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Below is a record of my walks for this year with photos and comments about each walk.
There are links to the individual summits from Wainwright's 214 fell tops, from his guide 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland' and summits in other areas.
Click on the date to go to details about that walk and a selection of photographs.
Click on the Wainwright, Outlying Fell or summit to find details and previous walks that included that summit.
Statistics for the year's walks are at the bottom of the page
| DATE | WALK | DISTANCE | ASCENT | TIME |
| Tuesday, 14th December |
Ickornshaw, Wood House, Lane Ends Bridge, West Closes, Glusburn Bridge, Jack Field Lane, Lund's Tower, Wainman's Pinnacle, Hitching Stone, Close Lane, Pennine Way |
8.4 mls | 1,370 ft | 4 hrs |
| Sunday, 12th December |
Sawley, Bank Bottom, Higher Asker Hill, Beacon Hill, Lower Heights, Broad Ing, Bolton-by-Bowland, Skirden Beck, River Ribble |
10.5 mls | 1,280 ft | 5.5 hrs |
| Wednesday, 8th December |
Bolton-by-Bowland, Holden, Hungrill, Broad Ing, Wittons Farm, Blue Scar Wood, Lower Flass, Monubent Back, Forest Becks |
8 mls | 600 ft | 4.25 hrs |
| Sunday, 5th December |
Sawley, Bank Bottom, Higher Asker Hill, Beacon Hill, Lower Heights, Broad Ing, Bolton-by-Bowland, Skirden Beck, River Ribble |
10.5 mls | 1,200 ft | 6.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 28th November |
Cowan Bridge, Springs Wood, Ease Gill Kirk, Casterton Fell, Bull Pot Farm, Barbon Fell, Brownthwaite Pike, Whoop Hall Inn, Cowan Bridge |
13.3 mls | 1,600 ft | 6.75 hrs |
| Sunday, 21st November |
Mossdale Beck, Glenridding Dodd, Sheffield Pike, White Stones, Stybarrow Dodd, Raise, Glenridding Valley |
10.2 mls | 3, 050 feet | 5.5 hrs |
| Friday, 19th November |
Downham, Worsaw End, Worston Moor, Scout Cairn, Pendle Hill, Barley, Black Moss Reservoirs, Twiston Moor, Twiston, Downham Mill |
12 miles | 1,970 feet | 5.75 hrs |
| Sunday, 14th November |
Borrowdale Valley, Roundthwaite, Jeffrey's Mount, Winterscleugh, Borrow Beck |
11 mls | 1,850 ft | 5 hrs |
| Sunday, 7th November |
Fell Foot, Bleasdale School, Stang Yule, Hazelhurst Fell, Fiendsdale Head, Home House Fell, Fair Snape Fell, Wolf Fell, Saddle End |
13.2 mls | 1,880 ft | 6 hrs |
| Friday, 5th November |
Clough Head car park, Haslingden Grane, Hog Lowe Pike, Causeway End, Tor End, Thirteen Stone Hill, Rossendale Way |
11 mls | 2,200 ft | 6 hrs |
| Sunday, 31st October |
White Coppice, Great Hill, Winter Hill, Two Lads Hill, Rivington Pike, Rivington Hall Barn, Yarrow Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir |
13 mls | 1,650 ft | 6 hrs |
| Sunday, 24th October |
Seathwaite, Combe Gill, Bessyboot, Rosthwaite Fell, Glaramara, Allen Crags, Sprinkling Tarn, Seathwaite Fell, Stockley Bridge |
10.2 mls | 3,540 ft | 7 hrs |
| Friday, 15th October |
Dunsop Bridge, Beatrix, Parrock Head, Newton, Knowlmere Manor |
9 mls | 1,000 ft | 4.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 12th September |
Steel End, Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Sergeant Man, High Raise, Ullscarf, Standing Crag, Harrop Tarn |
11 mls | 3,200 ft | 7 hrs |
| Sunday, 5th September |
Wet Sleddale Road, Shap Blue Quarry, Wasdale Head, Wasdale Pike, Great Yarlside, Harrop Pike, Mosedale, High Wether Howe, Sleddale Hall |
14 mls | 2,200 ft | 6.25 hrs |
| Friday, 3rd September |
Fell Foot, Parlick, Fiendsdale Head, Fiendsdale Water, Langden Castle, Bleadale Water, Saddle Fell, Saddle End |
11.4 mls | 2,700 ft | 5.5 hrs |
| Wednesday, 1st September |
Fell Foot, Blindhurst Farm, Stang Yule, Hazelhurst Fell, Fiendsdale Head, Home House Fell, Fair Snape Fell, Wolf Fell, Saddle End, Wolfen Hall |
13.2 mls | 1,650 ft | 6.5 hrs |
| Monday, 30th August |
Horton Bridge, Horton in Ribblesdale Station, Moughton Scars, Selside, High Birkwith, Cave Hill, Pennine Way |
12.5 mls | 1,500 ft | 5.5. hrs |
| Wednesday, 25th August |
Fell Foot, Higher Fair Snape, Fair Snape Fell, Home House Fell, Fiendsdale Head, Hazelhurst, Brooks Barn, Bleasdale, Blindhurst Farm |
10 mls | 1,600 ft | 5 hrs |
| Sunday, 22nd August |
Skirethorns, Mastiles Lane, Street Gate, Gordale Scar, Weets Top, Boss Moor |
15.5 mls | 2,200 ft | 6.5 hrs |
| Thursday, 19th August |
Clapham, Norber Erratics, Thwaite Scars, Sulber Gate, Wharfe, Austwick, Clapham |
12.3 miles | 2,100 feet | 6 hours |
| Sunday, 15th August |
Walna Scar Road, Coppermines Valley, Red Dell Valley, Wetherlam, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Levers Hawse, Brim Fell, Coniston Old Man, Goat's Water, Walna Scar Road |
11.5 mls | 3,665 feet | 7.5 hrs |
| Wednesday, 11th August |
Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Sergeant Man, High Raise, Greenup Edge, Ullscarf, Standing Crag, Harrop Tarn, Birk Crag |
11.5 mls | 3,100 ft | 7.75 hrs |
| Sunday, 8th August |
Cow and Calf rocks, Pancake stone, Horncliffe well, the 12Apostles stone circle, Ilkley Moor summit, Thimble stones, Swastika Stone, White Wells Roman Bath House |
13 mls | 1,800 ft | 7 hrs |
| Friday, 6th August |
Leck Fell, Three Men of Gragareth, Gragareth, Great Coomb, Crag Hill, Ease Gill, Ease |
10.5 mls | 2,400 ft | 6 hrs |
| Sunday, 1st August |
Downham, Pendle Hill, Great Coppy, Twiston, Downham Green |
9 mls | 1,820 ft | 5 hrs |
| Sunday, 25th July |
Cotterdale, Great Shunner Fell, Pennine Way, Cotterdale, Tarn Hill, Cotter End |
14.6 mls | 2,870 feet | 7 hrs |
| 2nd to 16th June |
Walking in Fjordland Norway |
100 mls | 30,000 feet | 14 days |
| Friday, 25th June |
Cowan Bridge, Springs Wood, Ease Gill Kirk, Casterton Fell, Barbon Low Fell, Brownthwaite Pike, Whoop Hall Inn |
12.6 mls | 1,680 feet | 6 hrs |
| Wednesday, 23rd June |
Coppermines Valley, Red Dell, Wetherlam, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Brim Fell, Goats Water, Walna Scar Road |
11 mls | 3,540 ft | 6.45 hrs |
| Sunday, 20th June |
Cat Bells, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Tongue Gill, Castle Crag, Grange, Manesty Park, Brandelhow Park, Hawes End |
10.6 mls | 3,170 ft | 7 hrs |
| Friday, 18th June |
Wood House Lane, Croasdale Fell, Roman Road, Whitendale Fell, Whitendale Farm, Dunsop Head, Burn fell, Dunsop Fell |
9 mls | 1,400 ft | 4 hrs |
| Sunday, 13th June |
Park Brow, Spying How, Glencoyne Head, Sticks Pass, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd, Great Dodd, Matterdale Common, Dowthwaitehead, Dockray, Aira Force |
13 mls | 2,980 ft | 6 hrs |
| Sunday, 6th June |
Ickornshaw, Lothersdale, Pinhaw, Booth bridge, Raygill, Cowling |
14 mls | 2,330 ft | 6 hrs |
| Wednesday, 2nd June |
Sawley, Dockber, Gisburn Cotes Hall, Ribble Way, Gisburn Bridge, Fooden, Bolton Hall Farm, Skirden Beck |
9.5 mls | 845 ft | 4.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 30th May |
Hartsop, Gray Crag, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, The Knott, Rest Dodd, Brock Crags, Angletarn Pikes, Boredale Hause |
10.7 mls | 3,630 ft | 6 hrs |
| Sunday, 23rd May |
Langcliffe, Jubilee Cave, Victoria Cave, Attermire Scar, Sugar Loaf Hill, Cleatop Park, Ribble Way. |
10.3 mls | 1,600 ft | 6 hrs |
| Friday, 21st May |
Grassington, Conistone, Mastiles Lane, Height Laithe, Cow Close Wood, Skirethorns, Linton Falls |
10.5 mls | 1,300 ft | 5 hrs |
| Wednesday, 19th May |
Bradford Bridge, Ribble Way, Grindleton fell, West Bradford Fell, Drake House, Pillings, Ribble Way |
9.6 mls | 1,060 ft | 4.75 hrs |
| Sunday, 16th May |
Dunsop Bridge, Closes Barn, Langden Intake, Langden Castle, Bleadale Water, Totridge Fell, Hareden Farm, Closes Barn |
11.6 mls | 2,100 ft | 5.75 hrs |
| Wednesday, 12th May |
Rake Brook Reservoir Woods, Higher Hill Farm, Tockholes, Sunnyhurst Wood, Roddlesworth |
5 mls | 950 ft | 2.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 9th May |
Hawell Monument, Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Skiddaw, Bakestall, Skiddaw House, Cumbria Way, Whit Beck |
11.5 mls | 3,100 ft | 6 hrs |
| Sunday, 2nd May |
Malham Tarn, Arncliffe, Hawkswick Cote, Cote Gill, Street Gate |
12.5 mls | 1,900 ft | 5.5 hrs |
| Wednesday, 28th April |
Nick of Pendle, Ogden Clough, Pendle Hill, Hookcliffe Plantation, Little Mearley Hall, Ashendean Clough |
8.6 mls | 1,730 ft | 4.25 hrs |
| Sunday, 25th April |
Troutbeck Bridge, Troutbeck Tongue, Threshthwaite Mouth, Thornthwaite Crag, Troutbeck Valley |
10.5 mls | 2,500 ft | 6.5 hrs |
| 4th - 19th April |
Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa |
97 mls | 22,950 ft | 12 days |
| Sunday, 28th March |
Hartsop, Brock Crags, Angletarn Pikes, Satura Crag, Rest Dodd, Hayeswater Gill |
6 mls | 3,800 ft | 4.25 hrs |
| Thursday, 25th March |
Higher Pasture Barn Farm, Witton Weavers Way, Whitehall Farm, Darwen Moor, Jubilee Tower, Sunnyhurst Wood, Ryal Fold, Tockholes Plantation |
8.8 mls | 2,200 ft | 4.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 21st March |
Langcliffe, Catrigg Force, Stainforth, Stainforth Force, Smearsett Scar, Pot Scar, Feizor, Giggleswick Scar |
10.8 mls | 1,930 ft | 5.75 hours |
| Wednesday, 17th March |
Great Hall Barn, Pigeon Tower, Rivington Pike, Two Lads Hill, Winter Hill, Hordern Stoops, Lower Hempshaw's, Lead Mines Clough, Pike Stones, Alance Bridge |
9.5 mls | 1,650 ft | 4.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 14th March |
Borrowdale, Roundthwaite Common, Borrowdale Edge, Huck’s Bridge, Ashstead Fell ,Mabbin Crag, Castle Fell, Whinfell Beacon, Grayrigg Forest |
11.6 mls | 3,300 ft | 6.75 hrs |
| Thursday, 11th March |
White Coppice, The Lowe, Wheelton Plantation, Solomon's Temple, Heapey Moor, Dean Black Brook |
5 mls | 640 ft | 2.5 hrs |
| Wednesday, 10th March |
Clough Head car park, Haslingden Grane, Hog Lowe Pike, Causeway End, Holden Wood Reservoir, Holden Hall, Rossendale Way |
9 mls | 1,350 ft | 5 hrs |
| Friday, 5th March |
Parbold Village Hall, Fairy Glen, Boar's Den, Harrock Hill, Hunter's Hill |
7.6 mls | 580 ft | 4 hrs |
| Tuesday, 2nd March |
Witton Park, Billinge Hill, Witton Weavers Way, Houghton Bottoms, River Darwen, Pleasington Priory |
7.5 mls | 800 ft | 4 hrs |
| Monday, 1st March |
Whittle Hill, Denham Hall, Hough Hill, Leeds Liverpool Canal, Croston Farm, Cuerden Valley |
8 mls | 760 ft | 4 hrs |
| Sunday, 21st February |
Rivington Great House Barn, The Castle, Rivington Pike, Rivington Old Hall Barn |
4.5 mls | 740 ft hrs | 2.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 14th February |
Clerk Hill, Nick of Pendle, Badger Wells Hill, Deerstones, Churn Clough Reservoir, Padiham Heights, Read Hall and cross Read Old Bridge and Portfield |
11 mls | 1,440 ft | 5.25 hrs |
| Sunday, 7th February |
Ingleton, Fell Lane, Ingleborough, Humphrey Bottom, Chapel-le-Dale, Ellerbeck Gill, Twisleton, Scar End |
11.5 mls | 2,500 ft | 6.5 hrs |
| Sunday,31st January |
Grassington, Bycliffe Road, Mossdale Scar, Benfoot Brow, Crookacre Wood and Dales Way taking in Swineber Scar and Conistone Pie |
12.5 mls | 1,400 ft | 6.5 hrs |
| Thursday, 28th January |
Hordern Stoops, Winter Hill, Longworth Clough, Egerton, Cheetham Close, Turton Heights, Delph Reservoir, Belmont, Hoar Stones Brow |
12 mls | 2,035 ft | 6 hrs |
| Sunday, 24th January |
Todmorden, Calderdale Way, Withens Clough Reservoir, Stoodley Pike, Pennine Way, Gaddings Dam, Rochdale Canal |
13 mls | 1,560 ft | 6 hrs |
| Sunday, 17th January |
Rochdale Canal, Pennine Way, Blackstone Edge, Windy Hill, Hollingworth Lake |
14 mls | 2,250 ft | 6.75 hrs |
| Sunday, 10th January |
Witton Weavers Way, Top o' th' Brow, Duckshaw Clough, Darwen Moor, Darwen Hill, Jubilee Tower, Sunnyhurst Wood, Tockholes Plantations |
10 mls | 2,370 ft | 6.5 hrs |
| Sunday, 3rd January |
Clayton Brook, Brindle, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Withnell Fold, Denham Hill, Whittle-le-Woods |
8 mls | 700 ft | 4.5 hrs |
Statistics for this year (revised 15/12/10)
| Number of walks | 76 |
| Distance walked | 867.75 miles |
| Ascent climbed | 176.214feet |
| Wainwrights | 46 |
| Outlying Fells | 3 |
| Other Summits/highlights | 29 |