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theuphillstruggler
Apr 25, 20205 min read
SILVER HOW 11/214 and EASEDALE TARN (with a twist at the end)
"Close your eyes and put your hands out, I've got something to give you."
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theuphillstruggler
Apr 22, 20208 min read
GROWING A CONTAINER GARDEN. A guide for the clueless, by the (ever so slightly less) clueless.
This year I've gone totally nuts and bought all of the seeds in the world to keep me busy during lockdown.
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theuphillstruggler
Apr 15, 20204 min read
MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR DAILY EXERCISE
Some thoughts about how I'm trying to maximise the physical and mental benefits of my daily exercise, whether taken outside or in.
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theuphillstruggler
Mar 20, 20203 min read
5 WAYS TO BRING THE OUTDOORS IN
Times are hard right now, I know. The world is in crisis and we are all affected. It's an anxious time for anyone, and for those, like...
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theuphillstruggler
Mar 20, 20204 min read
ACAI Activewear Indigo Blue Mid-Weight Outdoor Trousers - Review
I've been testing out ACAI's Mid-Weight hiking trousers in the Lake District.
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theuphillstruggler
Feb 24, 20204 min read
WANSFELL 9/214
"What do you want to do for New Year, Charlotte?" asks Pete. "Lakes?" I reply. And so it was we found ourselves spending a gloriously...
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theuphillstruggler
Feb 24, 20201 min read
VIDEO - BGH 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
I can't believe that it's been two years since Bristol Girl Hikers went for our first walk to Leigh Woods. Since then, we've had so many...
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theuphillstruggler
Aug 12, 20191 min read
VIDEO - BEN NEVIS 2018
A video of our hike up the big Ben.
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theuphillstruggler
Aug 12, 20191 min read
VIDEO - BRISTOL GIRL HIKERS IN WESTON-SUPER-MARE
Bristol Girl Hikers do Weston-s-Mare
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theuphillstruggler
Sep 26, 20184 min read
BRISTOL GIRL HIKERS: AN INTRODUCTION
How to start an awesome hiking group.
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theuphillstruggler
Sep 13, 201812 min read
THE JURASSIC COAST MIGHTY HIKE 2018
Hiking 22 miles along the Jurassic Coast in 27-degree heat for Macmillan Cancer Research.
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theuphillstruggler
Jul 2, 20181 min read
VIDEO - JURASSIC COAST MIGHTY HIKE 2018
22 miles in 27-degree heat? No worries ...
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theuphillstruggler
Jun 26, 20188 min read
WHY UPHILL STRUGGLING IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL
How I found great happiness in struggling uphill.
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theuphillstruggler
May 12, 20184 min read
LATRIGG 7/214
Latrigg is one of those very easy minor fells – a fell for absolute beginners.
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theuphillstruggler
Jan 11, 20187 min read
LOUGHRIGG FELL 6/214
Loughrigg is a small fell at just 368m and the path begins and ends in Ambleside.
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theuphillstruggler
Dec 19, 20179 min read
ULLOCK PIKE 5/214
Ullock Pike translates from the Old Norse as ‘the peak where the wolves play. I was hooked.
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theuphillstruggler
Aug 19, 20178 min read
SKIDDAW AND SKIDDAW LITTLE MAN 4/214
This monster of a mountain looms above Keswick with the sort of sweeping slopes that throw all sense of perspective out of whack.
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theuphillstruggler
Aug 9, 20178 min read
CAT BELLS 2/214
Although we had previously hiked Scafell Pike, it was Cat Bells that first sparked my interest in climbing all 214 Wainwrights.
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theuphillstruggler
Aug 6, 201711 min read
SCAFELL PIKE 1/214
What better way to begin all 214 Wainwright fells of the Lake District than with the tallest one?
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theuphillstruggler
Aug 4, 20172 min read
THE UPHILL STRUGGLER: AN INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Uphill Struggler.
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Hi, I'm Charlotte
I'm a hiker who loves the great outdoors. The Uphill Struggler is a blog about my microadventures and I hope it inspires you to get outside and explore.
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