 A diary of walks, cycle rides and exploration that Peter Burgess has completed on his travels around his native 'north', his home in London and on his travels around the world. Most of Peter's accounts contain links to featured Youtube audio-visual presentations that he has created himself, not only to archive his travels but in order for him to share his experience. Please come back often in order to watch his current archive of 167 videos with 90,000 hits grow or even susbcribe to his RSS feed. "With the OFC, you see the outdoors from indoors!"
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Friday, 30 December 2011 |
 Visiting my brother and family in Arbroath gave good opportunity at our mutual suggestion, to climb the most eastern Munro. Mount Keen is the last bastion, a final rise in a high plateau land finally diminishing in altitude as the land falls in altitude to narrow coastal plains north of Dundee. As part of the Angus Glens, Mount Keen is a popular summit and with ease of access from the beautiful Glen Esk, four of us set forth in the light of early dawn. |
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Friday, 09 December 2011 |
 Continuing a recent sojourn in Cumbria, I again utilised the YHA and this time stayed at Buttermere. What a hostel! It was a real treat to stay within such a fine establishment and the view I awoke to was spectactular. With a vista across the lake to High Stile and Red Pike, evening dinner and breakfast wasn't bad either, with a fine bottle of Jennings before retiring to bed! Packing up the car, soon saw me at Rannerdale and the prospect of paddling across Crummock Water to attack Mellbreak direct. |
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Wednesday, 02 November 2011 |
 As a child I was lucky enough to inherit a great book from the then Bishop of Cumbria, Thomas Bernard Pearson who was also the Founder and Life President of the Achille Ratti Climbing Club. In the pre-Internet age, the photographs in the book really captured my imagination. Views such as that showing the huge overhanging cornices on Braeriach, the snow-covered castellations of Sail Mhor rising above Coire Mhic Fhearchair and a brooding view of Suilven from Elphin really stirred my imagination. Very soon, I was able to put the book to good use as a reference for a walk on the Five Sisters of Kintail when in the Sixth Form. I have used the book on a few occasions since, but I knew I had to take it with me to Aviemore this summer. Turning through the pages, I considered whether I was fit enough to undertake Ken Wilson's epic day walk taking in the Cairngorm four thousanders and with hindsight I am so glad I did. |
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Monday, 31 October 2011 |
 A recent trip to Scotland had me chomping at the bit for some hill and munro magic! With a few days on the shores of Loch Eil I had some canoeing in mind as well as one eye fixating on Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain and which looms over Corpach like a huge arching magnet. However, as I perused the map and read a few guidebooks, it was soon the nearby Mamores that had set their names into my planning for my first mountain day. With a great drive up Glen Nevis one sunny morn, my decision was affirmed by an aged, grey haired, Fort William man, "Aye laddie, you're better off going up here. These are fine mountains!". |
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
 A walk out with my brother Paul and James Hoye of the OFC. This was a longer route than anticipated after James suggested the ascent. The route ascended from Rydal church via Nab Scar, Heron Pike and Great Rigg. We had fun at the summit brewing tea and taking photographs of Peter's new map, 'Tubular Fells'. It will also be memorable as the first major ascent after our father's death - the short associated video is a tribute to him. |
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 |
 I wanted a short sharp, but interesting ascent for a recent visit to Lakeland. Parking up at the summit of Kirkstone Pass, I eye-balled the skyline of Red Screes and took note of the obvious gully that leads up from the screes towards the summit. With my bag packed and the car secured I made a beeline for this potentially exciting line of ascent. |
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Thursday, 08 April 2010 |
 As a child the walls of my bedroom were decorated with various images, some of steam locomotives others of boats and aeroplanes and one picture in particular that was always a favourite—that of Major Henry Seagrave’s Golden Arrow. From these early times, as my father was also an aircraft engineer, I had more than a passing interest, like many boys, in aircraft and cars. Through my childhood it was three things that started my interest in Donald Campbell and his world famous jet boat– Bluebird. Read on to find out more..... |
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