To kick off February to an adventurous start, a group of 9 of us planned a trip to explore the Cumbrian mountains, basing ourselves at the YMC hut nestled in the Copper Mines Valley in Coniston. On Friday morning, me and Grace were lucky enough to be able to set off from Bristol bright and […]
The plan was simple; go climbing. Guide books were looked at and routes identified. It was going to be awesome…WE were going to be awesome. I was so excited to be going to the Lake District with other psyched AMC members. I was going cragging!! However, our adventure was to be of a different kind….. […]
“I’m too old to sit in a campsite cooking on a gas stove, we have to go somewhere we can get a meal indoors.” So shifted the plan for our annual reunion from Wales (pubs for household groups only) to the Lakes. And the obvious venue was Coniston. I only ever seem to go to […]
The weather forecast for this trip made unpleasant reading to say the least and only the keenest and hardiest of souls were dedicated enough to make the drive to the George Starkey Hut in Patterdale where we were staying! Those who were able to get to the Lakes on Friday morning enjoyed the best of […]