In March 1988 Andy and I were enjoying a few days walking in a cold and frosty Lakeland. Having walked up Grains Gill from Seathwaite we were taking a break when we noticed two red clad walkers who were motoring up the path at some pace behind us. “They’re not hanging around,” remarked Andy and … Continue reading "Allen Crags and Seathwaite Fell from Seathwaite" The post Allen Crags and Seathwaite Fell from Seathwaite appeared first on Jims Walking Journey.| Jims Walking Journey
It’s always nice to start a walk straight from the campsite and Chapel House Farm has the added benefit that I can have breakfast looking up at my first hill of the day, Rosthwaite Fell. Wainwright dedicates his book on the Southern Fells, the book I’m currently walking through to “The Sheep of Lakeland, the … Continue reading "Rosthwaite Fell and Glaramara from Rosthwaite" The post Rosthwaite Fell and Glaramara from Rosthwaite appeared first on Jims Walking Journey.| Jims Walking Journey
Before starting my book by book journey through Wainwright’s iconic 214 I had climbed many of them before, one hundred and one of them to be precise. Coniston Old Man was one of those and my walking journal tells me I climbed it on Friday 14th August 1987 with a couple of other guys and … Continue reading "Three Wainwrights from Coniston Village" The post Three Wainwrights from Coniston Village appeared first on Jims Walking Journey.| Jims Walking Journey
Tilberthwaite car park is almost full when I arrive, late in the afternoon on what has been a lovely warm and sunny Lakeland day. There are a dozen or so cars and three or four vans that I figure will be keeping me company overnight. By 8pm however everyone has departed and I have the … Continue reading "A walk up Wetherlam from Tilberthwaite" The post A walk up Wetherlam from Tilberthwaite appeared first on Jims Walking Journey.| Jims Walking Journey
The day is turning into a very fine one for walking as I park in the very same spot I occupied two months ago. The sky is cloudless and eggshell blue, the sun is beaming but it’s April and the temperature is still pleasant and there is not so much as a breath of wind … Continue reading "A walk up Holme Fell" The post A walk up Holme Fell appeared first on Jims Walking Journey.| Jims Walking Journey