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A quick stop at Angle Tarn before heading up between Bowfell and Esk Pike

#AngleTarn #Bowfell #EskPike #Hiking #MountainHike

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Haven’t climbed in about 8 weeks so it was so good to get on some real rock for some easy top rope; and soooo much sun!

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Lifted my Honda.

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Summit of Whernside this morning; a little damp up there today.

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A quick summit of Whernside; an early morning start let me avoid most of the hail and rain thankfully!

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Hanging out in front of Side Pike today; the lakes were super busy but not too many people at my favourite spot.

#LakeDistrict #Hiking

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Hanging out in the Forest of Bowland; climbing Totridge and catching some sun

#Hiking #Bowland #ForestOfBowland

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Heading up to Esk Pike, the snow didn’t seem too bad from down here. It was pretty wild at the top though.

#EskPike #Bowfell #Hiking #MountainHiking

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Some company on my solo hike up Bowfell in the snow

#LakeDistrict #Hiking #MountainHiking #Bowfell

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Heading out to Bowfell to catch some snow

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Time for some winter hiking across the Carneddau.

#Hiking #WinterHiking #MountainHiking #Mountaineering #Wales #Cannedau #Snowdonia

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@_mormaid That definitely works. Looks a bit like this:

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Heading for the mountains.

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Snow near the summit of Carnedd Llewelyn

#Wales #MountainHike #Hiking #Carneddau

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Heading towards the Carneddau this weekend and took this shot of Tryfan. Such a nice view to start the day.

#Tryfan #Snowdonia #Hiking #Mountains #MountainHiking

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V3 Not sure why this start stumped me at first; it’s not even tricky. A pinchy send though and with just a little overhang.

#Bouldering #Climbing #PrestonWall

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V4 Last problem of the session so a little bit of a struggle. Not a full send but I can reliably make this mount now - however slabs remain awful

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V4 but the route setter was like “what if all the holds were pockets?”

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A really fun V3/V4 slab, those slopers took careful body positioning but once I sent it then repeating it was easy!

Shout out to the soft saxophone mocking me as I projected this problem.

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Although I was only warming up on an easy V2, this is still one of my favourite photos of me climbing.

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