2022 - A Year in Review
It is the end of another year. It has seen the purchase of my first home, relocating to another part of the country - well, another part Lancashire - and starting a new job. But onto the more serious stuff. Here I want to discuss my ramblings and wanderings. This year I have completed more Wainwrights than I have in any previous year and embarked on more wild camping than ever before. Hopefully a sign of things to come as we enter 2023. By my reckoning, I have walked 31 new hills this year. Some of these are barely definable as hills, such as the miniature Worsaw hill near Clitheroe, which stands as a small child next to its proximate neighbour Pendle. On the other hand, I have trodden over beasts of Lakeland such as Great Gable and Harrison Stickle. Let's begin by tallying the Wainwrights. I have bagged 25 this year. This started in the spring with a short stay in Keswick. Catbells was the first. Considered by many to be a Lakeland classic. Its popularity is understandable give