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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."
theuphillstruggler
Apr 25, 20205 min read
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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.
theuphillstruggler
Apr 22, 20208 min read
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Apr 19, 20204 min read
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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.
theuphillstruggler
Apr 15, 20204 min read
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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...
theuphillstruggler
Mar 20, 20203 min read
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ACAI Activewear Indigo Blue Mid-Weight Outdoor Trousers - Review
I've been testing out ACAI's Mid-Weight hiking trousers in the Lake District.
theuphillstruggler
Mar 20, 20204 min read
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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...
theuphillstruggler
Feb 24, 20204 min read
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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...
theuphillstruggler
Feb 24, 20201 min read
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VIDEO - BEN NEVIS 2018
A video of our hike up the big Ben.
theuphillstruggler
Aug 12, 20191 min read
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VIDEO - BRISTOL GIRL HIKERS IN WESTON-SUPER-MARE
Bristol Girl Hikers do Weston-s-Mare
theuphillstruggler
Aug 12, 20191 min read
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DODD 8/214
A fun fell for all the family?
theuphillstruggler
Aug 12, 20193 min read
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BRISTOL GIRL HIKERS: AN INTRODUCTION
How to start an awesome hiking group.
theuphillstruggler
Sep 26, 20184 min read
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THE JURASSIC COAST MIGHTY HIKE 2018
Hiking 22 miles along the Jurassic Coast in 27-degree heat for Macmillan Cancer Research.
theuphillstruggler
Sep 13, 201812 min read
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VIDEO - JURASSIC COAST MIGHTY HIKE 2018
22 miles in 27-degree heat? No worries ...
theuphillstruggler
Jul 2, 20181 min read
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WHY UPHILL STRUGGLING IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL
How I found great happiness in struggling uphill.
theuphillstruggler
Jun 26, 20188 min read
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LATRIGG 7/214
Latrigg is one of those very easy minor fells – a fell for absolute beginners.
theuphillstruggler
May 12, 20184 min read
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LOUGHRIGG FELL 6/214
Loughrigg is a small fell at just 368m and the path begins and ends in Ambleside.
theuphillstruggler
Jan 11, 20187 min read
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ULLOCK PIKE 5/214
Ullock Pike translates from the Old Norse as ‘the peak where the wolves play. I was hooked.
theuphillstruggler
Dec 19, 20179 min read
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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.
theuphillstruggler
Aug 20, 20178 min read
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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.
theuphillstruggler
Aug 9, 20178 min read
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SCAFELL PIKE 1/214
What better way to begin all 214 Wainwright fells of the Lake District than with the tallest one?
theuphillstruggler
Aug 6, 201711 min read
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THE UPHILL STRUGGLER: AN INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Uphill Struggler.
theuphillstruggler
Aug 4, 20172 min read
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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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