We left our hero on the hill after he’d settled down for a short night, with the alarm set for 4am ready for the sunrise. I didn’t get...

I’ve been threatening for a while to spend the night on the hills to get the late sunset and early sunrise and Joy has been sceptical at...

Richard and I went strolling along the shores of Ullwater last saturday night, after our first (fruitless) day exhibiting at the Cumbria...

I’ll be exhibiting at the Cumbria Photography Show with my collaborator Richard on the 14th and 15th of May. It’s at the Rheged...

£7 for car parking??? I really need to get better at finding free parking in the Lake District. My plan was for Grasmere and I realised...

Perfect walking weather in the Lake District. Sparking snowy tops, clear blue sky. Actually, I’d prefer worse weather for taking good...

I need to apologise for the number of pictures in this gallery post. One of the rules of presenting your photographs is to edit...

Joy and I made the journey to Ambleside in hopes of catching the snow at its best and we weren’t disappointed. We did the very popular...

The day before my previous post I stationed myself at Little Langdale for the sunset. And a very nice sunset it was too. I used both the...

I worked hard for these shots, starting with the alarm going off at 4am so I could be in Langdale by six, in place for the sunrise. I was...

It’s getting near to the peak of autumn colour now. The lake district is wonderful at this time and between Grasmere, Ambleside and...

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Happy Place.” The theme for the this week’s Daily Posts’s challenge “Happy...

Hause Gap from Dollywagon Pike looking towards Windermere in the distance #cumbria #landscape #pentax #photography

A day for exploration among the crags of Langdale. 6 miles 741 metres ascent 6 1/2 hours Scrambling at about grade 1 View the route on...

6.5 miles 650 metres of ascent Grade II scrambling View the route on plotaroute.com Much nicer weather than yesterday encouraged us to go...

10.5 miles 459 metres ascent 6 hours View the route on plotaroute.com Although in the heart of the mountains we decided on this lower...

10 miles 1000 metres ascent 5 hours 45 minutes View the route on plotaroute.com I think this was a first time walking along Deepdale and...

12.5 miles 1158 metres ascent 7 hours See the route on Plotaroute If you plan to walk from Kentmere get there early. The tiny parking...

9 1/2 miles 830 metres ascent 7 hours 15 minutes View the route on plotaroute.com Scafell (left) and Scafell Pike (right) in the distance...

In a depressingly drear winter monday looked great. Lots of sun, cold, no wind, and the chance of snow and ice adventures. I didn’t...