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JUST WALKING LAKES

LOSING MY MOUNTAIN MOJO – AND HOW I GOT IT BACK.

The story of how I fell out of love with hill walking and the part that the Lake District played in helping me rekindle what had been a life-long passion.

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JUST WALKING LAKES

MY RELUCTANT CONVERSION TO PEAK BAGGING

Where I confess to having been wrong to resist the challenge of completing Wainwrights 214 fells for so long and try to convey the sense of satisfaction and unexpected joy in finally ticking off all the summits in his books.

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JUST WALKING LAKES

Nice 2CU, C2C Nice – or is it?

I examine the curious phenomenon of Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Walk.

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LAKES

A LAKELAND LOVE AFFAIR.

A life changing walk reveals a wonderland on my doorstep…….. and I escape from the Scouts to explore it.