Introduction and Blog goals.
Hi all, I'd like to start my first post by introducing myself and setting out the goals I want to achieve with this blog. I'm Mike and I've been a keen hill walker for about 20 years when I was first persuaded to head off to the Lake District with a friend to climb this hill he called Fairfield. There was a promise of fantastic views and even the possibility of jets roaring down the valleys below as we ascended to the summit and it all sounded at least worth a try to see what it was all about. I had no proper walking clothing or boots at the time except for a rucksack that I'd bought a year or two previously and been used once, but was assured that a few layers of t shirts, track suite bottoms and Rockport boots (remember them) would be fine! Along with a light jacket, a whole 500ml bottle of water, a shop bought sandwich and a chocolate bar, that's the only gear taken up the hill that day. Well, I was a complete novice and only 20. As it was, the skies were o...