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Skylark Mountain Adventures
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Wednesday, 1 August 2012. Day two in the bag! 125 miles in 8 1/2 riding hours. Great weather and great views cycling up Glen Coe. I made a school boy error and had boxers under my shorts. why didn't anyone tell me this is a bad idea? Im going to have a sore arse now for the rest of the week! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Paddle Pedal Hobble Report. Day 4: The bike stage is now complete, after the m. Day 3: Cycling from Kilmarnoc to Sleagill. A toug. Day two in the bag! View my complete profile.
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Skylark Mountain Adventures: Paddle Pedal Hobble Report
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Saturday, 25 August 2012. Paddle Pedal Hobble Report. After three months of training the car was packed and loaded with bikes, paddling and running kit at our meeting point in Sleagill, near Penrith. On 29. Chris and Al at the start of PPH. Arriving at Neptune’s Staircase (a set of locks at the start of the Caledonian Canal), the start of the six day charity event, Al and I headed into the unknown. Had we trained enough? Was it going to be six days of fun or six days of pain? By this point Al had made me...
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Skylark Mountain Adventures: April 2011
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011. Lead Climbing Course 24th-25th April. Topics covered included placing runners, building belays, escaping the system abseiling and more. Here is Ruth happy with her belay and ready for Lead Climbing. Day 2 Lead Climbing. Ruth topping out after cruising her first lead climb Black Hawk Traverse. Ruth happy after her first lead climb. Well done Ruth top effort. A fantastic two days on Stanage in the sun, great climbing and great company! Tuesday, 19 April 2011. A fantastic view to be ...
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Skylark Mountain Adventures: Paddle Pedal Hobble - Day 1
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Sunday, 29 July 2012. Paddle Pedal Hobble - Day 1. Following many months of training and preparation we have finally started our challenge - Paddle Pedal Hobble. At 19:15 29th July 2012 we started paddling from Neptunes Staircase in Fort William. The old canoe will do us proud I'm sure. The weather looks okay - just a few showers (and midges to contend with)! Pictures to follow tomorrow. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Paddle Pedal Hobble - Day 1. View my complete profile.
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Skylark Mountain Adventures: August 2012
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Saturday, 25 August 2012. Paddle Pedal Hobble Report. After three months of training the car was packed and loaded with bikes, paddling and running kit at our meeting point in Sleagill, near Penrith. On 29. Chris and Al at the start of PPH. Arriving at Neptune’s Staircase (a set of locks at the start of the Caledonian Canal), the start of the six day charity event, Al and I headed into the unknown. Had we trained enough? Was it going to be six days of fun or six days of pain? By this point Al had made me...
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Skylark Mountain Adventures
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Wednesday, 1 August 2012. Day 3: Cycling from Kilmarnoc to Sleagill. A tough day had by all due to strong winds and heavy rain, and the hilly nature of the route. My backside has got some good blisters, but only 42 miles cycling to do tomorrow. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Paddle Pedal Hobble Report. Day 4: The bike stage is now complete, after the m. Day 3: Cycling from Kilmarnoc to Sleagill. A toug. Day two in the bag! 125 miles in 8 1/2 riding hour. View my complete profile.
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Skylark Mountain Adventures
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Thursday, 2 August 2012. Day 4: The bike stage is now complete, after the most hilly day of three with 1200 metres of climbing in 42 miles. We felt good so ran 15 miles which took in Pen Y Ghent and Fountain Fells. Good weather all day. Getting an early night ready for a tough 28 miles tomorrow! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Paddle Pedal Hobble Report. Day 4: The bike stage is now complete, after the m. Day 3: Cycling from Kilmarnoc to Sleagill. A toug. Day two in the bag! View my complete profile.
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Skylark Mountain Adventures: July 2012
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Sunday, 29 July 2012. Paddle Pedal Hobble - Day 1. Following many months of training and preparation we have finally started our challenge - Paddle Pedal Hobble. At 19:15 29th July 2012 we started paddling from Neptunes Staircase in Fort William. The old canoe will do us proud I'm sure. The weather looks okay - just a few showers (and midges to contend with)! Pictures to follow tomorrow. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Paddle Pedal Hobble - Day 1. View my complete profile.
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Skylark Mountain Adventures: Winter Skills Course 25th-26th Feb 2012
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Thursday, 8 March 2012. Winter Skills Course 25th-26th Feb 2012. On the 25th February we started the Winter Skills course heading for Aonach Beag. The weather wasn't very kind to us and gave the group some tough conditions to deal with in the form of strong wind and rain. Despite that the whole team got stuck in and learned lots of new skills for moving around on the snow. Si demonstrating how to cut a bucket seat. Si and Chris demonstrating belaying technique. Kim grabbing her ice axe before breaking!
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Skylark Mountain Adventures: January 2011
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Monday, 10 January 2011. After heading up North expecting a week of bad weather we were very pleased to find the weather forecast was wrong! For the first part of the week headed for the Cairngorms. Caff leading the 2nd pitch of Pot of Gold V 6 * *. 3 hours later we had a home for a night. A perfect ice pitched roof! The second half of the week we headed over to Glen Coe. For more great climbing and fantastic weather! Chris Guest leading 1st pitch Scabbard Chimney V 6 * *. Saturday, 1 January 2011. I cam...
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