While you lot were in bed...

...I was being punished for thinking of this daft challenge. Julie Sparrow has a regular training route that uses part of the Cleveland Way from The Lord Stones Cafe (more info here) at the top of Carlton Bank, across 3 ridges to the Wain Stones. Down that bank, back up and back the way you came. It was brutal for someone who hasn't engaged in proper fell walking for 10 years.

However, I'm going back for more either next Sunday or the week after - depending on the prevailing weather conditions.

The shots show (1) the view across to the Wain Stones (2)towards Roseberry Topping and the Tees Valley and (3) the state of me at the finish after I 'sprinted' the last few hundred metres. Heather declined to go on the walk but still had to endure the scary drive up Carlton Bank.





iPod: Nowt. Concentrating too hard on not breaking my legs to listen to music.