Red Pike and the High Stile range from Mellbreak
Winter on Mellbreak
The path up from Mosedale is a slog. With the depth of the snow increasing with every few feet gained, the slope feels considerably steeper and longer than I remember…
Winter walking can be a mood enhancer
The winter blues
I can never decide which I love more – spring or autumn. The return of colour to the landscape in May is truly uplifting; but the kaleidoscopic hues of October…
Through The Locking Glass
In April, while much of the world was in strict lockdown, artists and writers in Cumbria were being invited to contribute to a book that would help document this unique…
Walking the Wolds
Since lockdown eased, the number of people walking in the countryside seems to have sky-rocketed. Strangely though, everyone’s flocking to the same places – honeypots such as Buttermere, Snowdon, the…
What’s the point of ‘sissy’ sticks?
“Sissy sticks!” I’d never heard this expression used to describe walking poles until I got chatting to a couple of walkers in the Lake District a few years ago. We…