The story of yesterday’s adventure begins about a year and a half ago when I was just starting out on my challenge. I was at work one day chatting to Brad and we were talking about Jack’s Rake, a scramble up the side of Pavey Ark, right above Stickle Tarn. Brad was surprised that I’d … More #55: Stickle Tarn

Today it rained. And rained. And rained. I spent most of the day pootling around Keswick with Angela but before I went home I decided I wanted to squeeze in a swim. The fact that the rain was hammering down actually made me want to swim more – I love swimming in the rain, there’s … More #54: Little Tarn

Woohoo, I can swim again! If you saw my last post (or if you’ve heard me moaning for the last 3 months) you’ll know that so far this year I’ve been unable to swim because of a minor operation on my foot. But a few days ago I was given the all clear and yesterday I … More #53: Boretree Tarn

I feel I should start this post with an explanation. The sun has been shining, the weather is glorious – and I’ve not been swimming. Not once. But there is a reason… at the start of May I had a minor operation on my foot. Nothing too major, but I’m not allowed to get it … More #52: Toby Tarn

I’ve had Carl Side Tarn in the back of my mind for a while now. A longish walk in for a tarn barely a millimetre long on the map. I really wanted to get it done – mostly just to get it out of the way to be honest – so this morning when Ben … More #51: Carl Side Tarn

I can’t believe I’m still swimming! We’re well into October now but the weather is holding (although there is definitely an autumnal chill in the air now) and I’m still really enjoying the swims. For the last few weeks I’ve been very conscious with every swim I’ve done that it could be my last one … More #50: Rydal Water

The weather forecast for yesterday involved big black clouds and raindrops and looked very grim. But I decided to go for it anyway and was so glad I did. Although it was raining when I left Alston it had pretty much stopped by the time I got into the Lakes and it held off all … More #48 & #49: Wythburn Head Tarns and Harrop Tarn

The sun is still holding out, even as September fades away (where on earth did the last month go?) and the red and yellow tints appearing in the trees are reminding me that the cold weather is on its way… so once again I felt I had to make the most of the glorious sunshine … More #47: Cunswick Tarn

I was so sleepy when I woke up this morning (I was up until about 3.45am to watch the supermoon lunar eclipse) that I nearly stayed in and had a rest day. But the sun was shining so brightly outside my window and the thought that we may not get many more sunny days this … More #46: Little Langdale Tarn

Yesterday afternoon Izi and I set off for Kentmere. It was beautifully sunny and warm and the drive over was lovely, taking us through lots of little lanes, with views over the surrounding fells and covered by dappling trees. Once we were off the A6 the journey was pretty slow thanks to the narrow roads, … More #45: Kentmere Tarn