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Jun 183 min read
We did it! An update.
I'm now 3 weeks on from finishing the Pennine Way on 26th May and a little later than I'd planned for a fundraising update...the money...
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May 273 min read
Home
To quote Sam Gamgee at the end of ‘The Return of the King’, ‘Well, I’m back’, to which I’d add, ‘home’. Home. What a great place to be!...
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May 264 min read
Day 14/15 Byrness to Kirk Yetholm?
The short version. I DID IT! 😆 The longer version. First off apologies. As I suspected there was no prospect to post last night with no...
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May 243 min read
Day 13 - Bellingham to Byrness
Well, the good news first - it didn’t rain…all day. And I actually sat down made a cup of tea, ate and took in the view. The bad news is...
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May 233 min read
Day 12 - Somewhere near Caw Gap (Hadrian’s Wall) to Bellingham
I’m tempted to say, just read yesterday’s entry again to cut down on the repetition. But if you want more detail…there was more of the R...
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May 223 min read
Day 11 - Alston to somewhere near Caw Gap on Hadrian’s Wall.
Yes, I’ve made it to Hadrian’s Wall! 😀 I don’t really know what to say about today beyond that it was absolutely, unequivocally awful....
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May 213 min read
Day 10 - Dufton to Alston
This morning was beautiful as you can see, leaving Dufton around 7am and trying to out run the midges by heading for the hills for...
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May 202 min read
Day 9 - Middleton-in-Teesdale to Dufton
That was a long day - almost 21 miles and as usual the last 2 were the longest and hardest of the day. We started off just after 7am...
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May 192 min read
Day 8 - Tan Hill Inn to Middleton-in-Teesdale
What a difference a few hours make. After such a beautiful evening the morning was cold, foggy and misty. We were pretty much sat in a...
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May 182 min read
Day 7 - Hawes to Tan Hill Inn.
What a stunningly beautiful day! We left Hawes around 7.30 and headed up towards Great Shunner Fell which we umade before 10.30 with a...
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May 172 min read
Day 6 - Horton-in-Ribblesdale to Hawes
Somewhere a few miles before Hawes (view from, above) I passed the 100 mile point. 100 miles walked from Derbyshire to North Yorkshire....
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May 162 min read
Day 5 - Gargrave to Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Hmmm. What to say? That was the hardest day for me so far. It started so well with breakfast with Sue and Nick and a packed lunch to go,...
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May 152 min read
Day 4 - Ponden to Gargrave
Seems a bit bonkers to think that was already day 4. I’m refusing to calculate how many more that means there are. One day at a time, and...
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May 142 min read
Day 3 - Blackstone Edge Reservoir to Ponden Mill.
I feel like I should start with a few photos from yesterday seeing as there was such limited capacity to upload anything in the middle...
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May 132 min read
Day 2 - Crowden to Blackstone Edge Reservoir (and a little bit further)
We did over 20 miles today and almost 1,100 metres of elevation. In short I am knackered. We’ve pitched up under some impressive cliffs....
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May 122 min read
Day 1 Go! Edale to Crowden 17.5 miles
My goodness! That was a day, and a hot one. I feel like I’ve been in a tumble drier on hot setting for a good amount of the day. And such...
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May 112 min read
Ready, steady…
Well, I am on the start line in Edale, ready to go first thing tomorrow morning. But be honest I’ve made a bit of a false start and done...
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May 62 min read
PW minus 5
It's 5 days until I set off from Edale in Derbyshire on my journey north along the Pennine Way to Kirk Yetholm in Scotland. Today's...
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Mar 113 min read
Why am I hiking 268 miles?
Exactly 2 months to go before 'launch day' from Edale in Derbyshire! Excited? A little. Nervous? A lot! In fact, as the reality is...
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Mar 111 min read
Training is underway...
Well, the training has started. A quick trip to Malham in the Yorkshire Dales and Rydal Water in the Lake District this weekend meant I...
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