Monday, March 10. 2008
Take the weather with you...
TWO of the Lake District National Park Authority's senior figures got a taste of the rigours of life as a fell top assessor on the icy slopes of Lakeland's third highest peak.
(WestmorelandGazette: Original Article)
Work starts on longest mountain bike trail
Work has begun on the longest
purpose-built mountain-bike trail in the Lake District at the Whinlatter Forest Park, near Keswick. (WestmorelandGazette: Original Article)
purpose-built mountain-bike trail in the Lake District at the Whinlatter Forest Park, near Keswick. (WestmorelandGazette: Original Article)
Sunday, March 9. 2008
City Breaks: Who lived in a house like this? Use your imagination
Walking on glass, above a void, is an uncertain occupation. No matter that
the thick plate is designed to take the weight of many, you veer towards the
walls between which the glacial floor is suspended.
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Saturday, March 8. 2008
El Salvador: Somewhere over the rainbow
I'm walking through nature's mini-bar, though taking a cocktail in this heat
would be suicide. My guide, or barman as I'm tempted to address him, stops
again as we heave ourselves through the viscous floors of the ascending forest.
He plucks a spindly white plant out of the ground.
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Wednesday, March 5. 2008
Students vote green with their feet
The numbers of students cycling and walking to the Lancaster University campus has almost doubled in less than two years according to University surveys.
(WestmorelandGazette: Original Article)
Cycling instructors needed
TWO hundred cycling instructors are being sought in Cumbria to deliver the new Bikeability scheme, the successor to the old Cycling Proficiency Certificate.
(WestmorelandGazette: Original Article)
Call to fell walkers to help rescue high routes
A CALL has gone out to Furness fell enthusiasts to help rescue some of the best-loved high routes in the Lake District.
(WestmorelandGazette: Original Article)
Podtastic new accommodation in Eskdale
Pods, which are set to revolutionise the way people camp, will arrive on Eskdale Camping and Caravanning Club Site in Cumbria in time for the new camping season.
(WestmorelandGazette: Original Article)
Biketreks sponsors Fred Whitton Challenge
It is a great honour for Biketreks to offer main sponsorship to The Biketreks Fred Whitton Challenge. (WestmorelandGazette: Original Article)
Keswick Mountain Festival set to go
THE future of Keswick Mountain Festival looks brighter and stronger than ever thanks to increased support from local brewers Jennings.
(WestmorelandGazette: Original Article)
Need a last minute gift - buy a footpath
OUTDOOR enthusiasts struggling for last minute Christmas present ideas can buy a piece of path in a bid to mend the fells.
(WestmorelandGazette: Original Article)
Christmas on the tops
SCALING the rugged heights of Helvellyn on Christmas Day might not be many people's idea of festive fun, but for one Ambleside man it is all in a day's work.
(WestmorelandGazette: Original Article)
Bequest helps renew footpath
AN ANCIENT Coniston mining track that has been pounded by the feet of hundreds of Lake District walkers has undergone a £6,500 restoration.
(WestmorelandGazette: Original Article)
Fell rescue support
EMPLOYEES of Delta Fuels, in Kendal, will be putting something back into the community over the next 12 months by raising funds for Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team (LAMRT).
(WestmorelandGazette: Original Article)
Ramblers Llanelli visit French twin
The ties of Franco-Welsh friendship have been strengthened with a group of Llanelli Ramblers spending a week walking in
(Walkmag: Original Article)
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