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About Me
- Mike Knipe
- Crook, County Durham, United Kingdom
- I am a retired NHS Personnel person. All I do nowadays is walk about. I usually have my pet dog Bruno with me. he is Superdawg
Blog Archive
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2012
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April
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- How to Get Really Wet in the Lake District
- Hudeshope Reccy and the Crook Alps (aka Park Wall ...
- A Very Small Bit of Alan and Fran’s LEJOG – Penni...
- Pre-TGO Shakeup Pumlumon and The Anglers’ Retreat ...
- Pre-TGO Shakedown Pumlumon and Other Soggy Places ...
- And Now for Something Completely Different (Other ...
- Reservoir Reccy Wrecks Stove
- Stanhope and Shittlehope Denes and the Bit In Betw...
- TGO Challenge Food and Drink (hmmm, drink….) Plann...
- Gear Review – Sinistromanual Navigation Systems fo...
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March
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- Pennine Way Bowes to Tan Hill (and back)
- North Pennine Fun in the Sun
- Tunstall Again and FP176 Trubbles
- Some maps
- Clints Crags and Caermote Hill
- Drumaldrace and Dodd Fell
- Guest Post by Superdawg – Some fields, nice sticks...
- TGO Challenge Route May 2012
- We’re off to see Bellowhead!
- More Bentley Beetham, Tea with Chrissie and Dixie ...
- Burnswark, Warbla’ and Potholm
- Waskerley and Weardale
- There May be Trouble Ahead (reprise)
- Bentley Beetham meets Hannah Hauxwell
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February
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- Berghaus Akka Down Vest from Simplyhike.co.uk
- Yet Another Teesdale Trundle
- Dawn Launched on Isaac’s Tea Trail Followed by Fro...
- Warning: Bad Language Alert!
- Routine stuff – Rookhope Burn, Simonside Hills, An...
- Pieblog Milestone and Adopt-a-path stuff
- Rookhope Reccy and Pennine Way Bowes Loop
- Pieblog Gets Stuff Sent
- Crowds on the Tees
- Sleeping With Gas Canisters – A Cheviot Backpack w...
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January
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- My First Walk
- Hunstanworth Hobble – A Tale of Two Chimneys
- Pennine Way Teesdale to Baldersdale
- Pennine Way Weekend in Teesdale
- A Bit of Buttermere Birkett Bagging and a Pork-bas...
- Big Pup on the Haute Route
- Sunny Walk to the Border
- Cold Fell… where it was cold actually…
- Tunstall Signs say “Look, Just Pack It In Will Yer...
- Looking In To Holes
- A Shivery Border Walk – Reccy Sans Specs
- There may be trouble ahead……
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April
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Binsey and the Skiddaw 6 - *Sunday 15th April* *13.6 miles* *5100 feet of ascent* *Lake District* 7am Bewaldeth > Binsey > Overwater Hall > Whitefield Wood > Peter House Farm > Whitew...
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Read on! - The write up for my "TGO Challenge 2012 Strathcarron to Braidon Bay (Well, it started off that way...)" is available on the right. Any corrections/addition...7 hours ago
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TGO Challenge 2012 – A reflection - I’m sitting in the sun updating my blog. The weather has been sunny and hot for the last week and it’s almost too hard to remember how miserable it was du...9 hours ago
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My cover photo - I'm feeling a bit chuffed today. See the photo below, I took it in March last year when I was having a four day walking holiday in Thurlby, Lincolnshire. N...
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A Postcard From Timperley! - [image: Sue - back on Domestic Duties] Well, I’m busy slaving over nearly 1000 photos taken during the past two weeks, whilst Sue trundles around the gar...
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Thursday 24 May - Beinn Bhuidhe - (This post has been put together in bits and pieces so apologies if it is a bit disjointed.)The most western top of the long ridge running eastwards to Beinn...15 hours ago
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Balmy nights on the hills and filming for Karrimor - Crikey! The weather aint half been funny in recent months, eh? Only the other week it was windswept with snow in places and now it's like the height of...
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Blackbird Nest - TBH was pruning a shrub in the garden. She lopped of a branch and….ta-da! The kids were very excited. Well, actually they weren’t the only ones. TBH stoppe...2 days ago
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Challenge 2012 Weather - So many people who we met complained of horrendous weather. The number of drop-outs was the highest ever seen (53 out of just over 300). Yet our experience...2 days ago
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The West Highland Way - Before - It's a great feeling; the grass has been cut; gentle, reassuring words delivered to the spuds, shallots, rhubarb and the rest; the house is tidy and hoov...
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Feet First: I’m Not a Pheasant Plucker . . . - SO I’m sitting at work doing my job – which consists of creating and editing the national news pages of The Northern Echo and one or two other things – whe...3 days ago
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DARTMOOR PERAMBULATION (part one) - 'BASE CAMP' AT EAST OKEMENT FARM*I got back from the BPC Dorset Group's* *Dartmoor Perambulation late Sunday afternoon. * *This was the first multi day bac...
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The Pennine Way – The Musical - I know how daft this will sound to all you IT minded people out there, but we only just discovered Windows Movie Maker a couple of weeks ago. Almost imposs...3 days ago
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pennine way calamity - It started here... ...And ended here. And this is what happened in between... On the first day as I was crossing Featherbed Moss my right foot found a...
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Pumlumon Fawr – a night on the roof of Mid Wales - As I turned off the mountain road towards the nature reserve at Glaslyn I noticed that the verges surrounding the entrance to the track was full of parked ...5 days ago
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Running on empty............. - There was a slight hint that things might not go as planned - my Neoair burst and deflated, leaving me trying to sleep on Louise's lounge floor......I repl...5 days ago
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Wet, wet, wet. - The Cambrian mountain area has always been a popular spot for me. After my recent foray in to the area with Mike, (northernpies.blogspot) My interest in t...
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Wetherlam - *Saturday 12th May. Wetherlam from Tilberthwaite.* Yesterday evening we were told by a local farmer that tomorrow was going to be a fine day. You have t...1 week ago
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Lingmoor Fell - Saturday and not working, and it's reasonably sunny, so we head for Chapel Stile and Lingmoor Fell. Previous visits have all been from Blea Tarn side so...
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Brown Hill Barows - Saturday 12-5-12 parked at the end of the track to Whelpstone Lodge SD 76875 59502 up to the trig with views of Penyghent and Inglebourgh looking...
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THAT'S IT! I'M OFF - So, that's it. *All packed!* And as usual, far far more that I will ever need *UNLESS! * *I am off to get the train to London* *To get the Tube to E...
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TGO Challenge Kit List - My brain hurts: This has been a challenge all in itself. I blame Louise. She started it, Miss! Well, she started the spreadsheet / weight thing. I had r...
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Some peaks, pubs and a broken tent: - *A backpacking trip in the Yorkshire Dales with good company and enhanced with good wild camps.* Terry informed me that Andrew was waiting for us to co...
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A Long Walk on the Isle of Skye (Part 5) - *Day 6* * * Loch Sligachan to Portree I was up and off early this morning, and immediately missed the path to the road end at Peinchorran. Instead, I ended...
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My computer ist Kaput - and I am not minded to replace the bugger. I write this in the library with all the other silver surfers. The smell of pee and Werthers Originals is overpowe...3 weeks ago
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CPRE and wind farms - I was glad to see in today’s Sunday Times, that CPRE ( The Campaign to Protect Rural England) is taking a much stronger line regarding the siting of wind f...3 weeks ago
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Deerstalker 2012 Run – A Muddy Romp - I finally returned several years after running the first Deerstalker 5k, this time talking Traci into running it with me. Watch the video above for an idea...4 weeks ago
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Knoydart 2012 - Last year I visited Knoydart for the first time on a trip organised by our friends Steve and Elaina. We stayed in the fantastic Knoydart House luxury acco...
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Another excursion to our favourite field - A walk doesn’t have to be a major expedition, I’ve found. A simple stroll up the hill to our favourite field can lay the foundations for a lovely afternoon...1 month ago
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Kilmeston Circular via Beacon Hill - *Saturday 25th February 2012* OS Map Explorer 132 - Winchester, New Alresford & East Meon Car Parking ref: SU589258 Distance: 7 miles approx. (photographs...3 months ago
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Taking a break 2 - In a week when i re-adjust to life generally in 2012 as an armchair photographer, I am sitting here at my kitchen / dining table dreaming about nostalgi...
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Glastonbury Abbey - The ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lie close to the centre of the town. The abbey was founded in the 7th century and was one of the most important early r...
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Castle Tioram, Moidart - We've really been enjoying getting to know this area. Moidart and it's surrounds are full of hidden gems. Castle Tioram is one of them. I apologise for ...3 months ago
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Byrness with a bit of Bog Swimming!!! - Date: Saturday, 28th January 2012 Start/Finish: Byrness Distance: 8 miles Time Taken: 6 hours (includ...
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Blow you Bugger, Blow - Thanks folks for the kind welcome back. Back from where? Ah that's another tale, and one that will have to wait awhile. For the moment - some snaps from t...
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awanderingknight – Meet the Outdoor Bloggers - Name – Ken Knight Blog – awanderingknight Twitter profile – kenknight Age – 44 Home Town – Ann Arbor, MI Where do you spend most of your time outdoors?...4 months ago
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Looks like reindeer - So we bought these trailers off eBay last month. They're cheaper versions of more expensive ones you can buy from reputable places. They're going to be O...
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Yule Pot Pourri - I've bagged up the Yule Pot Pourri today, 9 bags. Also bagged up some dried orange slices and some cinnamon stick bundles. Ready for the Christmas Cra...
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My New Food Blog - The Fatdog Broadcasting Corporation has made the decision to expand…we’ve moved into the world of food! Needless to say The Fatdog is ecstatic at this turn...11 months ago
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The stats from the walk I did on 7th March. - Here are a few details and the stats from the walk I did on Monday 7thMarch. I didn’t do this as a circular walk as I was able to get dropped off by my mum ...
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Moel Wnion and Aber Falls - Abergwyngregyn - Glyn - Moel Wnion - Afon Garn - Aber Falls - Abergwyngreyn This ascent up Moel Wnion gave fantastic views over the Lavan Sands and across ...1 year ago
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Good Things and Bad Things - Its been a while since I posted anything here. I've been so busy, and it's been so long, I forgot my password and the security questions. So I couldn't ge...
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Walk in the Howgills with One_F_In_Foreigner (Sunday 13 September, 2009) - For full details of my walk in the Howgills with One_F_In_Foreigner, please click here.2 years ago
some websites
- bill gallons north east walks
- blethering blonde
- doodlecat
- grough
- hare and hounds westgate
- http://outdoorsmanning.com
- http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk
- http://www.tgochallenge.co.uk
- lake district weather and fell top conditions
- lonewalkers diary
- mountain weather forecasts
- outdoors grub
- rambling badgers collect Y Dales 2000 foot tops
- section hiker
- simply hike on-line gear
- v-g bacpacking website and blog
- will it rain today?
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2 comments:
This takes me back:-)
Sorry about the delay in publishing, Alison - only I been walkies, see...? Anyway, yes - actually it takes me back to a barn on Earby Moor. There's three songs in this gig which I could have blogged... this just pipped the others...
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