#wmnhike

[0101001101010011]

Today my legs carried me far. Considering 13.5 miles is the most I’ve ever ran, and today I think I managed 20 of the 28 miles running rather than walking over coastal cliffs and in at least 22 degree heat, I’m quite astounded at myself! Monitoring my water + salt levels was key with the heat, and I’m not usually good with that but for this trip I really considered each day, including trail mix bags. We’ll see what tomorrow brings when I do actually have to carry my 20kg+ backpack 13 miles before running/walking another 11 all on a coastal path. Yet, I got myself into it and it’s a fun challenge. I am now more than happy to add #trailrunner to my moniker. Maybe not a #marathonrunner yet but over hills and dales, it ain’t bad! ••• #trailrunning #clevelandway #wmnrun #adventurequeen #wmnhike #longdistancewalking #northyorkshire #whitbybeach #personalchallenge #runningchallenge #ringofsteele #hardmoors #getyourlegsout #icamefromoverthere (at Whitby)

#trailrunning #adventurequeen #marathonrunner #personalchallenge #longdistancewalking #clevelandway #wmnhike #whitbybeach #ringofsteele #icamefromoverthere #trailrunner #wmnrun #northyorkshire #getyourlegsout #hardmoors #runningchallenge

[0101001101010011]

So here we go. DAY 1: Successful Saltburn to Robin Hood’s Bay. Fun trail, lots of towns to break it up and use as food points, family time and probably 20 miles of it ran. ••• #trailrunning #northyorkshire #runyorkshire #trailrun #longdistancewalking #ultrarunning #northeastcoast #northeastengland #clevelandway #wmnrun #wmnhike #goforit #keepgoing #Run1000miles #adventurequeen

#longdistancewalking #goforit #trailrun #clevelandway #wmnrun #northeastengland #run1000miles #runyorkshire #ultrarunning #northeastcoast #adventurequeen #keepgoing #northyorkshire #trailrunning #wmnhike

[0101001101010011]

3000ft in 2 miles from Swirls and then POP you’re on the summit. Would’ve been a total anti-climax had it not been for the little scrambling on snow in the cove. ••• #helvellyn #helvellynlowerman #cornice #snowonthetop #lakedistrict #lakedistrictmountain #stridingedge #aprilhike #wmnhike (at Helvellyn)

#lakedistrictmountain #helvellynlowerman #aprilhike #cornice #stridingedge #helvellyn #snowonthetop #wmnhike #lakedistrict

[0101001101010011]

"Are you having fun?" "Yeah, I'm on me way to a party - the Last Munro Party!" ... A conversation with a Cumbrian man in a Wasdale Mountain Rescue anorak I'd seen a few times on the ridge. What I'd missed was open people, ones actually willing to engage. So many less hello's than in other regions. That and lack of sheep was a disappointment. But for a Saturday, it was very quiet up there; true that no one goes to Scotland. ••• #buachailleetivemor #saturdayhike #whereareallthehappyhikers #drinkingmisoupamountainwarmsthesoul #scottishhighlands #glencoe #lochaber #viewfromuphigh #wmnhike #womenwhohike #westhighlands #stobdearg #stobnadoire #stobcoirealtruim #stobnabroige

#saturdayhike #scottishhighlands #stobdearg #wmnhike #whereareallthehappyhikers #stobcoirealtruim #buachailleetivemor #drinkingmisoupamountainwarmsthesoul #stobnadoire #glencoe #stobnabroige #womenwhohike #lochaber #westhighlands #viewfromuphigh

[0101001101010011]

I climbed up that Coire, and beyond ••• #stobdearg #buaichailleetivemor #whitehoos #nicedayforaclimb #getoutdoors #wmnhike #coirenatulaich #scottishmountains #glencoe #lochaber #scottishhighlands #thehighlands (at Buachaille Etive Mòr)

#whitehoos #getoutdoors #coirenatulaich #thehighlands #stobdearg #buaichailleetivemor #scottishhighlands #scottishmountains #lochaber #glencoe #nicedayforaclimb #wmnhike

[0101001101010011]

By the time I'd made it to the middle of Crib y Dyssgl, the clouds had come in and no longer could we see the route. Eerily we carried on, not being able to see where we'd come from or where we were going, even over the few stumps we still had to scramble up. ••• #cribyddysgl #garneddugain #snowdonia #cloudcover #wherearewe #somewhereinwales #dramatichikingphotos #cairns #windywales #wmnhike (at Garnedd Ugain)

#cloudcover #wmnhike #snowdonia #cairns #dramatichikingphotos #somewhereinwales #windywales #garneddugain #wherearewe #cribyddysgl

[0101001101010011]

Me and the ridge. Somehow made it up the Goch's wall. No way to get off now. ••• #scramblinglife #cribgoch #feelingexposed #notsoreadyforthis #snowdonianationalpark #snowdon #windywales #wmnhike #getoutdoors #butnotnecessarilysoridicouslyhighup (at Crib Goch)

#scramblinglife #snowdon #getoutdoors #butnotnecessarilysoridicouslyhighup #notsoreadyforthis #snowdonianationalpark #windywales #cribgoch #wmnhike #feelingexposed

[0101001101010011]

I'm gonna work backwards. I'm currently sat with a hot coffee, wearing clean socks and the absolution that I have for the time being fulfilled my need for thrill-seeking and pushing myself to the limit. I was jubilant, this photo is not a lie. I was looking out at Crib Goch / Crib y Ddysgl in disbelief that I had just scrambled it. Barry, another kind fellow I befriended, took this photo of me with the Cribs behind. He helped me on at least two occasions where I'd blocked myself in and couldn't see the clear route, so thank you again Barry for guiding me. Maybe I'll spot you in London someone and get you a cuppa. I do have enough self-taught technical skill, agility and ability to be calm under pressure ... but I didn't fully enjoy that climb. Nevertheless, Pyg track was crammed with kids so I decided to do the horseshoe and climb the three summits of Y Liwedd to get down rather than the easy route. 7 hours after setting off from Pen-y-Pass I was down and was definitive that it was enough for now. • • • #cribgoch #cribyddysgl #garneddugain #snowdonhorsehoe #snowdonsummit #scramblingridges #feelingexposed #thatwasatoughie #wmnhike #ineedacuppa (at Snowdon)

#garneddugain #cribyddysgl #ineedacuppa #cribgoch #snowdonsummit #wmnhike #scramblingridges #feelingexposed #snowdonhorsehoe #thatwasatoughie