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September 2010 Blog Posts (5)

Weekend in the lakes

What amazing weather we had for our long overdue weekend in the Lakes! ` Little Chamonix` was our goal and after waiting for the Autumn sunshine to warm the wind chilled rocks we set off en route. The first pitch proved quite daunting to me and much harder than it looked since some of the rocks were worn quite smooth in places. At the back of my mind I was trying to picture the tricky move yet to come and was feeling a little worried and rather shaky. The…

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Added by Julie Proctor on September 27, 2010 at 22:12 — 2 Comments

Roll on Winter. ( This will have you sharpening your tools!!)

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Added by Rick Riding on September 22, 2010 at 23:31 — No Comments

paragliding video in Mont Blanc range- very nice!

Thought some of you might like to see this, especially the flyers amongst us.

http://www.paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=34219

Rick

Added by Rick Riding on September 21, 2010 at 22:21 — No Comments

The Great Climb

Greetings everyone. Back from cycling in the alps a bit fitter and leaner for the coming winter!

Has everyone seen this film on BBC i Player. Its only on untill tomorrow I think, but worth a look.

see you all soon

Rick

http://beta.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ts470/The_Great_Climb/

Added by Rick Riding on September 3, 2010 at 23:03 — No Comments

Mike and Caroline en France

It’s a simple formula; drive to Dover, catch the ferry, sleep somewhere cheap and enjoy the Alps in glorious sunshine. But it rained, heavily and our remote village near Le Desert on the GR54 offered bread twice per week…and little…

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Added by Mike Chambers on September 2, 2010 at 22:00 — 1 Comment