LETTERS
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Ahalf day on Blencathra
We love hearing about your (half) days in the hills. Here’s one reader’s account of walking above the clouds in Lakeland...
It was a lovely, sunny but cold and frosty day so a walk with views was demanded. Travelling to our parking spot we went through several patches of thick mist. Taking the gently sloping route via Blease Fell to the summit of Blencathra, the views opened out with some wonderful cloud inversions, predominantly Derwent Water when we looked south. The ground on the summit was frozen solid so we skirted round Atkinson Pike. We headed off in a westerly direction to another summit point that Wainwright described as the “type that only appeals to sheep”. You have guessed correctly: it was Mungrisdale Common! The ground here would have benefited from being frozen, but it was not. To complete the circuit, we then followed the track on the eastern side of Glenderaterra Beck to head south, taking a few minutes to look down on the spoil heaps and ruinous waterwheel pit of the Glenderaterra mine.
TGO: Three Generations Outdoors
We hear from a recent subscriber about her father who inspires both her outdoor pursuits and her new reading habits
I grew up appreciating time in the outdoors, thanks to my parents, who regularly took my sister and me to the Peak District. I still go hiking with my dad – and not just because he treats me to a slice of cake at the end of a long walk! It was on such a walk that he spoke of reading TGO back when it first launched.
Being outdoors resets and relaxes me.
It’s made me stronger both physically and mentally. I’ve walked distances that I hadn’t considered before, and hiked in all weathers.
I’ve become more resilient as a result. I have children of my own now, and we head outdoors when we can. One lunch break, I was missing my outdoors fix so I picked up a copy of TGO and decided I should probably subscribe.
March’s issue was my first as a subscriber.
Still getting over a winter cold, I was feeling very sorry for myself.
Reading about the Stiperstones reminded me I’d been looking at visiting Shropshire, and I’ve now started planning a family weekend away.
I’ve no doubt TGO inspired my dad all those years ago to further explore the mountains. As a kid, I remember a photo of him at the top of Tryfan and thinking one day I would do that. For my 40th birthday I not only reached the summit, b
