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format-standard hentry category-fell-running-running"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/10/27/buttermere-shepherds-meet-race/" rel="bookmark">Buttermere Shepherds Meet Race</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/10/27/' rel='bookmark'>Sunday, 27th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/10/' rel='bookmark'>October</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/' rel='bookmark'>2013</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <span class="excerpt"><div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/10/27/buttermere-shepherds-meet-race/" rel="bookmark" title="Link to Buttermere Shepherds Meet Race"><img class="index-link-image" src="http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/buttermere-show-run-003-130x130.jpg" alt="buttermere show run 003" width="130" height="130" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-23705" /></a></div>This weekend was scheduled to be the Buttermere Shepherds Meet and Show. Disappointingly, due to an over zealous poor forecast which was wildly inaccurate, the show was cancelled</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/running/fell-running-running/" rel="category tag">Fell Running</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=England'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/England.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='England' title='View all posts from England' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=England'>England</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=23704" title="Location"><img class="country_img" src="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/images/world.png" alt="world-link" /></a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=23704" title="Location">Map</a></span> <span class="series-link"></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/10/27/buttermere-shepherds-meet-race/#comments">6 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Buttermere Shepherds Meet Race</span></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b4267e4c140d02118adfbe5d6d1dcf61?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b4267e4c140d02118adfbe5d6d1dcf61?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/ian/">Ian</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-22744" class="post-22744 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fell-running-running"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/05/16/fairfield-horseshoe-and-latrigg/" rel="bookmark">Fairfield Horseshoe and Latrigg</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/05/16/' rel='bookmark'>Thursday, 16th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/05/' rel='bookmark'>May</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/' rel='bookmark'>2013</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <span class="excerpt"><div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/05/16/fairfield-horseshoe-and-latrigg/" rel="bookmark" title="Link to Fairfield Horseshoe and Latrigg"><img class="index-link-image" src="http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fairfield-blog-130x130.jpg" alt="fairfield blog" width="130" height="130" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-22745" /></a></div>Someone from Staveley once told me that there was no point going abroad in May, as it was the best time to climb in the Lakes. Well, that was a few years ago, and climate change has since been introduced by the government.</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/running/fell-running-running/" rel="category tag">Fell Running</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=England'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/England.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='England' title='View all posts from England' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=England'>England</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=22744" title="Location"><img class="country_img" src="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/images/world.png" alt="world-link" /></a> <a 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category-fell-running-running"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/05/06/fairfield-horseshoe-recce/" rel="bookmark">Fairfield Horseshoe Recce</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/05/06/' rel='bookmark'>Monday, 6th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/05/' rel='bookmark'>May</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/' rel='bookmark'>2013</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <span class="excerpt"><div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/05/06/fairfield-horseshoe-recce/" rel="bookmark" title="Link to Fairfield Horseshoe Recce"><img class="index-link-image" src="http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/P1060859-130x130.jpg" alt="P1060859" width="130" height="130" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-22713" /></a></div>With the Fairfield Horseshoe Race next Saturday, Anna and I decided that it would be a good day to recce the route.</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/running/fell-running-running/" rel="category tag">Fell Running</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=England'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/England.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='England' title='View all posts from England' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=England'>England</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=22709" title="Location"><img class="country_img" src="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/images/world.png" alt="world-link" /></a> <a 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category-fell-running-running"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/05/04/coniston-fell-race/" rel="bookmark">Coniston Fell Race</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/05/04/' rel='bookmark'>Saturday, 4th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/05/' rel='bookmark'>May</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/' rel='bookmark'>2013</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <span class="excerpt"><a href="http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/coniston-fell-race-030.jpg"><div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/05/04/coniston-fell-race/" rel="bookmark" title="Link to Coniston Fell Race"><img class="index-link-image" src="http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/coniston-fell-race-030-130x130.jpg" alt="Coniston Fell race" width="130" height="130" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-22682" /></a></div></a>Being a glutton for punishment, Anna decided that today she would enter the Coniston Fell race</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/running/fell-running-running/" rel="category tag">Fell Running</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=England'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/England.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='England' title='View all posts from England' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=England'>England</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=22681" title="Location"><img class="country_img" 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<article id="post-21507" class="post-21507 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-travel tag-halley series-antarctic-painting"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/12/25/antarctic-demolition/" rel="bookmark">Antarctic Demolition</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/12/25/' rel='bookmark'>Tuesday, 25th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/12/' rel='bookmark'>December</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/' rel='bookmark'>2012</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/12/25/antarctic-demolition/"><img width="130" height="130" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Penguins-at-Windy-Bay.jpg?resize=130%2C130&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Antarctic Demolition" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Penguins-at-Windy-Bay.jpg?resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 130w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Penguins-at-Windy-Bay.jpg?zoom=2&resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Penguins-at-Windy-Bay.jpg?zoom=3&resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 390w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 130px) 85vw, 130px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">As ever the start of the Halley season started with the long journey from London to Cape Town and then the flights to Antarctica. We boarded the usual Russian Ilyshun which lands on an ice runway and then did the 5 hour flight from Novo to Halley in a Basler aircraft.</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/adventure/travel/" rel="category tag">Travel</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/halley/" rel="tag">halley</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Antarctica'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/Antarctica.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='Antarctica' title='View all posts from Antarctica' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Antarctica'>Antarctica</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=21507" title="Location"><img class="country_img" src="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/images/world.png" alt="world-link" /></a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=21507" title="Location">Map</a></span> <span class="series-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/series/antarctic-painting/" rel="tag">Antarctic Painting</a></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/12/25/antarctic-demolition/#comments">8 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Antarctic Demolition</span></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b4267e4c140d02118adfbe5d6d1dcf61?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b4267e4c140d02118adfbe5d6d1dcf61?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/ian/">Ian</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-21128" class="post-21128 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-construction category-travel tag-demolition tag-penguins tag-snow series-antarctic-painting"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/14/antarctic-painting-year-3/" rel="bookmark">Antarctic Painting – Year 3</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/14/' rel='bookmark'>Wednesday, 14th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/' rel='bookmark'>November</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/' rel='bookmark'>2012</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/14/antarctic-painting-year-3/"><img width="130" height="130" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/603554_10150902165556502_283848145_n.jpg?resize=130%2C130&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Antarctic Painting - Year 3" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/603554_10150902165556502_283848145_n.jpg?resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 130w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/603554_10150902165556502_283848145_n.jpg?zoom=2&resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/603554_10150902165556502_283848145_n.jpg?zoom=3&resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 390w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 130px) 85vw, 130px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">Well, it’s almost time to head south again for another 5 months of painting, demolition and digging snow.</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/work-2/construction/" rel="category tag">Construction</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/adventure/travel/" rel="category tag">Travel</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/demolition/" rel="tag">demolition</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/penguins/" rel="tag">penguins</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/snow/" rel="tag">snow</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Antarctica'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/Antarctica.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='Antarctica' title='View all posts from Antarctica' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Antarctica'>Antarctica</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=21128" title="Location"><img class="country_img" src="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/images/world.png" alt="world-link" /></a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=21128" title="Location">Map</a></span> <span class="series-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/series/antarctic-painting/" rel="tag">Antarctic Painting</a></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/14/antarctic-painting-year-3/#comments">3 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Antarctic Painting – Year 3</span></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b4267e4c140d02118adfbe5d6d1dcf61?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b4267e4c140d02118adfbe5d6d1dcf61?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/ian/">Ian</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-20440" class="post-20440 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rock-climbing tag-ice-cream series-chamonix-12"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/09/04/last-day-of-cragging-at-gaillands/" rel="bookmark">Last Day of Cragging at Gaillands</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/09/04/' rel='bookmark'>Tuesday, 4th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/09/' rel='bookmark'>September</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/' rel='bookmark'>2012</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/09/04/last-day-of-cragging-at-gaillands/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/P1030492.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Last Day of Cragging at Gaillands" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/P1030492.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/P1030492.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">The morning dawned misty in the valley, so after a late breakfast of pain au chocolat and coffee in town we had a late start for a short midday session at Les Gaillands. 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value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/03/" >March 2014</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/02/" >February 2014</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2014/01/" >January 2014</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/12/" >December 2013</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/11/" >November 2013</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/10/" >October 2013</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/09/" >September 2013</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/08/" >August 2013</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/07/" >July 2013</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/06/" >June 2013</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/05/" >May 2013</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/04/" >April 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value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/06/" >June 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/05/" >May 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/04/" >April 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/03/" >March 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/02/" >February 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/01/" >January 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/12/" >December 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/11/" >November 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/10/" >October 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/09/" >September 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/08/" >August 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/07/" >July 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/06/" >June 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/05/" >May 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/04/" >April 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/03/" >March 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/02/" >February 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/01/" >January 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/12/" >December 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/11/" >November 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/10/" >October 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/09/" >September 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/08/" >August 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/07/" >July 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/06/" >June 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/05/" >May 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/04/" >April 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/03/" >March 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/02/" >February 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/01/" >January 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2005/12/" >December 2005</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2005/11/" >November 2005</option></select></div></caption> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col" title="Monday">M</th> <th scope="col" title="Tuesday">T</th> <th scope="col" title="Wednesday">W</th> <th scope="col" title="Thursday">T</th> <th scope="col" title="Friday">F</th> <th scope="col" 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