WalkLakes Blog

I have two Velez smocks, one from 2008 - a men's medium. And one I bought a few days ago - a lady's size S. The reason being, simply, 7 years ago the colours of the women's Páramo was so dire I opted for the men's black!  read more ...

If you get into trouble in the hills and need to contact the emergency services for help then sometimes you can find yourself in the situation where you can just about get a signal but it's not enough to make a call. That's where emergencySMS comes in.  read more ...

Although the days are gradually getting longer the nights are still very cold and dark. Despite the obvious nature of the night-time the local Mountain Rescue Teams are regularly called out to people caught out without a torch and unable to continue. Without a very bright moon there are no sources of light, no street lamps, no car headlights, nothing to see where you are putting your feet, or see a hand in front of your face. The depth of the darkness cannot be over-estimated. A head torch is essential for getting off the fells.  read more ...

I should start with a warning: these are not fell walking trousers. For two reasons, firstly when you start doing any work you'll find them too warm and second they're not waterproof, just "shower resistant" and they're poly-cotton so, if they do get wet, they're going to take a while to dry out.  read more ...

This weekend the Langdale and Amblesite MRT had a call out which caught our eye. The report of it says in part:  read more ...