Tag Archives: summit
Lakeland Inspiration
Lakeland Inspiration Living in the Lake District, I am lucky enough to be able to run from the back door of my house … Continue reading
Family Finale
Family Finale – 214 summits in 214 days We’d always planned to climb the last Wainwright together as a family, and Ash wanted … Continue reading
Buttermere Beauties
Buttermere Beauties – 214 summits in 214 days I’d been saving the Wainwrights around Buttermere for the final long run in my 214 … Continue reading
Breakfast on Blencathra
Breakfast on Blencathra – 214 summits in 214 days House martins flashed above the young bracken shoots, white rumps shining in the morning … Continue reading
Bakestall for Dessert
Bakestall for Dessert – 214 summits in 214 days Time is something I’m going to be short of in the next couple of … Continue reading
Late Home
Late Home – 214 summits in 214 days I wanted to do something special for the summer solstice, our longest day, though the … Continue reading
Highs and Lows
Highs and Lows – 214 summits in 214 days Mist hung over the valleys around Derwentwater, prickly thistles marking the rounded summit of … Continue reading
Taste of Scotland
Taste of Scotland – 214 summits in 214 days The forecast for late morning was for thunderstorms and lightening with localised flash flooding, … Continue reading
Map Memory
Map Memory – 214 summits in 214 days I knew I must have had one beer too many last night, as when I … Continue reading
Small is Beautiful
Small is Beautiful – 214 summits in 214 days It was cold last night in my makeshift bed in the back of the … Continue reading
Back On It
Back On It – 214 summits in 214 days I couldn’t resist the siren call of Wainwright bagging. With a good forecast, I … Continue reading
Wild West Night Out
Wild West Night Out – 214 summits in 214 days Late spring snow has hampered my Joss Naylor Challenge preparations, much of the … Continue reading
Late in the Langdales
Late in the Langdales – 214 summits in 214 days Appalling weather over the Bank Holiday weekend forced us to make our way … Continue reading
A Lucky Horseshoe
A Lucky Horseshoe – 214 Summits in 214 Days Thick, dark grey cloud hung over the tops like a blanket. It didn’t … Continue reading
Tale of the Kentmere Trail
Tale of the Kentmere Trail Staveley is where it all began for Lakeland Trails, way back in 2004. This year marks the 15th … Continue reading
Breakfast Run
Breakfast Run – 214 Summits in 214 Days I had no appetite when I got up. It was so early. A strong … Continue reading
Long Run Home
Long Run Home – 214 Summits in 214 Days I was the only one on the bus. Understandable really, as it left Kendal … Continue reading
Days like this
Days Like This – 214 summits in 214 days There was ice on the windscreen, ruling out Kirkstone Pass, so I’d have no … Continue reading
Three Little Beauties
Three Little Beauties – 214 Summits in 214 Days Living and working in the Lakes sometimes means finding yourself in areas seldom visited. … Continue reading
Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen – 214 summits in 214 days All my best adventures start in darkness. When this one started at 4.30am this morning, … Continue reading
Scale and Polish
Scale and Polish – 214 summits in 214 days I had my first appointment today with my dentist and long time running friend, … Continue reading
Three before Tea
Three Before Tea – 214 summits in 214 days A family day. Swimming at Holgates near Silverdale in the morning, Claire watching from … Continue reading
Late for Lunch – 214 in 214
Knowing I was going to be getting up and away in the pre dawn darkness brought back childhood memories of Christmas. I got … Continue reading
High on Helvellyn – 214 in 214
It took an age to get to Grasmere. I kept on having to stop and get out to take photos of the sunrise, … Continue reading
Foolishly Fabulous – 214 in 214
It was a stupid idea really. I’d badly sprained my ankle only a few days ago, and hadn’t even managed a run since. … Continue reading
Poetry in Motion – 214 in 214
I knew it was going to be my lucky day when the front seats were free on the top of the double decker … Continue reading
Fetching the Van – 214 in 214
I’ve got Joss Naylor to thank for the inspiration. I was flicking through his biography “Joss” and came across a piece about his … Continue reading
Windy Weather Window – 214 in 214
Here in the Lake District, the weather has been absolutely shit for the last week. Heavy rain, gales and even more rain. Last … Continue reading
Seven Snowy Summits – 214 in 214
It was a gorgeous sunny morning, with blue skies. I started thinking about a Wainwright run for this afternoon, after work. I packed … Continue reading
214 summits in 214 days
A couple of years ago, in 2016, I came up with an idea for a personal challenge. To run all 214 Wainwright summits … Continue reading
Wasdale Weather Window – A Wainwright Bagging Run
I’d planned today’s Wainwright bagging adventure at the end of last week. Second guessing weather maps that showed band after band of fronts … Continue reading