 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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Thursday, 07 January 2010 |
 A New Year's Day ascent of Ill Bell started with a walk up valley past Kentmere Reservoir. The ascent, in worsening winter conditions, included the ascent of the mountain's north-east ridge. A second ascent the day after included carrying my downhill skis to the summit of Yoke. The resulting descent from the mountain was one of those classic memories that will live with me forever, or until the next time I do it!.... |
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Friday, 18 December 2009 |
 This article is certainly not fellwalking, but after overnight snow, London awoke to some snow on 18th December 2009. After a pre-Christmas errand in Leyton, a drive with a friend into Epping Forest saw a photo opportunity metamorphose into a full blown walk. With the snow on the ground and good boots on the feet, Steve and I set off into the winter wonderland of Epping Forest. |
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009 |
 Four days in Lakeland over Remembrance weekend was eagerly anticipated by me again this year. Having promised my parents I would lay a new kitchen floor, I was then rewarded with three excellent walks in great company. This article examines the three walks including Hopegill Head, Great Gable for Remembrance Sunday and Wansfell in the company of my father... |
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Saturday, 31 October 2009 |
 On a recent visit to Cumbria I had the fine company of Mark Richards, guidebook author and illustrator. With about 48 hours in which to travel north to Carlisle, I was welcomed as guest into the Richards' home. Although brought up in rural Oxfordshire and later a farmer himself, it as author of many outdoors' guides that Mark is best known. In later years Mark became a regular house-guest of Alfred Wainwright. To find out a little more about Mark and a walk taken together read on... |
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Monday, 14 September 2009 |
 I have many photographic prints that date from the pre-digital age. I thought it would be fun, after my absence from the fells to publish images from some of my walks from years ago. Not only will this archive my images for posterity but it might also give a few laughs along the way. I hope you enjoy some images from the fells from the last millenia in the pre-digital age... |
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Sunday, 16 August 2009 |
 In 2005 I was fortunate enough to be part of the delegation at the 117th IOC Session in Singapore. On return to London, the area designated for development into the venue for the London 2012 Olympic is slowly changing in preparation for the summer olympiad in that year. Just 4 miles from home, my cycle to work in Hackney passes directly through the Olympic Park and the site of the slowly emerging stadium. Return to this 'diary' regularly to see the changes and to witness the birth of the UK's third Olympic dream... |
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Saturday, 15 August 2009 |
 An afternoon visit to the Royal Gunpowder Works at Waltham Abbey was the order of today. However, today's outing was to witness the array of vintage and classic cars that had gathered there for the day. The works is worth a visit in itself, but with the gathering of vehicles the visit was even more special. Along with Mark, and the kids I ventured onto a personnel carrier and spent a good time investigating the beautiful cars. There really were some iconic motors... |
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