The joy of working as a Mountain Leader is not just having the privilege of sharing one’s love of the outdoors with others but also to use the experience as an opportunity to encourage people to reflect on matters important to them. I recently guided 3 people on a hike which involved ascending Helvellyn via …
I recently completed a Mountain Leader Qualification assessment: an intense, physically and mentally exhausting five days in the Cumbrian fells with two nights out in high winds and sub zero temperatures. We were continuously assessed on our navigation; both day and night, in all weathers and mostly off path, as well as group leadership and …
High, much higher than one can imagine The soaring skyline of Pike O’Stickle Ablaze. Fire-set rock alive again With percussive blows, little by little Rough cut quarry men, rough out axes of greenstone Volcanic tuff exposed in time lost land. They are at one with the stone, names unknown, Everything to hand, everything by hand. …