After blogging about my antics in the the Lake District this year, my friend Hannah has been inspired to get outdoors and explore the countryside. She has been working hard to improve her fitness and has challenged herself to climb England’s fourth highest mountain, ‘Skiddaw’. She has never climbed a mountain in her life, soContinue reading “The Jurassic Way”
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EBC Day 14 – 31st October 2009
I was woken in the early hours by a dog constantly barking for a solid 10 minutes, I managed to doze off shortly only to be woken again by a monk banging a gong at the monastery. I looked out the window to see two dogs being chased by a couple of horses around theContinue reading “EBC Day 14 – 31st October 2009”
EBC Day 13 – 30th October 2009
The tiredness from the excitement and intensity of the last four days and the Oxygen rich air at 4410m, made me sleep like a log; I was away as soon as my head hit the pillow. I slept right through to 0630hrs, when I decided to treat myself to a fully body baby wipe wash.Continue reading “EBC Day 13 – 30th October 2009”
EBC Day 12 – 29th October 2009
Although the ascent up Kala Patthar was tiring, it was not on the scale of Gokyo Ri. It was bitterly cold when we left at 0700hrs and two members of the group opted to stay behind, as they had caught a stomach bug that was doing the rounds. It didn’t last long, roughly 24 hours,Continue reading “EBC Day 12 – 29th October 2009”
EBC Day 11 – 28th October 2009
We had a lot of ground to cover today so by 0600hrs we were on the trail. I had slept really well and found I no longer have headaches or difficulty breathing the thin air. I had finally acclimatized to the altitude. Getting to Gorak Shep (5140m) the last stop before EBC, was easy going.Continue reading “EBC Day 11 – 28th October 2009”
2022 Keswick Adventure
At last the Keswick Beer Festival has arrived, after it’s two year hiatus due to the Pandemic. This is my annual pilgrimage to the Lake District, that starts off a week of drink and hill climbing. We zipped up the M6 Friday 3rd of June to arrive at the log cabin we had rented forContinue reading “2022 Keswick Adventure”
EBC Day 10 – 27th October 2009
Well the stop at ‘The Green Valley Lodge’ will be one I unfortunately will not forget. It was appalling; by far the worst teahouse I had encountered on the entire trip. There was only one long drop toilet catering for over a hundred guests. It was so bad no one used it and opted toContinue reading “EBC Day 10 – 27th October 2009”
EBC Day 9 – 26th October 2009
I woke fully rested with no headache and felt at this point the fittest I had been since starting the trek. By 0600hrs we were out walking up towards the Cho La Pass. It starts out very much like Scafel Pike, back home in the Lake District, with hidden and false peaks. I was goingContinue reading “EBC Day 9 – 26th October 2009”
EBC Day 8 – 25th October 2009
By this point trekking at high altitude in such a remote part of the world, you quickly learn to adjust and cope with the little annoyances that you experience. For example, as mentioned earlier in my blog series, there is no hot water for showers and you wash by baby wipes. This presents a uniqueContinue reading “EBC Day 8 – 25th October 2009”
EBC Day 7 – 24th October 2009
The summit was the most difficult and challenging experience I had ever undertaken. We left the warmth of our beds at 0400hrs in the dead of night. I had every layer possible on, except for my down jacket as I knew once I started walking I would be too hot in it. I only tookContinue reading “EBC Day 7 – 24th October 2009”
Stu's Camino 