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Wet In Wasdale
By Jon on 10/09/2002 13:00:35
Words and pics from a wet and windy walk via Kirkfell, Pillar and Red Pike. And why we went straight up Kirkfell...
Distance: 8 miles approx. Time: 5-6 hours Terrain: Mix of steep grass, rocky fellside and some simple scrambling on occasionally wet and greasy rock. Starts
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The Wet Weekend Weather That Was
By Michael Phishfood on 17/08/2001 09:57:00
What's dry, what's wet and what's actually open...
Weekend 18/19 August 2001 This is our regular Friday round-up of the general weather situation for the weekend plus links to specifics for all the main UK hills. For a particular area, scroll down and follow the links, which all open in a ...
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Why's It So Wet?
By Jon on 06/07/2007 11:56:20
A look at what's going on and whether it'll ever stop raining this summer...
will be drier, while areas that generallyexperience wet weather (what, us?) will be wetter. However theeffects aren't fully understood. Oh well...Verdict Very average, but probably not a scorcher...TIme Is Running Out For The Summer...Picby Dinky - OM album
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Old, Used, Wet, Weekend Weather
By Walther The Weather Girl on 20/12/2002 11:43:11
Snow? You are kidding. Walter The Weathergirl strips off as the weather takes a walk on the mild side for the weekend...
Weekend Weather 21-22 December 2002 This is our regular festive Friday round-up of what'sin store for the weekend. Still no sign of the excellent OnlineWeather mountain forecast, allegedly back in January. Have a topChristmas. ...
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Wet Wasdale Weekend Part II
By Simon Kirwan on 13/09/2002 16:23:31
OMers up to the gills in a rum deal
While Jon D and Alex opted for the easy stroll up Kirk Fell, the OUTDOORSmagic Sca Fellers threw caution to the wind, laughed in the face of the rain, and stared down the raging torrents to make a spirited jaunt up Piers Gill to the Sca Fells, with an offshoot team of Jeannie and...
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Monday Kit Tip - Wet Clothes / Dry Clothes
By Jon on 07/06/2010 11:20:16
This week, how to stay comfortably clothed overnight on multi-day backpacking trips.
No rocket science needed for this week's Monday Kit Tip, but it's a time-proven classic that makes total if sometimes uncomfortable sense and it's the wet clothes / dry clothes system for multi-day trips.Unfortunately, as you may have noticed
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Richard Gear's Top Wet Weather Camping Tips
By Richard Gear on 10/09/2002 17:46:24
The man himself reveals his mildly devious advice for staying dry in your tent when the going gets drippy
Richard Gear's Top Wet Camping TipsIt'd be great if it always looked like this, but come on, this isBritain, and like it or not, chances are that sooner or later you'llbe pitching a tent in the wet, muttering darkly as a cloud and vowingnever to do
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Soggy Seasonal Greetings From OutdoorsMagic
By Jon on 28/12/2012 11:13:26
A wet Christmas for a wet year compounded by poor line choice - ooops...
You can't beat a Christmas Day walk across a snow-encrusted, deep-frozen Kinder plateau, but given that this year has mostly consisted of rain, rain and even more rain, I guess it wasn't altogether surprising that the big day in the Peak was best described as 'soggy'. Rain might ...
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Four Survive Scottish Avalanche
By Jon on 12/02/2001 11:47:00
Wet, thawing snowpack makes conditions hazardous north of the border
mountain rescue using a mobile.In an ironic twist (sorry), one of the party is then said to haveslipped and sprained her ankle just yards from the road.Heavy snow last week followed by warmer conditions at the weekendcreated wet, unstable snow packs
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Richard Gear's Latest Answers
By Jon on 22/07/2008 16:15:28
Wet weather tents, blisters between the toes and rugged prescription glasses this week...
Our man Gear, Richard Gear has been hard at work answering your questions as always - this week he tells a questioner what to look for in a wet weather tent, suggests a novel way of preventing blisters from
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