the rest of the story, except in this case the medicine was taken and worked. He was left in peace to enjoy his solitude and cache of cider.
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Post by: midweekmountain on 13:49:35, 22/06/16
Another real event, told to me by my sister in law about her father, who was one of the many unsung heroes of WW2. As a Belgian national he did get a Croix de Guerre for resistance and SOE work in the German Occupation of his country, though you had to be very close to the family to know that. He married an English girl after the war and became a British citizen and raised a family of several girls. Aberystwyth was the usual post war holiday destination and given his wartime history the occasional moments of solitude and peace from a large all female family was understandable, his wife was pretty cute at sussing out the hostelries he favoured so took he to taking a walk up the cliff railway and taking a bottle of cider with him.
Not wanting to finish it and reluctant to be seen carry the bottle back he would hide it in the gorse. You can guess, bottle started to be emptied. He spies an old tramp loitering, and I think you have already told the rest of the story, except in this case the medicine was taken and worked. He was left in peace to enjoy his solitude and cache of cider.

Gross innit ;D
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Post by: midweekmountain on 15:46:08, 22/06/16
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Am loving the walking/climbing/bouldering locally on an evening this time of year. Its something I have done all my adult life, to me its what summer is all about, that almost a spiritual feeling escaping for a few midweek hours of physical outdoor excersize away from the grind of working life.

Slowly watching the sun drop below the horizon then as darkness enfolds sadly its over and time to pack up and go home to normal life.

Today we had spotted a field of wheat infiltrated with poppies on the way out so we knocked off early and went to take some photos.


Quite spectacular!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: DevonDave on 16:34:03, 22/06/16
Beautiful picture MWM.  O0
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Post by: midweekmountain on 10:39:39, 23/06/16
Beautiful picture MWM.  O0

Thanks.......

We had actually started to walk back to the car after a slightly dissapointing sunset when H suggested using the flash sometime, I said as were here now!!!!!!

So we went back and got some decent shots, heres another................

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Post by: midweekmountain on 07:53:48, 25/06/16
Heres a tip for anyone thinking of camping in Glencoe.




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A team on Sparten Slab overlooking the hills of Glen Etive


One of the very best things about walking/climbing is the spontaneity of it all, when  you go out of your front door on a morning you never know who yur gonna meet, where your gonna end up and where your gonna sleep.


Had a fantastic day on Beinn Trilleachan a corbett at the far end of Glen Etive, it was midge season, we made token attempt to put the tent up in the glen but it was so horrendous. We then drove back up to the Glen to the Kings House,  its old school cos they allow you to rough camp there for free. has basic toilet/wash block and pub facilities BUT the very best thing is because its at the top of ths pass there is normally a breeze keeping it midge free, as it was on this occasion.


This particular night we arrived late in the pub for a drink and eates, the place was maybe half full with residents and campers like us.


Back at the tent my mate got the whisky out and we were having a good laugh over old times when a female voice pipes up, you seem to be having a good time can we come in?


Two young lasses squeezed into the tent and produced a tin full of spliffs, do you mind if we smoke?

Fortunately or maybe unfortunately as a non smoker I have never been into the weed so I stuck to the whisky.


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The Aonach Eagach from Kings House camping ground
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 09:07:45, 25/06/16
You really were pitched in a 'high' spot.
Almost a similar tale befell one of my friends during a trip I wasn't attending. As this forum has mixed company I can't say what happened later in the evening, but suffice to say he was 'old school' and the party crasher brought him up to date with current practices  :o

Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 07:07:22, 26/06/16
You really were pitched in a 'high' spot.


Can you remember when they used to allow free camping outside the Clachaig, that was always our fave camp site, a very lively place :-[
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 06:37:40, 29/06/16
I was never into opera until one occasion on a Californian road trip. That night four of us were coming back from an excellent day out in the great outdoors and my American mate insisted he played his greatest opera hits in the car, this stuff is really cool says he.


I felt so relaxed laid in the back seat loving the Puccini, Verdi and Bizet, what had I been missing all my life.


Next day same car, same cd, how come it sounded terrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Then I twigged the guy in the passenger seat had been smoking the weed................
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 17:51:47, 29/06/16
For me one of the big plus's for doing walks that involve scrambling or rock climbing is that you often get up closer and much more personal with wildlife than just walking the paths. In fact you rarely go  without a close encounter of the bird kind if you venture onto the sea cliffs, I love it.


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Up close and much more personal,  with a (s)hag one fine sept morning, Craig Gogarth,  Anglesey...........
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Post by: midweekmountain on 08:16:58, 01/07/16
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Return of the Giant Hogweed

'Waste no time they are approaching, around every river and canal their power is growing, stamp them out, we must destroy them'

Lovin the evening walks wot a great summer we are having.................


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Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: PeakRambler on 11:34:14, 02/07/16
For me one of the big plus's for doing walks that involve scrambling or rock climbing is that you often get up closer and much more personal with wildlife than just walking the paths. In fact you rarely go  without a close encounter of the bird kind if you venture onto the sea cliffs, I love it.

Up close and much more personal,  with a (s)hag one fine sept morning, Craig Gogarth,  Anglesey...........

That's a cracking photo  O0
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 08:32:26, 03/07/16
That's a cracking photo  O0

Thanks, the (s)hag's are quite docile, I defo would not be taking a photo of a Fulmar that close risking a gut full of fish puked at me.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 14:41:17, 04/07/16
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Wainstones in the mist

Against my better judgement I have been talked into going walking on a day I am likely to get wet.
So I first thing is to check out the forecasts to find If there is a best option.

Today............... we travel a short distance to the Cleveland hills in the rain.

Parking up at one of me fave meeting places, Lordstones at the top of Carlton Bank in the North Yorks Moors.
The objective is to do a little circuit along the Cleveland Way then follow Cold Moor to Chop Gate  following a mishmash of paths back to Lordstones for a cuppa.

We set off in thick cloud, thankfully as predicted it has stopped raining but we can see nowt. By the time we get to the path to Cold Moor conditions have deteriated and the mist has closed in big time. H has had enough so I suggest we cut it short, go as far as the Wainstones have our snap then follow the alternate paths back.


I was amazed that even on the main Clevland (moter}way path several folks clutching there mobile phones and/or GPS's  are still asking US for directions in the mist.


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I always think the best walks have a summit involved so we take the short detour to the cairn on Drake Howe, Cringle Moor.
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Post by: midweekmountain on 15:54:48, 07/07/16
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Saltwick Bay


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Whitby from the Cleveland Way


Had been thinking of going across to the lakes but once again the weather forecast for the hills was naff so we headed for the east coast.


Another of my little objectives for the summer was to visit Saltwick bay (nr Whitby) for the sunset, as its tidal so this involves getting a decent sunset to coincide with at low tide.


Lo and behold the cherries lined up for us so we decided to time a walk so that we finished up at Saltwick bay approx 21.30 hrs and keep our fingers crossed that we got a decent sunset.


I never tire of sunsets or sunrise's like these and find them quite a spiritual experience anyhow we might of got back to the car in darkness BUT drove home enlightened by the experience.



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Remains of the trawler Admiral von Trump, wrecked at Saltwick Bay in 1976.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 20:37:56, 07/07/16
Just look what's happened to him since leaving Saltwick Bay in '76 and starting up business in New York !
Astounding photos MWM - could be the best yet  O0


PS - on a theme of sunsets as well as the previous conversation about views out of car windows (rear view mirrors) - a little music may make the mood !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TSz30Nj2n4
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 15:24:17, 08/07/16
Just look what's happened to him since leaving Saltwick Bay in '76 and starting up business in New York !
Astounding photos MWM - could be the best yet  O0


PS - on a theme of sunsets as well as the previous conversation about views out of car windows (rear view mirrors) - a little music may make the mood !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TSz30Nj2n4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TSz30Nj2n4)

Magic stuff







On the theme of sunsets here is another one:-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuzVwiL1i5M (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuzVwiL1i5M)

Whenever god shines his light from the Avalon Sunset album
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Post by: Jac on 22:51:27, 08/07/16
beautiful seascapes
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Post by: midweekmountain on 07:35:48, 09/07/16
beautiful seascapes


Yes thanks guys its great when a plan works..................
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Post by: midweekmountain on 07:58:40, 09/07/16
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A couple of shots from earlier in the Saltwick day. As we were tide watching and planned to be out untill almost 23.00 we started late from Cowbar so we could catch the high tide at Staiths and allow time to get to Saltwick for the low tide at sunset...Timing is everthing.

As I always say variety is the spice of life so I have been playing about with black and white for these shots of Staiths............
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Post by: midweekmountain on 11:17:07, 11/07/16
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A few more photos from the Saltwick Bay walk.

My take on Whitby Abbey Steps classic shots, adding a bit of variety of style to the photos on the day, we had to wait until quite late for the crowds to disperse to get these shots then sprint along the coast to catch the sunset at Saltwick...................


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Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Jac on 12:19:49, 11/07/16
Fabulous shots - Saltwick/Staithe should use you for their marketing.

Love the sepia(?) effect and curious how you get the almost cartoon/painted effect.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 13:08:43, 11/07/16
Great photos & interesting the way they are displayed - agree with Jac, they look like paintings.
Is the chap on the steps photo-shopped in ? 
I can't believe I've never been there !!  But I will now.
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Post by: Trailaway on 07:23:18, 12/07/16
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Coastal view from the summit of Is Seddas



Who's turn is it to wear the nylon blouse, rubber skirt and fetishist mittens!!!!!



It all started a couple of days into the Sardinia trip, Stevie is a keen paddler and keeps two very smart sea canoes at the apartment. Although this was primarily a walking trip he was itching to get out on the water............


He was not so much looking as pressing for volunteers, therefore none of us were trying to show any sign of weakness. Under pressure, Ian who had never been in a canoe in his life, cracked, showing only a chink of interest, he was snapped up before he knew wot ad appened.


The venue was close to the appartment so we dropped team tranny off at the beach, canoes, skirts and all.
H and I did a tour of one of the coastal hills called 'Is Seddas', superb coastal views from a suprisingly rocky summit, had a great day!!!!!


Arrived to pick them up at the agreed time, found Ian had not been to confident in the swell so they had just gone up the beach a kilometer and back. Had an early finish and hit the bar.


Muggins had to load the boats up and get everyone safely back to the digs.


What a work of art, the photography is nothing less than brilliant! what a beautiful place to have visited! where is this? its gotta be on the bucket list! Thanks for the photo
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Post by: midweekmountain on 21:34:09, 14/07/16
Fabulous shots - Saltwick/Staithe should use you for their marketing.

Love the sepia(?) effect and curious how you get the almost cartoon/painted effect.

Great photos & interesting the way they are displayed - agree with Jac, they look like paintings.
Is the chap on the steps photo-shopped in ? 
I can't believe I've never been there !!  But I will now.

Thanks guys,
The guy on the steps was in the wrong place so I shifted him.

Yes I think we are so lucky to live on an island with a coastline nearby its superb and has provided literally hundreds of great days out for me when its been rain stop play in the mountains.

H calls this effect toytown photos its created using one of the efex filters, a free download, see below.

I do my B/W conversions with Silver FX which is currently available free along with other 'NIK' products here:
https://www.google.com/nikcollection/
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 22:09:03, 14/07/16

What a work of art, the photography is nothing less than brilliant! what a beautiful place to have visited! where is this? its gotta be on the bucket list! Thanks for the photo

Thanks


The photo is looking North up the East coast of Sardinia near Santa Maria Navarrese
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: fit old bird on 09:39:59, 15/07/16
Not going to quote your photo's midweekmountain, but they are the best I have ever seen of this area. Do you enter photo competitions with work like this? You would have a good chance of winning.
Ilona
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: fit old bird on 09:42:21, 15/07/16
Just seen the rest of them, you need an exhibition.
Ilona
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 12:04:07, 15/07/16
The next question is what do you do with your photos, I don't know about you guys but I have tens of thousands of photos stored and backed up gathering dust, some are naff some are ok.

Thanks for your kind comments Illona,


Yes I do enter comps and have had some success BUT rarely put comp stuff on here.


As I have said before I am really using this site/thread as a showcase for a handfull of the thousands of rejects gathering dust on my various hardrives.


Many are decent, work in progress, ideas BUT not technically good enough for comps..................YET.



The Staiths/Whitby set are my first real attempt in that area and they show promise so I have analysed the mistakes and will go back and have another go, eventually I will get it right and put them in a comp.



I have to select 6 photos for an exhibition in August, I tend to do better in competitive exhibitions than straight comps.
Cos comp judges are all superb techy photographers and members of the Royal Society of Photographers, so they judge on the technical qualities of the photo rather than the aesthetic's.


In the competitive exhibitions where the public vote cos they like the piccy more then the techy aspects, I do better.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 12:19:46, 15/07/16
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On a different tack......................




This is one of my fave huts in the Lakes, we spend a lot of time here for several reasons, one is Location, Location, Location. Its only 300 metres from the New Dungeon Gill which means you have walking/scrambling /climbing straight out the hut door.


I was up there earlier this year with my walking group who had opted for camping on the Langdale National Trust campsite...........................the fools.



Unfortunately it was a wet weekend and they were having a miserable time, wet from walking going back to a wet tent on a squalid camp site so I invited them over for tea to warm up round the fire and use our drying room.


I just love the expression on peoples faces when I take them into the huts, its like one of those eureka moments when the penny drops.


Why are we paying a fortune to grub around in tents in the rain on a squalid camp site while your lording it over here for £3.00 (Three pounds) per night.


Although this hut has modern faciliites it has a very traditional feel about it, it has a superb library and its decorated with old traditional mountaineering regalia. Another reason I like it is because it makes a superb backdrop for doing still life photography.


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A lovely warm welcoming fire



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This hut is a great photo location stuffed with great still life props.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 13:23:17, 15/07/16
I hope you moved your boots before they got too hot !
I saw the photo and your opening comment (before realising there was a write up below it):- and I thought it was the hut down Langdale.
I remember quite a few years ago leaving early in the morning to nip up Jacks Rake to catch the early light and as I drove past the hut there was a guy just coming out of the front door with a mug of something in his hand. I could see the expression on his face as he saw my car and looked at me driving - as if to say 'how come you're up so early ?'
I guessed he thought that he would be the first up and about.


It was also quite funny when I'd finished and was coming down and already passed the tarn when I could see two people coming up the path towards me. We stopped to chat and they asked where I was going and what was I intending doing. When I said I'd done it and was on my way down they weren't sure if I was having them on or not.
They were early birds who had just driven over from Little Langdale and thought they'd be the first on the hill.
It was one of those days when you feel really blessed when you steal a few hours just to yourself and it makes the early start more than worth it.
We are so lucky to have all this wonderful landscape all around us.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Jac on 18:45:44, 15/07/16
I want to move in - immediately  :)
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 08:39:40, 16/07/16
I remember quite a few years ago leaving early in the morning to nip up Jacks Rake to catch the early light and as I drove past the hut there was a guy just coming out of the front door with a mug of something in his hand. I could see the expression on his face as he saw my car and looked at me driving - as if to say 'how come you're up so early ?'
I guessed he thought that he would be the first up and about.

I suspect you are thinking of the Achille Ratti It belongs to a Catholic society club, its about 50 yds from the hut in the photo and yes we are lucky to have these places on hand they are superb facilities.

I want to move in - immediately

Yes indeed we were there for a few days earlier this week its magic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 00:05:34, 17/07/16
I want to move in - immediately  :)
That's a bit rash Jac, you could have had a short period of courtship, perhaps a small engagement of several weeks, you know - just to stop the tongues wagging   :D
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 09:11:20, 17/07/16
Another selling point is its own private swimming pool!!!!!!!!!!!!

BUT

We went up last week cos its gonna be shut for a couple of weeks while a new septic tank is installed...........
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 09:36:26, 17/07/16
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Another change of subject, we visited the Coniston area a couple of days ago and pulled into Yew Tree Tarn en route.

Found some superb water lilies could not resist taking a quick snap................
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: PeakRambler on 11:53:48, 17/07/16
YES

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My son when he quickly mastered to balance his kayak against the downforce of the Afon Tryweryn, Bala
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 11:33:53, 20/07/16
Yes canoeing is a sport that has made leaps and bounds over the last few decades.


I can remember bumping into Galen Rowell in the Karakoram in Pakistan. He was telling me about an exped he had organised on the Braldu within minutes of launching the canoes 2  of the worlds top paddlers had been drowned, the trip abandoned. Fast forward to the noughties and my mates are booking up to go on commercial canoing holidays to the same place........unreal!!!!!!!!!!


I think its due to the artificial  canoe runs like Holme Pierpoint and the Tees Barrier where the youngsters can develop superb skills in a safe environment right from starting the sport.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 13:26:14, 20/07/16
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A born showman


Have been meaning to visit Appleby Horse Fair for years, it's a fascinating event to experience.


Nowadays its more an excuse to gather than trade horses, and gather they do. Somewhere around 15,000 gypsies and/or travelers descend on Appleby. They were camped along the highways by the hundreds, their horses tied or pinned up, their ornately decorated wagons intermingled with modern camper trailers.

To top it all off, another 30,000 or so of their closest friends and spectators like us added to the mix, CHAOS, in the 'best possible taste'.

The first thing we noticed was a heavy RSPCA and Police presence I would hate to have been paying the overtime bill, 'ang on a minute we are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As we got closer you could hear horseshoes clacking on tarmac as the guys and gals used the mainstreet as an impromtu harnessed 'sulky' racetrack.

We made a mistake of cutting thro a ginnel, interupting a deal, 20's unrolled from a huge wedge, we got sly menacing looks.

At 10.00 in the morning the guys had been breakfasting on Carlsberg special brew, that 9% stuff that tastes like parrafin, now at 12.00 it was starting to take effect and some of those sulky dragsters were getting reckless.

The mood was changing fast 1t was kicking off, time to go................


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Some superb riding skills


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This really does look like good fun



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From the horses mouth




Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Mel on 19:30:37, 20/07/16
Sorry but the skewbald horse in the second pic looks terrified and out of it's depth.  The bridles, bits and halters are in poor condition, poorly fitted and rusty.  The final pic clearly shows the horse wanting to be anywhere but near it's handler.
 
There's a reason for the high RSPCA and Police presence at the Appleby Horse Fair.
 
I find these pictures distressing  :(
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 20:19:59, 20/07/16
Sorry but the skewbald horse in the second pic looks terrified and out of it's depth.  The bridles, bits and halters are in poor condition, poorly fitted and rusty. The final pic clearly shows the horse wanting to be anywhere but near it's handler.
 


I would be the first to admit I know nothing about horses or tack, as we took these photos we were stood amongst several RSPCA officers who are supposed to be familiar with equine care. We put our trust in these guy's and drop coins in their box's, they got at least as good a view as us yet seemed quite happy with the procedures.


To a layman like myself all the animals I saw looked healthy BUT as I say I know nuthin.............


There's a reason for the high RSPCA and Police presence at the Appleby Horse Fair.
 


There certainly is, when we got home and heard the local news it had kicked off, a lot of trouble and arrests later in the evening........................
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 20:38:34, 20/07/16
I think your timely retreat was a good idea. I'm not sure the guy in the dark jacket (last photo) is looking askance at you or as a reaction to the guy with the pony. Either way he looks a little uneasy.
Did you capture these photos as quick shots or did you ask for permission to take their photos ?
Some people can be very touchy about having a photo taken  :knuppel2:
Interesting shots all the same.


On the Friday - 3rd June we stopped off at Kirkby Stephen on the way to the Lakes and the town was very busy with people congregating. It was even busier on the '66' returning on Sunday evening - plenty of 'action' and not just a little glad to get clear of it.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 08:06:00, 21/07/16
The showman and the girls were posing for the cameras, the horse trader picture was a snap tele shot from a long distance its also been cropped, the reason for the black and white's is because there is a lot of bright orange safety barriers lining the road that dominated the color versions.


I don't think people were to bothered about photos several film crews about 'n' every man and his firkin had cameras, whether they be DSLR's, compact's, phones or vids.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 13:50:15, 21/07/16
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East Ridge of Stickle Pike marked on the left Jacks Rake to the right


I love being able to walk out of the back door of my accomodation straight onto the hill.....

So today we are going to do the Picco Harrison Integrale.

Starting from the road you get 1400ft of scrambling to the summit of Harrison Stickle, the highest point of the Langdales. Without hardly any descent en route.
A good contender for the best mountaineering day out in the Lakes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fron the hut we approach the Langdale pikes via Lower Scout Crag very popular with outdoor school groups and today is no exception. Scramble up the descent route then up to Upper Scout Crag where the join the approach to the South Ridge of White Gill Crag a long grade 2 ** scramble.


We top out and contour round the head of White Ghyll,  hearing voices we spy a couple of climbers below us on Route 1, a severe in White Ghyll crag, ironically the route we did on out last visit here.


Onward we traverse across to the crowds at Stickle Tarn to join the main stoned moterway up to Harrison Stickle for a couple of hundred metres. The East Ridge of Harrison Stickle now towers above us, in many ways its the mirror image of Jacks rake BUT its slightly harder and much quieter, across the way we can see the ants crawling all over Pavey Ark where we get our route to ourselves.


At a cairn we hanger Left and skirt the toe of the buttress falling from the summit.
Our route follows a series of grassy ramps until we are forced onto a rock ridge completely covered in rough volcanic nodules. This pleasant section with superb friction curves up to  a grassy rake below a steep wall split by a left facing slanting gangway (the crux).


All to soon we reach the summit, our original intention was to go over to do the West Ridge of Pike o'stickle a grade 3** route but the weather is threatening so we cut our losses.


I hate the stoned footpath down to Stickle Tarn, in fact I hate most stoned paths, so we traverse across to Pavey Ark and descend Jacks Rake, late in the day with imminent



Once again Langdale provides another great sporting day out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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The initial wall starting the East Ridge of White Ghyll Crag


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Climbers visable on the Left in White Ghyll


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High on East Ridge of Harrison Stickle




Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 14:48:50, 21/07/16
Great stuff MWM - love these photos.
The last time I was in White Ghyll it was a really hot day (like some this week) - the heat was so intense and with no breeze it was like a cauldron.

Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Jac on 15:03:48, 21/07/16
That's a bit rash Jac, you could have had a short period of courtship, perhaps a small engagement of several weeks, you know - just to stop the tongues wagging   :D

S/he who hesitates .................................. ^-^
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 15:39:19, 21/07/16
S/he who hesitates .................................. ^-^
You're incorrigible  ;D
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 15:58:56, 21/07/16
Great stuff MWM - love these photos.
The last time I was in White Ghyll it was a really hot day (like some this week) - the heat was so intense and with no breeze it was like a cauldron.


Waste not want not................
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 16:13:44, 21/07/16

Waste not want not................


Gordion Knot (spelling may be wrong, in which case ..... Laugh not )  ;D    
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 16:27:14, 21/07/16

Gordion Knot (spelling may be wrong, in which case ..... Laugh not )  ;D  

At least you didn't forget me knot
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 16:32:37, 21/07/16
When my Son was going through his 'Mosh' phase - one of his favourite bands was " Slipknot ".
He never saw the funny side of their name but if he had shown less Haste ..... he may have appreciated why I thought it was funny.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 16:42:10, 21/07/16
He never saw the funny side of their name but if he had shown less Haste ..... he may have appreciated why I thought it was funny.


Or...........................Perhaps not.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 16:45:55, 21/07/16
 ;D ;D


 :-X
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 08:45:26, 22/07/16

Gordion Knot (spelling may be wrong, in which case ..... Laugh not )  ;D  


That's the way I remember it spelt, twas on such a day 'as hot as cauldron' I climb my first 'very severe' lead on Gordian Knot. Can't remember the names of many of the climbs I did after so many years but that one sticks in my mind.
Thanks for the jolt of nostalgia.
The end of the old Whit Weeekend was the end of those hot days in the lakes for me. It became soviet remembrance day and cried thereafter.


Climbed in vibram soled boots, had yet to discover PA's, no chalk >:(  but the rock was so hot the sweat off my fingertips lasted a fraction on a second.


Happy days.



Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 09:26:15, 22/07/16
Fabulous BWW, glad our exchange reminded you.
Isn't it amazing that years later the memory of touching the rock still remains ! 
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 13:59:57, 22/07/16
Nostalgia is us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!







Gordion not in big boots or even bendy boots is a good effort O0
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 15:08:19, 22/07/16
H has been nattering about visiting the Lavender fields for ages, all those memories,  endless fields of purple spreading across the french countryside.ahhhh........


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Purple fields stretching out towards a distant horizon


Fast forward............. we decide to do a walk that visited the renouned Yorkshire Lavender centre.

Well advertised as a major attraction, we had seen leaflets on show in all the main tourist outlets,we picked up our leaflet at Sutton Bank. It looked good, well worth a visit, photos showed  extensive fields of purple reaching out to the horizon.

So on arrival we were shocked to find a small garden centre with an extensive cafe/shop area full  and only half an acre of lavender parked on a hillside.

I consulted the leaflet it definitely showed distant fields of Purple BUT now they were a suspicious paler shade of GREEN.
We had a walk round the shop/cafe, it was doing a roaring trade, dissapointed as I was  I  had to take my hat off to the owners craft.

By importing most of the products from Europe, backing it up with creative advertising and a few photoshop skills they had managed to attract thousands of visitors to a tiny garden centre in a backwater of Yorkshire.................Pure Genius.


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Small but perfectly formed


Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 15:19:10, 22/07/16
It's not that I'm old-fashioned or out of touch - but why I feel so disconnected from a lot of the present 'culture': As so much of it is  b u l l s...ted  out of all proportion with reality. Everything is just hype  >:(

Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 07:54:07, 23/07/16
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Am loving the evening walks, last night we were out and we saw a strange sight, The light was fading after a dissapointing sunset as we walked along a straight country lane.

In the distance we could see two birds in some sort of mating ritual, as we got closer we were shocked to find two cockerills locked together in what looked like a bloody duel to the death.

They were going for each other hammer and tong the only respite was when we got to close they would pause walk away then start again.

They eventually shot off into a field to continue their spectacular battle in private............


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Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: barewirewalker on 12:06:57, 23/07/16
Fabulous BWW, glad our exchange reminded you.
Isn't it amazing that years later the memory of touching the rock still remains !


Funny isn't, the memory of a hot day on White Ghyll was recalled by your exchange but not till I was actually writing the post the memory of those small sweaty fingerprints disappearing before my eyes came back.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 18:38:27, 24/07/16
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The River Aire flowing thro the Dark Arches under Leeds station complex....


Where do you all go on a wet Sunday in the hills?


I had heard many rumours about the mysterious Dark Arches under Leeds city station, a rare chance to get a glimpse of the Victorian heart of the city.

A couple of weekends ago the weekend weather forecast was naff so we decided to jump on a train to Leeds and do a city walk for a change. One of the places we wanted to visit was the Dark Arches.

They were formed in the mid 1800's when several railway companies amalgamated and found the solution of merging railway stations meant building Arches over the top of  the river Aire and several main thoroughfares.

Allegedly it soon became of the places to be avoided as it was frequented by idlers, criminals and loose women who would lure their customers into secluded spots among the workshops and small businesses, only for them to be joined by a male companion who would beat and rob the unfortunate and unwary customer.

Recently it has been sanitised as part of the Granary Wharfe modern cafe scene, a shopping centre, car parks and a hotel BUT its still a cool place to wander round..................
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 08:22:55, 27/07/16
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Probably the best scramble in the Peak District easy access above the road

Looking back at my notes I had not been to the Peak District for ages so we decided to go down the grit for a few days.

Our des res accomodation is a climbing in Froggatt village amongst the wealthy commuter and weekend holiday cottages, we arrive late afternoon and as usual we get it to ourselves today.


After tea we walk straight up the hill behind the hut to Froggatt edge and spend an evening on the gritstone, its pure joy, physical excercise watching the sun go down, don't come no better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Next day we decide to go across to Castleton to do a scramble/walk. Now they have put parking meters in its starting to get very difficult to park for free in the Castleton area nowadays. If I go there at a weekend in future I will be parking half way round the circuit.


The route.......Starting up Elbow Ridge then dropping down diagonally to do Matterhorn Ridge, these 2 are probably the best scrambles in the Peak District. We then go across to Mam Tor, Rushup Edge then drop down to Eldon Hill Quarry before joining the Limestone Way footpath down and past the amazing Peveril Castle.



One of my fave walks in the Peak District.


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Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 08:32:28, 30/07/16
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Penghent and Crummockdale in the evening sun

This summer we have been spending some time in the Yorkshire Dales partly because the weather had been unreliable in the Lakes and Wales and partly because we have found a brill hut to stay at.


Over the weeks at £5.50pppn its become a bit of a home from home for us...........


Its quite an amazing place originaly it was aquired as a golf club hut but that fell thro so it has amazing views almost like one of the old country estates.

I find summer far to hot for walking in the midday sun on these lowland hills so we have been taking advantage of the conditions by going sport climbing on the cool north facing crags such as Fordale even dabbling with some caving another great way of getting out of the heat.

Then returning back to the hut for an early tea before taking advantage of the late nights by going for an evening walk.
This was one such walk we did round the Norber erratics, we went onto onto the area nr Long Scar overlooking Crummackdale with Penyghent as a backdrop.

In the evening sun it looked stunning, I was quite taken with this area so not suprisingly many of our evening walks after this featured Moughton Scar from some direction.


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Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 11:55:54, 31/07/16
Once again big thanks to all who have supported the last three photo posts.

The next question is what do you do with your photos, I don't know about you guys but I have tens of thousands of photos stored and backed up gathering dust, some are naff some are ok.

BUT

Each one of them has its own story of some outdoor related event whether it be birding, trainspotting, scrambling, climbing, bouldering, flowers, vintage cars, ice climbing,  canal walks, city Walks, wild camping in fact anything that gives me an excuse to go walking.

So yes variety is still the name of the walking game for me, this is my way of trying to use my photos......
Hopefully there will still be a little bit of something for everyone...... if anyone wants to contribute feel free....



Once again the photos have started to fall of this post so its time to shut it down...........



As above the object of this post was to use my photo backlog too generate a bit of variety to the forum so there would be a little something for everyone with an interest in walking.


Subjects covered:-

Skye Ridge walk, Walking in Sardinia, Sea Canoeing in Sardinia, Lake District Landscapes, Bouldering at Brimham, Ilkey Landscape, Rannock Moor Landscape, Scottish winter mountaineering, Walking in Shropshire, Munro Bagging, Scottiash Island Landscapes,, Vintage Cars, Welsh Landscapes, Geology, Walks in the Yorkshire Wolds, Canadian Wildlife, Urban Landscapes, Classic Rock Climbing in the Lakes, Blue Bell vistas, Scottish Ridgewalking, Live music, Seascape photos, Ornithology Photos, Walks in London, Pie eating, Architectural photos, Gritstone Landscape, Hunting photos, Sea cliff climbing, Subterranian walking, Natural History, Train Spotting, Breaking News stories, Poppy Fields, Mountaineering in the USA, Scottish Rock Climbing, Walking in the North Yorkshire Moors, Walking in Northern Scotland, East Coast Landscapes, Photos of my 'Shed of the Year', White water Kayaking, Gypsy horse fair photos, Scrambling walk in Langdale, Lavender Landscapes, Action animal photos, Scrambling in thr Peak District and finally walking in the Yorkdhire Dales.



Once again big thanks to all who have contributed or supported the last four photo posts.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 12:16:13, 31/07/16
Thanks for taking the time & trouble MWM - I certainly enjoyed the variety and associated stories.
I especially liked the Arran series which has inspired me to look at this as a location for some adventure.


Hope to see some more - whenever you are able  O0
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: PeakRambler on 18:57:02, 31/07/16

Probably the best scramble in the Peak District easy access above the road

Looking back at my notes I had not been to the Peak District for ages so we decided to go down the grit for a few days.

Our des res accomodation is a climbing in Froggatt village amongst the wealthy commuter and weekend holiday cottages, we arrive late afternoon and as usual we get it to ourselves today.


After tea we walk straight up the hill behind the hut to Froggatt edge and spend an evening on the gritstone, its pure joy, physical excercise watching the sun go down, don't come no better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Next day we decide to go across to Castleton to do a scramble/walk. Now they have put parking meters in its starting to get very difficult to park for free in the Castleton area nowadays. If I go there at a weekend in future I will be parking half way round the circuit.

The route.......Starting up Elbow Ridge then dropping down diagonally to do Matterhorn Ridge, these 2 are probably the best scrambles in the Peak District. We then go across to Mam Tor, Rushup Edge then drop down to Eldon Hill Quarry before joining the Limestone Way footpath down and past the amazing Peveril Castle.

One of my fave walks in the Peak District.

AS soon as I saw the first photo, I thought Winnats Pass

Lovely photos.
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 19:06:38, 03/08/16
Thanks guys
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 17:46:19, 15/08/16
Just testing some links in HMTL

Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: Innominate Man on 00:53:42, 16/08/16
Just testing some links in HMTL


We are receiving you Houston (Beep) !
Title: Re: Every walking photo tells a story
Post by: midweekmountain on 13:18:43, 04/09/16
Just testing some links in HMTL