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Corbetts and Camaraderie! Kinlochewe, Scotland (May 2025)
After being kindly collected from Inverness station I was driven the fifty odd miles to Kinlochewe Lodge. This old hunting lodge on the...
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May 29, 20253 min read


Who said walking beside a river was easy? Speyside Way (May 2025)
After an impromptu coffee break at Buckie on the east coast five of us started the Speyside Way in blustery weather conditions. Some...
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May 29, 20252 min read


Vineyards and Bluebells - Dorking to Guildford Day Walk (April 2025)
We were a small (but perfectly formed) walking group for this day walk. We set off from picturesque Dorking which is amply supplied with...
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May 29, 20251 min read


Rydal Hall, Lake District (April 2025)
Elter Water from Loughrigg Fell The weekend nearly didn't happen due to a power problem, but luckily the Rydal Hall staff had managed to...
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May 29, 20252 min read


Banavie Winter Walking Week, Highlands (March 2025)
The 2025 edition of David and Susan’s Scottish winter walking weeks began at our pleasant house (and hot tub!) in Banavie, near the...
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Mar 24, 20253 min read


Sweet Marilyn and the Llanbedr Circuit (March 2025)
Fourteen, including two fantastic new potential members, met in Powys, led by organiser Catriona, for the March Ibex Hillwalking Club...
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Mar 19, 20253 min read


A Murky Weekend in Edale, Peak District (Feb 2025)
Edge of Kinder Scout above Edale Well the weekend started well, with a very very hearty meal in the The Old Nags Head, washed down by...
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Feb 14, 20252 min read


Blue Skies and Snow in Ribblehead (10-12 January 2025)
Photo by Jo-Lorraine Eight Ibexers arrived in Ribblehead ready for a cold weekend and a woodburning stove at Gauber bunkhouse. Anyone who...
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Jan 21, 20252 min read


Tring Circular - Final 2024 Walk
A final walk for 2024 saw a dozen of us ignore the discouraging forecasts and meet at Tring for a circular walk to include Aldbury Nowers...
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Dec 31, 20241 min read


An Ode to Coed Owen
Pre-Christmas Weekend: Coed-Owen, Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), 6 – 8 December 2024 Eighteen Ibexers went off to Wales, despite...
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Dec 17, 20242 min read


A Day Walk with a Difference
2 November 2024, Epping A day walk with a difference this November, with two hours of it in the dark. Not because we got lost, quite the...
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Dec 2, 20241 min read


WICKED WEEKEND in PEAK DISTRICT
40th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS and AGM 8-10 November 2024 Derek and Viv blowing out the candles on the anniversary cakes What a fabulous...
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Nov 19, 20241 min read


Dales Delights
Hubberholme, Yorkshire Dales: 18-20th October A fabulous weekend full of delights in stunning Wharfedale; welcoming local pubs with...
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Oct 29, 20242 min read


Lewknor Day Walk with Cakes! (October 2024)
Nine Ibexers set off from the large layby near junction 6 of the M40 on a dry autumnal day. The general direction was south towards...
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Oct 17, 20241 min read


Maidenhead Day Walk (Sept 2024)
After a week of heavy rain, Saturday dawned with a blue sky and a dry day! Shortly after leaving the outskirts of Maidenhead, and...
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Sep 28, 20241 min read


Tor Bagging, Stones and More - Drewerstone, 20 - 22 September, 2024
A long a bumpy, narrow track led to the cottage. Once settled in, I sat in front of the cottage enjoying the September sun and the...
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Sep 25, 20242 min read


A Summer walk in Surrey, 17 August 2024
A beautiful August day for the Gomshall Circuit Walk organised by Patricia. Eight of us set off at a comfortable pace through the Surrey...
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Aug 31, 20241 min read


Dodging the Rain in Little Langdale August 2024
The weekend did not start promisingly, with Storm Lilian threatening to do her worst. Dave Wilson and I arrived just after 9pm on Friday,...
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Aug 31, 20242 min read


Snowdonia, Bryn Hafod,2-4 August 2024
Ibex returned to the Stafford Mountain Club hut at Bryn Hafod in the Cwm Cywarch valley about 5-6 miles north of Dinas Mawddwwy in...
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Aug 27, 20242 min read


Chilterns Day Walk, 20 July 2024
To general relief Friday’s heatwave was followed by more temperate weather on Saturday with mainly overcast skies but sunshine in the...
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Jul 29, 20241 min read
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