Proving age was no barrier, we decided to climb the UK's highest mountain - Scafell Pike

Celebrating Bev's 30th up a mountain

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August 1st 2008
Bev Wilmshurst - my friend from NZ - decided to mix drinking with hiking to celebrate his 30th, and what better place to do that than in the Lakes District. And with Ryan having lived there for a year, it didn't take much convincing to get me back up there. Bev booked three adjoining cottages near the small village of Broughton-in-Furness for the occasion, which proved perfect for the 11 of us ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more