Welcome to the OFC
 The Online Fellwalking Club was founded on the 9th April 2001 at the height of the Foot and Mouth Epidemic to give fell and hillwalkers the chance to pacify their inaction during that sorry time. With the passing of the crisis the club continued to flourish. Although much of the action takes place on the Yahoo! Message Board this site will benefit strongly with input from the membership.
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 After a morning meet at Portinscale to discuss tactics Peter Burgess joined Mick Fox from the K-Fellfarers on an ascent of Tower Ridge on Eel Crag, Coledale. Mick has previously contributed to The Lost Sheep and this was the first time the two had walked together. Once a decision had been made to the day's itinerary the two drove onto Whinlatter Pass in order to find a suitable parking place to begin their assault. |
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 Today you might have noticed there was a poor weather forecast. I was very diappointed as I had lost a wager with Liz that I would buy her a pint if it rained. It did and I did!
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 Thursday 14th october 2004 saw an ascent of a favourite route to the summit of Lakeland's most popular summit - Helvellyn. This is a less popular way involving a scramble up Eagle Crag in the glorious valley of Grisedale. On this day the weather was eerie and with swirling mists and glimpses of Broken Spectres I really wondered whether I was walking with the Gods... |
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 On Saturday Lorraine and I had a walk up Whernside, Yorkshire's highest point at 736m.
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 On the second day of our lakes weekend, Lorraine and I met up with Lin, Chris and Debz at High Yewdale for a walk up Holme Fell and wherever our feet took us
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 Wainwright climbed Skew Gill on Great End "with the help of the publisher's rope". I have always thought of Wainwright as a bit of a wimp so I thought that I might manage it without a rope.
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 On Saturday I had an early start to walk on Schneeberg, taking the opportunity of the rest of the family being on a lazy holiday at the Adriatic beach.
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 On July 5th, I attended a course at the university of Innsbruck. So, I took the opportunity being so close to high mountains, and on my way back, I had a night's stay in Salzburg city with my son Peter, who is living there.
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 The long and anticipated wait for the launch of the next issue of The Lost Sheep is now here. Issue 7 is a veritable feast of articles which again have lifted the quality of the publication to a heady height which belies our humble roots. The OFC should really be proud of ths publication especially after the £700 raised for AW's charity Kapellan from issue 6. If you would like to get your hands on a copy or 10 then please do read on...
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| FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS |
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 Outdoor writer Mark Richards highlights the concern for a new wind farm being proposed within half a mile of our the Lake District National Park. A cause for the OFC to really get their teeth into and make a big, big noise about. Berrier Hill Wind Farm, if not resisted, will become the first link in a steel noose that will tighten around the National Park. Should we as fellwalkers and Lakeland 'users' not fight this latest threat to the landscape we so cherish? Mark discusses the issue in his latest correspondence piece.
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 A wonderful clear morning made walking irresistable today. I had been toying with the idea of doing Wainwright's Grasmoor "direct route" for some time. Because it is steep and strenuous I wanted cool conditions, which we certainly had this morning, and I also wanted dry conditions for obvious reasons - so today seemed ideal.
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"If you dear readers should get a bit of grit in your boots as you are crossing Hay Stacks in the years to come, please treat it with respect. It might be me." A Wainwright 1907-1991
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