northern pies

This is a personal blog mainly to do with hillwalking things but with other stuff as well.....maybe the odd rant..

Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Another Birkett Bagged – Capple Howe

Three years and a month ago, I went through the 40mph area at Brough at 52 mph. This resulted in a trip to Penrith on a speed awareness...

Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Money for Mind – How is it going?

I’m just off up the Borders for a couple of days for a family booze-up small but bijoux celebration and, in view of a projected lack ...

Sunday, 26 January 2014

Over the Tops to Rookhope and a Message for Alfie

Me and the Dawg did the reccy for this DCC guided walk the other day and found some footpath issues detailed in the previous blog post. Th...

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Footpath No.10 Westgate (Slit Wood)

Yesterday, me and superpooch walked the route of next Saturday’s Durham County Council guided walk which is a 9 mile route from Westgate ...

Sunday, 19 January 2014

Whinlatter Birkett Baggings

Bruno recently pointed out that I had somehow missed a couple of Birketts in the Whinlatter area – one Graystones – the Birkett top, not t...

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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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