a blog for those who want to get

outside more but aren't quite sure

where to start

SILVER HOW 11/214 and EASEDALE TARN (with a twist at the end)

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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GROWING A CONTAINER GARDEN. A guide for the clueless, by the (ever so slightly less) clueless.

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 19, 20204 min read

HELM CRAG 10/214

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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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ACAI Activewear Indigo Blue Mid-Weight Outdoor Trousers - Review

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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VIDEO - BRISTOL GIRL HIKERS IN WESTON-SUPER-MARE

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

Aug 12, 20193 min read

DODD 8/214

A fun fell for all the family?

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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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WHY UPHILL STRUGGLING IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL

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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