Blog posts

Scrambling with bivvy gear - Alps training!

Posted by Sam Harrison on June 24, 2013 at 13:51.

 Hill walking

bivvy lake district pinnacle ridge scrambling

A two-day walk from Patterdale to Burneside, via Pinnacle Ridge and a night on Stoney Cove Pike.

Exploring the hills of south Wales

Posted by Sam Harrison on June 20, 2013 at 13:29.

 Hill walking

black mountains brecon beacons

Three days and four nights in the Brecon Beacons, with some fantastic weather and great walks.

Bank holiday weekend in Galloway

Posted by Sam Harrison on June 4, 2013 at 08:34.

 Hill walking

galloway southern uplands

An extended bank holiday weekend trip with the Club to the Southern Uplands.

The Mourne Mountains

Posted by Sam Harrison on May 20, 2013 at 11:25.

 Hill walking

climbing ireland mournes multi-pitch

A week away in Northern Ireland, exploring the fantastic Mourne Mountains.

Warton Upper Crag

Posted by Sam Harrison on April 16, 2013 at 12:12.

 Mountaineering and climbing

climbing trowbarrow warton upper crag

Climbing in and around the Warton area, including Trowbarrow and Warton Upper Crag.

A week in Snowdonia

Posted by Sam Harrison on April 9, 2013 at 21:22.

 Hill walking

ml snowdonia tryfan

The week of my ML assessment saw some of the best winter conditions Snowdonia has seen in years. Typical!

Snow, in Snowdonia!

Posted by Sam Harrison on March 20, 2013 at 15:32.

The Southern Cairngorms - a wilderness paradise

Posted by Sam Harrison on February 27, 2013 at 23:09.

 Hill walking

backpacking ben macdui braemar cairngorms hutchinson memorial hut

Backpacking in the Southern Cairngorms; a two-day expedition staying outside the Hutchinson Memorial Hut.

First time around the Kentmere Horseshoe

Posted by Sam Harrison on February 25, 2013 at 14:03.