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href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/04/a-snowy-kentmere-horseshoe/" title="A Snowy Kentmere Horseshoe"><img width="1050" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/PWS2074.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-slideshow-image size-slideshow-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p class="caption">From <em>A Snowy Kentmere Horseshoe</em></p> </li> </ul> </div> <h1 class="page-title">Month: <span>November 2012</span></h1><article id="post-21225" class="post-21225 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rock-climbing category-scrambling series-wadi-rum"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/29/in-the-footsteps-of-the-bedouin/" rel="bookmark">In the footsteps of the Bedouin</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a 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href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/27/el-chorro-part-1/"><img width="130" height="130" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/16-Panoramic.jpg?resize=130%2C130&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to El Chorro - part 1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/16-Panoramic.jpg?resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 130w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/16-Panoramic.jpg?zoom=2&resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/16-Panoramic.jpg?zoom=3&resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 390w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 130px) 85vw, 130px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">We decided to escape the horrible November weather and have a week bolt clipping in El Chorro.</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span 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href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/laetitia/">Laetitia</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-21183" class="post-21183 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-friends category-walking"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/25/remembrance-of-things-past/" rel="bookmark">Remembrance of things past</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/25/' rel='bookmark'>Sunday, 25th</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"> <span class="excerpt"><a href="http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/?attachment_id=21186" rel="attachment wp-att-21186"><div class="index-link"><a 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</header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/23/hair-cut/"><img width="130" height="130" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sign.jpg?resize=130%2C130&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Hair Cut..." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sign.jpg?resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 130w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sign.jpg?zoom=2&resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sign.jpg?zoom=3&resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 390w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 130px) 85vw, 130px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">I got my hair cut today at lunch time in Kendal</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span 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</div> </article> <article id="post-21146" class="post-21146 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-canoeing tag-bbq"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/21/thirlmere-canoeing/" rel="bookmark">Thirlmere Canoeing</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/21/' rel='bookmark'>Wednesday, 21st</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/2012/11/21/thirlmere-canoeing/"><img width="130" height="130" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/P1010549.jpg?resize=130%2C130&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Thirlmere Canoeing" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/P1010549.jpg?resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 130w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/P1010549.jpg?zoom=2&resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 260w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/P1010549.jpg?zoom=3&resize=130%2C130&ssl=1 390w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 130px) 85vw, 130px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">When Paul mentioned his plans for a trip to Scotland next spring: canoeing along a loch, along a mountain river, spending a couple nights wild-camping, and climbing a Munro from one of the camp sites, I got quite excited at the thought of joining the team… But, I’ve never even been in a canadian canoe <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/21/thirlmere-canoeing/" class="more-link">…</a></span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span 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tag-film tag-kendal tag-kmf tag-london-2012"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/21/kendal-mountain-festival/" rel="bookmark">Kendal Mountain Festival</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/21/' rel='bookmark'>Wednesday, 21st</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"> <span class="excerpt"><div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/21/kendal-mountain-festival/" rel="bookmark" title="Link to Kendal Mountain Festival"><img class="index-link-image" src="http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/kmf-logo.png" alt="" title="kmf-logo" width="91" height="130" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-21043" style="margin: 0 30px 0 20px;" /></a></div>This year's Kendal Mountain festival was another roaring success...</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/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/festival/" rel="tag">festival</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/film/" rel="tag">film</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/kendal/" rel="tag">kendal</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/kmf/" rel="tag">KMF</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/london-2012/" rel="tag">London 2012</a></span> <span class="series-link"></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/21/kendal-mountain-festival/#comments">2 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Kendal 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class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/11/six-dales-circuit/" rel="bookmark">Six Dales Circuit</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/11/' rel='bookmark'>Sunday, 11th</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/2012/11/11/six-dales-circuit/"><img width="130" height="130" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lathkill.jpg?resize=130%2C130&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Six Dales Circuit" decoding="async" loading="lazy" 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