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16:09:40GMT 290308

 Hitched into kelso and its a bus to berwick via coldstream.
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10:09:01GMT 290308

 Hitched into kelso and its a bus to berwick via coldstream.
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09:52:46GMT 290308

 Hitched into kelso and its a bus to berwick via coldstream.
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19:21:54GMT 280308

 Just for the record. Max ele 2983. Total ascent 47341. Trip odo 302m. Move Avg 2.3mph Overall Avg 1.5mph.
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19:07:03GMT 280308

 Hello scotland. Just walked into the border hotel. 27m in 13 hours. Now going to have some lamb, a few beers and fall asleep. Job done.
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16:55:23GMT 270308

 ... Leaving the 7m trot over the schill and down to the finish line and hopefully a bus to kelso and onto berwick.......
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16:51:53GMT 270308

 Forecast is bad for morning so going for a 20m early Yomp with the aim of spending the night in the mountain rescue hut at red cribs...
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16:49:05GMT 270308

 Just landed in byrness. 15m in 7hrs through kielder. Getting fitter or its getting easier? Sat hugging a mug of tea in the service station.
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16:43:25GMT 270308

 Once brewed to bellingham was an easy one. Short day and a night in front of stove, throwing on logs, beer and crap footie
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16:40:48GMT 270308

 Haul up to once brewed was no problem. Cold and miserable.
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06:30:59GMT 250308

 Up to greenhead and then along the wall to once brewed. If on snow it should be a breeze, he said.
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06:28:49GMT 250308

 Long old walk down to garrigill and then hike into alston. Started at 715 and finished at 915. Stiff legs this morning.
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06:26:16GMT 250308

 Yesterday was tough. 12\"s of snow on tops and deep drifts. Guesswork navigation and blizzard conditions on cross fell...
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21:52:19GMT 230308

 .. Shift drifting snow off roof of tent. If not already mentioned highlight of trip was buying william hague a pint in keld lodge and forcefully putting the ...
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21:44:12GMT 230308

 Have had 2 days of bad weather and crossing from durham to cumbria was touch and go. About 6\" of snow but its drifted anything up to 5\' in places. Not good.
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21:38:27GMT 230308

 Tomorrow is an early and tough day. Knock old man, great dun and cross fell and on through garrigill and into alston. 19 and a bit miles in snow!
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21:34:27GMT 230308

 Today was up the tees to cow green over high cup and down into dufton for black sheep and gammon. Ace
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21:30:49GMT 230308

 ... World to rights. Hope he was listening. Id had 3 pints at this point. Yesterday slogged into middleton for lunch and then up to langdon beck for the night
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21:24:12GMT 230308

 Yomp in stupid blizzard conditions across to balderstone and wild camped. Not the greatest nights sleep ever especially has had to keep going out to ..
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21:19:48GMT 230308

 Latest update since now have mobile coverage. Courtesy of not so sunny cumbria. Found my mate eventually!
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15:57:49GMT 210308

 Snow! Where did that come from? At gods bridge and heading for the a66
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15:53:14GMT 210308

 Malham to horton was a doddle apart from the ice. And yes gary i did make it over pen y ghent. No one to prove it but tough i did it.
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15:52:51GMT 210308

 Camped it horton in the noisiest camp site in the world. Road, railway, quarry, beasts, pub with music until 3 in the morning.
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15:52:36GMT 210308

 Hauled my arse over into hawes in what must have been 100mph winds. Someone please check and let me know.
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07:31:02GMT 210308

 Hope u r enjoying yor treck andrew.how far have u done now.elly and ray were going to do it.sadly they never did.perhaps u cud give them a thort as u rtrecking
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07:30:33GMT 210308

 Reduced to tears after text received and the extreme weather experience. I will do it shit or bust.
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07:30:22GMT 210308

 Have now found an oasis. Tent pitched next to hardraw force and im sat in the green dragon drinking theakstons black bull in front of a roaring fire. Heaven.
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15:35:34GMT 200308

 Cheers gaz. Had no coverage since malham. Just walking into hawes now and much in need of a pint
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11:17:50GMT 190308

 Sun is shining on the top of fountains fell. Must be a first. Pen y ghent next ..
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06:53:28GMT 190308

 Breakfast on the top of malham cove just as the sun is coming up. Wow.
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18:01:01GMT 180308

 You know you are an old git when primary school teachers are young enough to be your daughter. Scary in a yh surrounded by 40 kids from bradford...
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18:00:49GMT 180308

 You know you are an old git when primary school teachers are young enough to be your daughter. Scary in a yh surrounded by 40 kids from crafemse
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18:00:16GMT 180308

 Cheese burger and chips, 4 pints of copper dragon and a glass of highland park that wasnt a full measure and couldnt be charged for and i feel human again!
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10:22:24GMT 180308

 Have discovered hambleton ales nightmare ale. One to die for john. Dark, tasty and very moorish.
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10:14:10GMT 180308

 Beard is coming on strong, itchy but keeping me warm. Blister count up to 6 now. Knee still wrecked. Kendal mint cake is a life saver.
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10:10:48GMT 180308

 Mob coverage is rubbish and going to get worse. Gargrave and then malham for a hot date with a pint in the buck inn.
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14:53:30GMT 170308

 First alcoholic beverage since friday was at the pack horse and was it good. Got my heart set on the black bull now. Set a target and go for it.
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13:10:39GMT 170308

 Not seen a singe pennine wayer yet. Saw a park ranger on black hill yesterday, \'no else is daft enough to do it this early\' his words!!
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12:52:51GMT 170308

 And its 3 blisters...
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12:52:12GMT 170308

 Thanks for the words of encouragement. With hindsight 3 weeks would have been more realistic, but sod it. Real gip from knee though. :(
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11:10:39GMT 170308

 Slit a blister. Squeeze it. Stick a plaster on it. Tie your boots on tight and go for it. 20 and they stop hurting. Gruesome but true.
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11:08:07GMT 170308

 Slit a blister. Squeeze it. Stick a plaster on it
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09:59:16GMT 170308

 A good day though and the sight of a buttie van on the holmfirth road from black hill was like a mirage. Bacon and egg and a pot of tea to die for..
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09:55:56GMT 170308

 Yesterday was a long. Crawled off the moors by stoodley pike more dead than alive.
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10:29:49GMT 160308

 Black hill. What a bleak miserable place
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05:13:04GMT 160308

 No way am i having a day like like yesterday. Early start for mankinholes and a few beers. Just need a bit more light to see by.
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03:02:07GMT 160308

 Not sure about pasta and sauce for breakfast but fuel/engine room and all that. Too dark to move but should be able to get a flyer this morning. 20 miles today.
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02:29:47GMT 160308

 Stats for edale to crowden. 18.46m in 7hr54. Avg 2.3mph. Max alt 2107. Total ascent 3694.
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02:18:27GMT 160308

 Anyone who did the pw before some of the evil bits were \' tamed\' with paving (5 miles out of 16) must have been a supreme being. John noakes you are a god.
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02:01:58GMT 160308

 Woken by wind and rain and sore feet. Coffee in a sleeping bag never tasted so good. Bring it on!
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01:59:16GMT 160308

 Kinder and bleaklow are real levellers and featherbed is so depressing. Looking forward to reservoir country.
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01:55:19GMT 160308

 Had rain, wind and sleet all day. Came off a mountain as it was getting dark and pitched tent in total dark and pouring rain next to torside res.
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10:52:48GMT 150308

 Cheers gary. Top of jacobs ladder. Imagine steps all the way up plover hill and then double it. Its raining, foggy and cold but still good.
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06:52:11GMT 150308

 Outwood (dep 06:54, 15 Mar) to Edale (arr 08:47) Change at Sheffield (dep 08:14)Text \'OUT to EDL\' to 84950 for realtime info (25p)www.nationalrail.co.uk
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06:50:03GMT 150308

 Waiting for the 6.54 to sheffield. Didnt sleep a wink last night and i feel like death now. Rucksack weighs in at 40lb with water. At least its cool and dry.
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18:02:18GMT 130308

 How about that for excellent timing? Have just managed to rip a toe nail off. Grrr. Most excellent. Not!
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20:52:48GMT 040308

 Test from £20 mobile
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17:46:38GMT 220208

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