Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England. It’s only slightly taller than the surrounding peaks, but popular with walkers due to being the tallest. You can hike to the top, no climbing gear is needed beyond good boots, though walking poles are a big help. The approach to the top is across a loose …
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Mountain! Ben Nevis 2014
Just a quick look around the top of Ben Nevis in summer 2014.
He asked one simple question. Her answer blew his mind
Enough with the buzzfeed style clickbait titles. Yay!
Eclipse chasing
Can you really be an eclipse chaser if you’ve only actually chased one eclipse? My chased eclipse was August 1999 – south west England. Back in the mid 1980s I had a book of fascinating astronomical facts, it listed the dates of upcoming eclipses until the far-off Year 2000. I decided that I’d see that …
Bugger.
I can’t honestly claim to to have been a massive fan of Terry’s writing – I’ve not read all (or much of it) – Robert Rankin was always more my cup of Tea (or pint of Large). That said I am a massive fan of the man himself and I’ve met many good people, some …