"coas****ch" wrote in message ... Ok, I know someone is going to say " the best exercise for walking is to go walking", but I cant get out in the country every day. I cant do jogging because I...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-11056399 -- Sandy Saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk 'Mountains or Mole Hills, summiting still brings the same excitement!'

coas****ch wrote: Ok, I know someone is going to say " the best exercise for walking is to go walking", but I cant get out in the country every day. Plenty of walking to be done in less rural environments. I cant do jogging because I have problems with my knee joints Good IME to build up...

I see the Welsh now want £4.00 for a day's parking in the Nant Peris Car Park, LLanberis. IIRC parking there was free in the past. The car park was almost full the day I found this out. It was also difficult to find a roadside parking place this August. Maybe I was trying to late in the...

Wasdale Head Inn, Cumbria I know the reasons, long term manager retired for personal reasons, owner made poor appointment, micro brewery departs, beer not paid for etc Anybody been in during the last few months, are things looking up or down? -- Mike

Any ideas or suggestions welcome. I've always found a stepper machine by far the best non-walking exercise most suited to improving fitness for walking. Chris

Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill is an interesting but remote hill in the far north-west. It's not easy to get to, and not even easy to find out about, because it's spread over three OS maps (9, 15 and 16) with no overlap, so it's hard to see the shape of it; in the end I gave up and got an OS...

My wife and I are going on a trek to the Anapurna sanctuary at the beginning of October. Can anyone offer any useful advice on the best clothing & other gear for such a trip. The trek is about 2 weeks long. Any other tips for visiting Nepal gratefully received. This will be our first time...

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In article 6edc17e4-9cb9-41e1-a4cf-241597a7caf4 @l20g2000yqm.googlegroups.com, says... HI I'm looking for a decent backpack (surprise present) for my daughter after she did so weel in her exams. I've looked on a href="http://www.go4awalk.com"go4awalk.com/a, a...

Kendonaggysarky wrote: HI I'm looking for a decent backpack (surprise present) for my daughter after she did so weel in her exams. I've looked on a href="http://www.go4awalk.com"go4awalk.com/a, a href="http:// www.outdoorsmagic.com"Outdoors Magic/a and lots of other sites but ...

I've recently returned from a trip to Bulgaria which included some hiking in the Rila Mountains. Highlights were the seven Rila Lakes (day 2) and the ascent of Mount Musala (day 4), at 2925 metres the highest mountain in the Balkans. Photos at: http://www.lakedistrictwalks.com/rila/ John D. --...

"Adrian" wrote in message ... Hello All Myself and 2 others will be ascending Tryfan and Bristly Ridge on Saturday. Arter that will will be heading right towards the Glyders. We plan to down...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-10976191 No surprise ............ but not only the summer ....... or The Lakes. -- Sandy Saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk 'Mountains or Mole Hills, summiting still brings the same excitement!'

Hello Looking for suggestions for a base for about a week to do day walks. Back in April we self catered in Settle and were spoilt for choice for day walks either from the town or a short bus/train ride. Not massively long walks, for example we did each of the Three Peaks on separate...

As a followup to my post last week about the tent sale at F&T, and after I bought mine, they've lopped another twenty quid off the TN Laser Comp - it's £140...

Folks, Field and Trek may not be the poshest place to shop, but they've got a decent sale on tents at the moment (amongst other things). PLUS - until midnight on Sunday, there's an extra 20% off everything. I've just picked-up a Terra Nova Laser Comp for £160. (Most places list it at £280).

Are walking t-shirts really that unfashionable? I've worn out two now (sadly consigned to that collection of favourite trusted gear that is no longer usable but you don't want to throw out, with long history and happy stories attached). I've had a quick go through two magazines (tgo & Trail) and...

Coincidently, in today's newspapers there are proposals to charge motorists a mileage charge to use roads and to charge walkers £1 each to walk up Ben Nevis. So if motorists have to pay to use all roads as suggested, why should walkers not pay for all footpaths and land they use? The same...

On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:03:51 +0100, Gordon H wrote: We had a border collie which followed us for a mile or two in the Yorkshire Dales, and worried about it, until it finally turned and headed back the way it came. Some dogs just like company, and...