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Ian P went on an adventure
6 days ago
North Yorks Ultra Challenge 20.6.26
I’ve been working towards this for months, fretting over my ability to do it, whether I’ve got the right gear, what the weather was going to be like…it goes on and on. But today was the day and I was ready both mentally and physically, and the weather looked like…
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Ian P went for a hike
June 8, 2026
Marsden Mini Cuckoo
This 10-miler felt like a stroll after the big ones of the last few weeks. I set a cracking pace and completed it in under 3 hours. Not sure I can keep that up for the North Yorkshire Ultra Challenge which is over three times this length.
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Ian P went for a hike
May 18, 2026
A Patchwork Walk
This one takes in a few familiar routes and a new one over to Scammonden Reservoir all stitched together to make a great 15-miler.
The weather forecasts were so wrong! One said rain until 2pm, another said cloudy all day. As it was, the beginning was cloudy but by the…
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Ian P went for a hike
May 10, 2026
The Holme Valley Circular Walk
This was the one abandoned last week and despite not being fully recovered (I hear the sound of violins) today was the day. Six weeks to the North Yorkshire Ultra Challenge and this is my biggest hike yet.
Every time I’ve taken on a big trek, I’ve done this as…
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May 22, 2026
well done - Ive never walked that far!!!!
Ian P went for a hike
May 4, 2026
Man Flu!
The plan was 24 miles/4000ft ascent. The reality was this.
A weekend of coughing, spluttering, sneezing and snotting meant that the plan was out of the question. The Meltham Way is on my doorstep and I’ve never done the whole round so today was the day.
Everything was wet through…
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Ian P went for a hike
April 27, 2026
The Dove Stone Skyline
53 days to go to the North Yorkshire Ultra Challenge where I’m walking for DementiaUK.
A shorter version of this round is one of my favourite walks but to keep up the distance and ascent I extended it based on the walk by WanderingWildflower, whose website has some fantastic walking…
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Ian P went for a hike
April 20, 2026
18.5 miles/11 Reservoirs
With exactly two months today to the North Yorkshire Ultra Challenge where I’m raising money for DementiaUK in memory of my dad, it’s all getting very real. - so still trying to push the distance and ascent with every walk.
This hike took in some wonderful bits of the Colne…
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Ian P went for a hike
April 13, 2026
A Holme Valley round
You think you know a place then you find you don’t!
When I last explored the land above the Ramsden Reservoir system, Yorkshire Water had locked gates and access was denied. Welcome the Countryside Rights of Way Act which has made some stunning landscapes accessible.
I’d originally planned to do…
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April 16, 2026
Like that route. Similar to one we did last year. Need to see this underground house
Ian P went for a hike
April 7, 2026
Ben Bhraggie
Visible from nearly anywhere along the eastern coastline, the monument on top of Ben Bhraggie just begs to be visited. A 6-mile round trip taking in the lovely Golspie Burn makes for a good family walk.
Starting in Golspie the route heads straight up towards the monument, passing through Ben…
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Ian P went for a hike
April 3, 2026
Torr Leathann and Beinn Tharsuinn
Plan a walk near home and you (roughly) know what to expect. Plan one in the Highlands and it can take you by surprise.
The route is entirely pathless so excellent navigation would be required in low cloud. Thankfully, the day was clear though clouding over as I progressed. It…
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Ian P went for a bike ride
April 1, 2026
A quick blast
Using forest tracks and minor roads, this is a good sub-hour circuit in Balleigh.
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Ian P went mountain biking
March 31, 2026
A family bike ride in the Highlands
Continuing the warm ups, this was a nice 8 miler which was a good test of the young one’s stamina off road. Glad I didn’t do the 17 miler I’d planned cos his bum is mightily sore!
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Ian P went for a hike
March 30, 2026
Cnoc Fyrish
A bit of a warm up for some bigger stuff later in the week, I hope.
A simple linear walk from the car park to the summit and its folly (in unbelievably strong wind) then back down by the same path.
Four seasons in one day but that’s Scotland for…
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Ian P went for a hike
March 22, 2026
A Long Walk Home
What sort of partner takes you to a beautiful place, then makes you walk home? Mine. Well, to be fair I did ask her to.
The aim of this one was to push the distance closer to the 50k for the Ultra Challenge and also add more ascent, too.
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Ian P went for a hike
March 14, 2026
5 Reservoirs from Windy Hill
This one sought to extend the distance rather than the elevation and, as I’d done quite a challenging one last Monday, I tried not to overdo it.
The walk was pretty easy other than the bogginess which resulted in many circles trying to find the driest route.
The reservoirs nestle…
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4 days ago
Well done , fantastic achievement