Buttermere Meet-Up In Pictures

It was the biggest OUTDOORSmagic Meet-Up so far with around 35 OM members plus one OM editor and a couple of the guys from gear company Montane getting together for two days of walking, scrambling, eating, drinking, socialising and, erm, sleeping, at Buttermere in the Lake District.

Day one started with intermittent rain and clouds covering the tops, so obviously we mostly went for a stroll over the likes of Haystacks unfortunately with zero views to see. Sunday was a little brighter and most OMers either took part in 'Operation Certain Death', which was, I think, a local scramble, or wandered up the very sharp Sharp Edge on Blencathra.

Probably most memorable were the evenings - Friday night started slowly, accelerated gently in the pub then exploded into memorable life in the special jumbo-sized partay tent. Saturday was a little more sedate, probably due to the aftermath of Friday, but saw OMer taking over half the pub for a relaxed evening of drinking and talking about mountains, gear and pretty much anything else you can imagine.

And then there were Roger's incredible balloon creations... Some of them are suitable for public view, one or two, well, let's just say this is a family site.

It was great to see so many people brought together by a mutual addiction to the outdoors and, of all things, a web site. The next Meet-Up is already taking shape in the forum, in the mean time though, here are some pics from Buttermere. Thanks to everyone who sent in their snaps.Enjoy...

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Prayer flags? On a campsite, what sort of muppet would, erm, that'll be the editor then. - Jeannie Conley

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Saturday visibility reasonable low down... - Jeannie Conley

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... but discintly murky on the tops - Jeannie Conley

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Nice day for a stroll round the eponymous lake though - Jeannie Conley

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OMers engaged in hardcore strategic planning meeting - Julie Stephens

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Sorry, who was supposed to be in charge? - Frank Adams

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Baaaaaaa... - Jeremy Hadall

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The nicest - car park we've seen for ages - Jeremy Hadall

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Team Montane Sleep-In and guide Phil Newing - Jon Doran

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Julie from Montane testing her own designs in ideal conditions - Jon Doran

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Magnificent summit panorama... - Jon Doran

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Go on then, look triumphant will ya... - Jon Doran

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Hurrah, finally we escape from the clouds via the slippiest footpath on earth- Jon Doran

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It's amazing what you can do with balloons... - Mike Bell

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Wishful thinking from the balloon maestro himself, Roger made his very own getaway machine on Friday night in t'pub - Frank Adams

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A relaxed Sunday morning on Sharp Edge - Dan Tovey

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Brooding view from Blencathra - Dan Tovey

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More Blencathra broodiness - Dan Tovey

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Team Operation Certain Death in pre-op pic - Hayley Dyer

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And in scary grass-scrambling action - Hayley Dyer

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And finally, the enduring image of the Meet-Up - Cara Lynn emerges from her camouflaged kennel ;-) - Mike Bell