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| New Year 2005 / 2006: Visit to southern Poland |
Helena, at her friend's
flat in Krakow |
Dinner in Bukowina
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Live band at the restaurant
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Cheers!
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Snowy walk to a
Tatry mountain hut |
Helena at Bukowina
ski centre |
Me |
Busy day skiing |
Street Actor in Zakopane |
Lone toy dog |
Pancake flipping |
All dressed up for snowy Krakow |
Inside St Mary's church |
Inside the cloth hall |
Monica, Magda and Helena |
St Mary's Church |
Royal Cathedral, Wawel Castle |
Swans on the river Wisla |
Disciple Statues outside Church
of St Peter and Paul |
Old trains in Poland
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Giant Pooh Bear
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Me
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Only a small part of Helena's
large family |
Helena's Niece
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Me and Martin playing football |
Helena's Nephew |
| Christmas 2005: Visiting My Parents |
Me and my niece Elise |
Mum and Dad |
Christmas Tree |
Me |
Tree in the dark, with candles |
My big Christmas Present |
| December 2005: Stob Ghabhar, Bridge of Orchy |
Getting Ready |
Ally, Jo, Jamie and Neil |
| November 2005: House Warming Party |
Rich, Jayne & Nic |
Alasdair Cook |
Nicola Barnfather |
Jayne |
Chris W and Ally |
Steve Nelson and Jamie Luxmoore |
First pictures of ...
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.... my loft, courtesy of....
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... Phil Endecott (caver, who likes
climbing through holes) |
| October 2005: Brisk Walk |
Blackburn and Darwen
from Darwen Tower |
| October 2005: Visiting Parents |
Faye and Me at Rudgwick's
Kings head |
Sasha saying hello
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Helena
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Hens |
Sasha greeting Helena |
Surrey as seen from Leith Hill |
Leith Hill Tower |
London seen from Leith Hill |
Hattie saying hello |
Elise's Christening cake |
Hattie and my brother's new dog: Zeus |
Dean and Luke |
Elise's Christening |
Luke and Dad |
Dean, Jo, Elise, Dave, Chrissy and ??? |
| September 2005: Coniston, and sunset from my Garden |
Coniston Marathon |
Fred, Luke, Chris, Phil and Bex |
Nice view from my garden |
| September 2005: Evening walk on Wheelton Moor |
Antenna on Winter hill |
Sunset looking over West Lancashire |
| August 2005: Fairfield with friends |
Ex MUHC friends
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Sarah, Chris, Fred, Chris, Chris
and Helen. No shortage of Chris's then! |
Mmmmm, I can
smell a pub! |
| August 2005: Moving into my new house |
A change from my old flat... |
The back of my house |
The garden |
| June 2005: Climbing Castle Crag, North Lakes |
Mmm Sandwiches |
Jamie leading an E1 pitch |
Jamie Belaying |
Nic's made it, Rich coming up behind |
Sorting the gear |
Before the climb |
The last stages of my severe climb |
Nic Belaying a severe climb |
Nic Leading a severe climb |
June 2005: Climbing t'other side
of Winter Hill (somewhere) |
Quarry
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A VS which I simply
couldn't start |
| June 2005: Summer Solstice on Rivington Pike |
Jamie dressed up |
Nic and Ally |
Mmmmmm Yummy! |
| June 2005: Visiting parents in hottest weekend in June |
Parent back garden patio |
Hattie and Luke |
Elise and Luke greeting each other |
My brother Dave and Elise |
Family barbeque |
| June 2005: A hike then a bike across the Forest of Bowland |
Leaving the car west
of Trough of Bowland |
On White Moor
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On Wolfhole Crag (527m)
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Hundreds of seagulls
north of Wolfhole crag |
Structure on White hill
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Collecting the bike on Lancashire's
highest road (427m) |
Ducks at Dunsop bridge... |
.... being prepared |
Climbing, next day at Troy |
| May 2005: Manchester Airport Viewing Park |
Tail |
Engine nozzles |
Inlets and undercarriage |
Nose |
The centrepiece of the viewing park |
Avro RJX, the only one ever built |
PIA 747-300 |
Monarch A300-600 |
BA Citiexpress Embraer ERJ145 |
De Havilland Vampire? |
| May 2005: Climbing Tryfan |
| Ascent of the "North Buttress by the Terrace Wall Variant" - V Diff / 196m |
Sorting the gear |
Kidnapping and robbing Rob |
Me |
Preparing to climb
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Police search and destroy chav buster
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Me, geared up |
Best cuppa for miles around |
Jamie leading the pitch |
Jamie belaying me |
Mr Cook |
On Tryfan's North Ridge |
Catalogue pose |
| April 2005: Wasdale Trip with friends |
Breakfast, Saturday |
Preparing to go |
Tim at rest |
Between Pillar and Scoat Fell |
Mr Wareing |
Mr Pattison |
Chris, Sarah & Lee |
Crowds on Steeple |
Flossy the sheep |
Amanda and Tim |
The next day |
This formed after a 30 minute downpour |
On Wasdale Screes |
| April 2005: Visiting Relatives down south |
Other flowers (read the label)
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Something green (a dedicated
gardener I am knowing all this stuff.....) |
Sculptures
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Tulips (I think)
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... not as expensive as they were
300ish years ago |
Lunchtime |
Mum & Dad in the garden |
At RHS Wisley |
Dean, Jo and Luke |
At Jo & Dean's house |
Trilla |
Mum |
My Nephew Luke, 5 months old |
Me and Luke |
Me and my niece, Elise, 2 noths old |
Dafofils..... |
......in Spring |
| March 2005: Cairngorms, Easter Weekend |
At the Lin of Dee Car Park.
From left to right:
Jamie, Rob, Nic, Ally & Rich |
In Glen Derry en route
to Corrour Bothy
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Rest
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Relaxing near Derry Lodge
in warm spring sun |
Dinner Time
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How organised!
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Cards, and tea next to Rob |
Ally perched on a ledge |
The best view we had up top |
| January 2005: Party at my flat |
After a few |
Chris and Sarah |
It's now descended down to this |
| January 2005: Glen Coe |
New Friends, on Buchaille Etive beag |
Group Mascot: Broccoli |
In the Kingshouse Hotel |
On the summit of Creise |
| New Year 2004/2005: Roy Bridge |
Dam at Loch Laggan |
All equipped for the cold weather |
Steep Slog in Glen Roy |
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