John Paterson


Skiing in Gressoney, Italy
Sunday, 10 February 2008
Read more...The Monte Rosa ski area is an area of steep-sided, wooded valleys strewn with boulders large and small. Because of this the ski area, whilst huge, is only medium sized in terms of the number of runs - although some of them are several miles long with descents of up to 5,000 feet. The valleys are branch valleys off the huge Aosta Valley which stretches for many miles below the Swiss border.
 
FORNSIDE CHRONICLES
Dollywaggon Pike and Nethermost Pike from Dunmail Raise

Read more...I have just written a long report on the walk Jill, Jo and I did from Dunmail Raise over Dollywaggon Pike and Nethermost Pike yesterday. Unfortunately after being asked by the Yahoo! Message Board for my password, the Chronicle never appeared!!!

 
A circuit of Grasmoor

Read more...A linear walk with Frances and Roger and Ann Hiley from Lanthwaite Green to Cinderdale Common via Grasmoor

 
FEATURED UNFREQUENTED WAINWRIGHT ROUTES
UWR 9: Helvellyn via the steep Mines Gill

Today was cloudy and cooler than the past few days so I thought it would be a good day to do Helvellyn via the steep Mines Gill route which heads straight for the summit from just above the shores of Thirlmere. This is another of AW's routes which has never found favour with many walkers.
 
UWR 6: The "Shelf Route" on Eel Crag above Coledale

Read more...A few years ago I did Wainwright's Tower Ridge on Eel Crag and enjoyed it very much. Today I returned to the same spot but this time it was to climb the "Shelf Route".
 
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