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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 used to have my pet dog Bruno with me, (in the front page pic). he was Superdawg but he died. Then my new dog Lucky The Dog who also died and now I have Ringo the daft Border Collie.
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9 October 2025: Dalwhinnie Not-a-Backpack - On the ‘things that need checking out for TGO Challenge East purposes’, there were a few that could be incorporated into a route from Dalwhinnie. I’ve al...
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A Spell of Autumn Magic & Spooky Strolls - Tomorrow is Halloween – a night of fancy dress, lanterns, and a fair bit of chocolate – but its roots are much older, and much closer to home than you migh...10 hours ago
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Alnwick - Into August. We’d booked a few days away in Northumberland. On the day we were due to travel, the booking company gave backword, due to ‘maintenance issues...13 hours ago
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Should I put this on my blog . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . does it really matter that another innocent person has been attacked and killed? Or am I just fearmongering? Every death matte...1 day ago
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GM Ringway Trail Stage 15. Blackrod to Wigan. - *Monday. 27th October 2025.* Today saw Sheila and I making our way to Blackrod, north west of Bolton to join up with others coming a different route to hik...1 day ago
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Monday 27 October 2025 - GM Ringway Trail Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan - Our run of fine weather for our GM Ringway walks continued for this stage. Seven of us (I was joined by Sue, Sheila, Alan, Rick, Paul and Jeanette) ass...
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Outdoor Lead Climbing Course / Trad Climbing Course - Coming Up In Glengarriff/Cork - 1 Place Available - If you've ever wanted to become a self-sufficient outdoor rock climber; able to climb with graceful technique; place anchors; set up belays and climbing ...
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The Troms Border Trail A solo trek from Sweden to Norway and finnishing in Finland The Abridged version - As is becoming tradition i ran away for my birthday again this year, this time i wanted to visit Norway and Finland so the Troms border trail was chosen. D...2 days ago
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A dene, a sluice and a pond - A dene, a sluice and a pond. October 26th. A repeat of a walk we did with the Greens earlier this year, fairly short and local as the weather forecast t...
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Scene of the crime - There’s not, to be honest, much of a view from the site. The foreground is all low-growing heather and heath, with a couple of rounded heathery hills frami...6 days ago
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when you least expect it - A post about food. Since discovering Extra Extra Coarse Bulgur a few years ago, it's been a staple in my pantry. I stopped cooking with rice; I find the ...
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Can a camping pillow make you happy? - Time to swap that jacket stuffed dry bag for an actual camping pillow? The post Can a camping pillow make you happy? first appeared on Fi Darby.4 weeks ago
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HopGoblin Ceilidh, 1st November 2025 - *Supporting The Christie and The Seashell Trust:* HopGoblin and Ye Olde Vic Band again join forces as HopGoblin Big Band for a spooky ceilidh, so get you...
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Beyond the Road: - *Recollections From a European Cycle Tour.* *Part One: * A week ago, I boarded the overnight ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth. This marked the...
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Pebbles And Islay Go Nadventuring - 🐾i’s dun a little vidio of owr adventures its only 5 minits long but better than mums vidios🐾1 year ago
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11 - 17 September 2024 - Braemar - The 70 mile drive took longer than usual, mainly because of heavy traffic in Perth, but it was a pleasant journey all the same with me in the motorcaravan ...
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TGO Challenge 2022, Days 13-14, Tarfside to St Cyrus (published from a saved draft) - *DAY 13: TARFSIDE TO NORTH WATER BRIDGE* DAY 13, WEDNESDAY. RIGHT-CLICK TO ENLARGE IN NEW WINDOWDistance: 27.0 km Ascent: 150 m LOUISE & BARRY AT...
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Cateran Trail..what a gem - Day 1 Blairgowrie to Kirkmichael 24.5 km 523m ascent Day started dry but with light rain coming in & staying for most of the day, so donned the waterproofs...2 years ago
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Read Before You Buy: RAB Electron Down Jacket for Women - I absolutely love this jacket and I can recommend it to hikers and campers. Its mid-weight size and warmth makes it amazingly versatile technical jacket. I...5 years ago
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2019 in Review - April 2019 saw us celebrating our Silver Wedding Anniversary, so we hired a campervan to have an adventure in Scotland. We spent a lovely few days on a wh...
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Happy New Year 2019 / 20 - Well hello from my local village green in between Christmas and New Year. I'm still active on here although only just and wondering how many other peopl...
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Borrowdale - A few photos from a couple of days camping in Borrowdale. Many thanks to Mike for all his help. Over the last few months my Parkinson's condition has worsen...
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FOR SALE: Gossamer Gear Mariposa (Robic version) Size M + Hip Belt (Price Drop) - *Gossamer Gear Mariposa* (*Robic version*) Size *M* + Size *S* Hip Belt *FINAL Price Drop. £120 delivered UK. * *If it doesn't sell, I'll keep it, the pri...
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Come on Heart: Pennine Way Day 4, Jack in at Jack Bridge - Manchester, 5.50am This is a post about how I lost my love of backpacking and why I gave up walking the Pennine Way. Was it difficult to write? Definit...
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Kungsleden, part 1. Hemavan to Kvikkjokk. - It's late in the day and overcast as we disembark from our flight to the tiny town of Hemavan. We unwrap our rucsacs and pack the flight bags and a coup...
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Wainwrights - Low Pike and High Pike from Ambleside - From the parking in Ambleside (£7.00 and toilets not open first thing) we (Moira, Graham and Sandra) headed up the Kirkstone road for a few hundred metres...
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The Arctic Trail – Kautokeino to Kilpisjärvi pt4 (mountains and waterfalls) - The Arctic trail starts at Kautokeino in the far north of Norway and heads south for approximately 800 kilometres. It crosses into Finland and Sweden, fini...7 years ago
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Breaking Free. - Life just seem to keep on turning………ying and yang, ups and downs, positive and negative. The older one gets, the easier it is to understand and cope with t...8 years ago
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msr night glow zipper pulls - A simple and effective tent upgrade that adds less than 3g* to the shelter. They are easily installed by looping through the zip and back through the loo...
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Ecky thump...
You seem to have it sorted Mike!
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