Tag: #helvellyn

How I climbed a mountain with M.E

I often struggle to walk up the road. So how is it that I can suddenly hike up Helvellyn? Well, there’s a few obvious, to me, reasons why: 1) My body has endured pedalling mountain bikes up big hills every week for over 15 years, so I still have some strength from this. 2) Good… Continue reading How I climbed a mountain with M.E

Sponsored dog walk (4) -Helvellyn, part 2: We were prepared but we didn’t think this would actually happen.

Little did we know that we were going to be hit by icy cold showers and strong side winds. Oh wow, it turned bitterly cold. On went the hats and gloves, up went the hood and in poured the water…straight into my boots. Turns out my waterproof jacket wasn’t so waterproof either. I was soaked,… Continue reading Sponsored dog walk (4) -Helvellyn, part 2: We were prepared but we didn’t think this would actually happen.

Sponsored dog walk (4) – Helvellyn, part 1: We did it in what time?

The day had arrived! Forecast was a mix of showers and sun with a bitter -1 at the summit. After a short introduction to meet our fellow walkers, chat quickly turned to the weather and reassuringly everyone was well equipped with waterproofs, woollies, first aid kits, torches plus we had enough food to stay up… Continue reading Sponsored dog walk (4) – Helvellyn, part 1: We did it in what time?