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Coast to Coast. (Fastpacking)

Date walked: 08/09/2010

Time taken: 112 hours

Distance: 305km

Been back almost a week after doing the Wainwrights Coast to Coast as a challenge. I carried a wild camping pack.
Day 1. St Bees to Near Patterdale 46 miles.
Day 2. Grisedale Valley to beyond Sunbiggin Tarn 31 miles.
Day 3. BY Sunbiggin Tarn to Richmond 40 miles.
Day 4/5. Richmond to Robin Hoods Bay 73 miles, done in one go apart from 1.5 hrs in tent.
Total time 4 days 15hrs 48min.
Been off work since with feet fully bandaged due to open ball of foot blisters - you get what you pay for!
Dave.

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Pendle Way

Attachment(s) Date walked: 09/08/2010
Distance: 72km
Ascent: 1935m
Comments: 2
Views: 2668


Not quite Bob Graham Round.

Attachment(s) Wainwrights: Brandreth, Dale Head, Great Gable, Green Gable, Grey Knotts, Hindscarth, Kirk Fell, Pillar, Red Pike (Wasdale), Robinson, Scoat Fell, Steeple, Yewbarrow
Hewitts: Brandreth, Dale Head, Great Gable, Green Gable, Hindscarth, Kirk Fell, Pillar, Red Pike (Wasdale), Robinson, Scoat Fell, Yewbarrow
Date walked: 12/07/2010
Distance: 60km
Ascent: 3350m
Comments: 8
Views: 10565

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Location: Lancashire
Occupation: Self Employed
Interests: Long distance backpacking, mountain Walking, Fell Running, Cycling, Ultra distance walking.
Activity: Munro compleatist
Pub: Oddfellows Keswick
Mountain: Scafell
Place: Glen Coe
Gear: Goretex Jacket
Member: LDWA, BMC, FRA, CTC.
Camera: Olympus Tough
Ideal day out: Mountain walk with scramble
Ambition: Pacific Crest Trail

Munros: 146
Wainwrights: 141
Hewitts: 125
Sub 2000: 1
Long Distance routes: West Highland Way   



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2010

Trips: 3
Distance: 437 km
Ascent: 5285m
Hewitts: 11
Wainwrights 13


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