red square moscow

red square moscow, originally uploaded by rantoutloud.

Moscow exhibition

Moscow exhibition, originally uploaded by rantoutloud.

Travel exhibition Moscow.

Runnin runnin

The Grand Old Duke of York

The extended HHR again, and down to the river side through the nettlebeds in shorts only. Overdosing on nettle stings seems a little toxic

Ingelborough and Pen-Y-Ghent

2/3 of the Three Peaks

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Running Between Meals

All this running is getting to be a habit and I can't seem to think properly unless I've been out.

River Running

Water water everywhere

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Running the Horsley Hell Run this morning was a very wet affair. The water pouring down the hill from Horsley was being funneled down the track at the end of the run into was was in effect a small river. I extended the run to the very end of the bridalway which goes all the way down to the Tyne at a place between Wylam and Ovingham.
The new fell running shoes, inov-8 Flyroc 345 GTX were a bit dissapointing.
Don't get me wrong they are comfortable and cope well with the really muddy ground, not too hard on the feet and knees on tarmac either, but under these wet, well aquatic, conditions they just filled up with water. I think that the Gortex ® lining under these conditions may be a hinderance rather than a help. I wish now I'd bought the standard version.

A69 Eastbound at Bywell

A69 Eastbound at Bywell, by rantoutloud.

Water water everywhere

The rain yesterday was frequently described as Biblical in it's proportions and not without reason. The photo here is one of a car stranded in a lake on the A69, the lights in the background are those of a police car at the head of a queue of traffic that I think stretched back about 6 miles towards Hexham.
I was on my way to collect my daughter from The Feathers a fantastic gastro pub in Headley on the Hill run by Rhian and Helen.

Horsley Hell Run Again

There's always someone worse off than you

After doing the usual run down the hill yesterday, and having to walk most of the way back up, I was relieved to do the run today with much greater determination and success. Still stopping but less frequently.
On the other hand Gary, 1st day out had a really bad time..shouldn't laugh

Scafell Pike in the clouds

Scafell Pike, uploaded by rantoutloud.

Scafell Pike in the clouds. Despite the forcast being just about OK the weather last Saturday, (30th Aug 2008), was poor, the cloud base was down at around 2000ft. That's about the height of Esk Hause, and as we climed up through Calf Cove and the boulder field that lies between Great End and Broad Crag we must have veered off too far left and got lost. Actually well and truly lost and even a little concerned after a while of wandering about. Eventually stumbling across Ill Crag, stopping for some lunch and attempting to get bearings and collect thoughts on which way to go. Even going North from Ill Crag we were quite disoriented and started to go down the path towards Gt. End before realising our mistake. There were many other people out there looking similarly lost too.
Eventually as we descended the gap between Broad Crag and Scafell Pike the mist cleared a bit to give us all confidence in our direction. Indeed after stopping for something more to eat and the remains of the coffee at the summit, on the way back down the mist cleared and we decided to take in a visit to Great End and got quite a marvelous view all round. The route back down Rossett Gill and Langdale was uneventful.
The photos here are from an earlier trip I did on a day in June which I think will have to go down as the best day of the summer.