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Update for April

As for most of you we are in lock-down so no hill walks for me, but in this time I feel that I need to do an update on what our plans are and what we are doing. The Plan As you know we were planning to do Kili in September 2020, but partly because … Continue reading Update for April →

Speed Hike Peak District

Recently we climbed Lose Hill (476m or 1,562ft) in 1:50 to put that into some perspective we normally climb it in 3:30. Here are some pictures hope you enjoy! On the approach to the mountain (with a sheep!) Some daisies Hydration is very important Overlooking the valley The first steep bit of the climb! Mam … Continue reading Speed Hike Peak District →

Hypoxic Test

In preparation for Kilimanjaro I was lucky enough to take the hypoxic challenge test. What is that you may ask? A hypoxic test is where you are put in a chamber where the oxygen is lowered by 25%, and my blood oxygen level was being monitored by a professional, I normally have a blood oxygen … Continue reading Hypoxic Test →

Scafell Pike

We set off very early bound for Seathwaite with ABSOLUTELY NO! Idea how hard it would be... We thought it would take 7 hours well WRONG, it took 9 hours!!! It was SO hard compared to Rushup Edge (which i did a post about)by that i mean it was like 3x the difficulty, on Scafell … Continue reading Scafell Pike →

Woodland Camping

In preparation for Kilimanjaro we went camping last week in our woods, had a great time there slept in a tent, overall a fantastic experience. Set up my own area blew up my thermarest shoved it in my bivi and then goes the sleeping bag!!! The day was about 24 degrees centigrade but very cold … Continue reading Woodland Camping →

Lake District 8th April-10th April

In training for Kilimanjaro we went to the Lake District, more specifically Buttermere (north western lakes) we stayed in Dubs Hut Bothy, on Tuesday we stayed the night there. We started at Honister car park by the Y.H.A, my dad carrying 39kg and i carrying 15kg. On the way to the Bothy in the car … Continue reading Lake District 8th April-10th April →

Let the training commence….

Off to the Lakes for training, also doing Scafell Pike (3,209 Feet) and Haystacks (1,959 Feet) in the next couple of months.

About Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro is the highest freestanding mountain on earth, also one of the seven summits. We will be attempting the Lemosho route, we will be on the mountain for 8 days total. We will hopefully be there in September 2020 the average temperature is 21 degrees Celsius in the Rain-forest zone (6,000ft to 9,200ft). The mountain … Continue reading About Kilimanjaro →

Rushup Edge Hike

We were out for just over 4 hours in the beautiful Peak District, we went up Rushup edge. It was five and a half miles long. We climbed Mam Tor then walked along the ridge line to The Lord's Seat the views were spectacular !!!! Starting Point End of the Broken road overlooking CastletonUp the … Continue reading Rushup Edge Hike →

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