The Pennine Way

The Pennine Way is a national trail which follows the Pennine hills, the backbone of England. Like all backbones its contour is far from smooth: it contains some fierce hills which challenge your feet, lungs and imagination. It also offers you the opportunity to experience the beauty of Northern England in a way which will always be denied to the car passenger or the day tripper.

Blencathra: the people’s mountain…

Blencathra: the people’s mountain…

What do you do to celebrate climbing to the top of one of the UK’s most iconic mountains? Take a selfie?  Buy a T shirt…capture the moment by cracking open that bottle of champagne you’ve carried up the mountain with you?