by Guest Contributor | Aug 30, 2019 | Members' posts, Mountain Rescue, News
Having recently experienced two incidents in the fells, I thought it wouldn’t hurt to remind myself, and everyone else, of the respect we need to give to the mountains and high fells, and the importance of what we need to carry and how to prepare ourselves for all...
by Guest Contributor | Aug 13, 2019 | Members' posts, Race Report
Saturday 10/08/2019 This brilliant round starts and finishes at the doors of the George Fisher shop in Keswick. It takes in all the tops that can be seen from Abraham’s café window, which sits above the shop, and amounts to 30 miles and 11,000ft of ascent. The tops...
by Guest Contributor | Jul 26, 2019 | News, Race Report
I have been wanting to run the Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon for a few years now, but due to summer holidays and work commitments I have never been able to fit it in. So this year I booked on early, and I also managed to persuade my friend Josh to take part in...
by Guest Contributor | Jun 17, 2019 | News, Race Report
8.7 miles, 3494 feet The Old Man of Coniston was the first ever Munro I remember walking up with my parents. This is despite the fact that it is neither a) above 3000ft, or b) in Scotland. Having grown up North of the border, with parents who would occasionally drag...
by Guest Contributor | Apr 29, 2018 | News, Race Report
My first Lakeland race Anniversary Waltz: AM, 18.5K, 1110m Two years ago I joined Hilary (mum) and Clare on a camping trip to Braithwaite. I was aware that they would be doing a race on the Saturday so I decided I would go with them, have a little walk and watch some...
