You'd think I'd have learnt after the first 8 times

I'm doing the Keswick to Barrow again this year, and once again it's for the St. Giles Hospice.  This year the organizers are insisting on on-line sponsorship, so if you feel like sponsoring me, go here.

Longest walk so far this year has been 14 miles, along the old Stafford-Shrewsbury line.  Next weekend the target is 20 miles, using the Trent & Mersey Canal towpath.

2013 by month

As last year this is as recorded by my GPS (upgraded in February to the nicer 3500 model).

What happened in July? A case of a bout of the lurgi (I even missed a beer festival) and user error operating the GPS...

September 2013

Early September I had a short holiday in the Lake District, stopping at Keswick.  Three days walking, rain on two of them.

First up, Friar's Crag and Castlerigg:

Next Buttermere and Hay Stacks:

Final day: around Grange Fell:

K2B Photos

It's a little late to try and write up this year's K2B so I'll just post some of my photos

Between the start and Thirlmere, showing the start of the rain.  Note that in early May there is still snow on the hill sides.

 

Grasmere.  Both the 10 mile mark and the warning about Red Bank.

Looking down on Elterwater

K2B 2013 (summary)

12 hours 18 minutes, about 8 hours thoroughly wet.

Pictures here.  The lack of pictures between 13 miles and 35 miles is due to me trying to keep the camera dry.

This year to date

So far it has been Cannock Chase, The Wrekin, the canals between Rugeley and Stafford and one trip out to the Roaches when it looked like Spring was on it's way (ha).  I should be doing longer distances by now (20 miles scheduled for next weekend), but the weather isn't helping.

New toy

I got a new GPS unit.  Bigger screen (for my failing eyes) and the full 1:50,000 OS map for Great Britain (my precious).