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Welcome to GYBO, the homepage of a group of BT engineers from the Wigan and Chorley area of England. On the following pages I hope you will find something of interest, the C2C section may provide some helpful tips if you are considering the walk. I started the site in November 1999 and since then it has undergone a few changes (to say the least!) hopefully for the better, if you have any comments ( good or bad ) about the site please sign the guest book or e-mail me at the link provided. I hope you enjoy your visit and find it of sufficient interest to return again.
Happy Wanderings, Alan.
THE TEAM.
This page is a collection of our mugshots, I hope you have a steady nerve !. Our little group of happy walkers consists of myself, Shaun, Karl, Graham, Tony, Dave and occasionally Keith (when he isn't fishing ). We usually manage to get out and about somewhere in the Lake District or North Wales once or twice a week whenever possible, unfortunately work gets in the way of the other days, ah well, at least it pays for the petrol and gear.
PHOTO PAGES.
At present the photo pages are made up of scanned images that I have taken on our travels and are divided up into monthly albums, however I have now acquired a digital camera, Olympus D-490 2.1 Mega Pixel, and I am expecting some really good results not to mention better picture quality. Another good thing about the new camera is the savings made on films and developing, which means more fuel for the car and a bit left over to replace any kit that I may need.
HILLS & WALKS.
The hills section contains a complete list of the Wainwrights, Munro's and the Welsh 100, though I must admit that I am not certain that the Munro list is complete, each time I pick up a magazine it seems that another one has been added to it. I am often asked by friends who do not go walking " What is a Wainwright ?, does it have to be over a certain height ?, why is it called a Wainwright ?". Well the truth is a "Wainwright" is a hill or mountain that Alfred Wainwright wrote about and sketched in great detail in his guidebooks "Pictorial Guides To The Lakeland Fells".
You may notice that some of the hill names on the lists are in red text, this tells you that I have "bagged" the said hill, now before you start shouting "he's a bagger, off with his head !" I would just like to say that I have stood on most of these summits on numerous occasions. Particularly High Raise and Sergeant Man, I like to set off from Grasmere village and make for either 1) Helm Crag 2) Silver How 3) Tarn Crag and just amble round the fells in a horseshoe untill arriving back in Grasmere for a pot of coffee and slice of cake in the cafe near the bus stop.
The walks section contains details of walks in the Lake District, West Pennine Moors and The Eden Valley & Howgills. I will be adding more walks later in the year.
COAST TO COAST WALK.
This section of the site is all about our Coast to Coast walk that we completed in June/July 2000. It is not meant to be a definitive guide to the route that Alfred Wainwright pioneered, far from it, but if you are looking for some idea for an itinerary or lodgings along the route then I hope it will be of help. The daily diary is my day to day account of the trip and the events along the way. apart from the spectacular scenery along the way other highlights included our all to brief stopover at Mrs. Whiteheads ( I dont think our C2C would have seemed complete without our visit, we had been looking forward to our Chocolate cake and fresh baked scones since we booked in early January). After years spent walking in the fells and saying quick hello's to other walkers as you pass I was surprised at the cameraderie that built up among ourselves and the other C2C'ers that set off at the same time, after just a couple of days people started to group together at the end of the day and further along the route most of the walkers would all congregate together, almost like a family reunion. This was my first and I am sad to say my only long distance walk to date but I thouroughly enjoyed it and would recommend anyone who feels fit enough to give it a go, I am sure you will enjoy it.
COAST TO COAST CYCLE.
I was not personally involved in this bike ride across country but two of my mates Don and Keith were making the trip. It was Don's idea to mark his 50th with something to remember, I would have thought turning 50 would have been enough on its own ( just kidding Don ). Anyway I told him that if he completed the ride I would put a trip report and pictures on site, and true to my word here they are. I feel I have to mention that Dons first brainwave was to walk the Pennine Way (bear in mind that Don usually goes for the paper in the car ), not content with that he actually suggested backpacking complete with tent, pots and pans etc, etc...........Me and Shaun politely declined the offer and wondered if madness usually manifested itself at 50 years of age?.
SCRAMBLES.
This section was originally intended to have a list of scrambles in the Lake District along with the Scramblers Code and also the routes that we have taken up the scrambles, however I got to thinking what if someone followed our route and got into difficulties or worse still came to any harm. This little warning heeded, if you are contemplating any scrambling I would advise the use of tried and trusted guidebooks written by more experienced persons than myself.
"Scrambles in the Lake District" by R.B. Evans published by Cicerone press
"Classic Mountain Scrambles In England and Wales" by Graham Thompson published by Mainstream Publishing.
My favourite scramble is on Tryfan's north ridge, excellent, you can make the scramble as easy or hard as you wish, after gaining the summit more fun can be had on Bristly ridge. All the team look forward to a day out on Tryfan (even Karl ).
MONT BLANC 2002
This section contains a trip report and pictures of our outing to the Alps. Now we have got the taste of it who knows, more trips could be in the offing. Looking at pictures before we went didn't prepare us for the scale of things when we got there, absolutely brilliant. See what you think.
Happy Wanderings, Alan.
THE TEAM.
This page is a collection of our mugshots, I hope you have a steady nerve !. Our little group of happy walkers consists of myself, Shaun, Karl, Graham, Tony, Dave and occasionally Keith (when he isn't fishing ). We usually manage to get out and about somewhere in the Lake District or North Wales once or twice a week whenever possible, unfortunately work gets in the way of the other days, ah well, at least it pays for the petrol and gear.
PHOTO PAGES.
At present the photo pages are made up of scanned images that I have taken on our travels and are divided up into monthly albums, however I have now acquired a digital camera, Olympus D-490 2.1 Mega Pixel, and I am expecting some really good results not to mention better picture quality. Another good thing about the new camera is the savings made on films and developing, which means more fuel for the car and a bit left over to replace any kit that I may need.
HILLS & WALKS.
The hills section contains a complete list of the Wainwrights, Munro's and the Welsh 100, though I must admit that I am not certain that the Munro list is complete, each time I pick up a magazine it seems that another one has been added to it. I am often asked by friends who do not go walking " What is a Wainwright ?, does it have to be over a certain height ?, why is it called a Wainwright ?". Well the truth is a "Wainwright" is a hill or mountain that Alfred Wainwright wrote about and sketched in great detail in his guidebooks "Pictorial Guides To The Lakeland Fells".
You may notice that some of the hill names on the lists are in red text, this tells you that I have "bagged" the said hill, now before you start shouting "he's a bagger, off with his head !" I would just like to say that I have stood on most of these summits on numerous occasions. Particularly High Raise and Sergeant Man, I like to set off from Grasmere village and make for either 1) Helm Crag 2) Silver How 3) Tarn Crag and just amble round the fells in a horseshoe untill arriving back in Grasmere for a pot of coffee and slice of cake in the cafe near the bus stop.
The walks section contains details of walks in the Lake District, West Pennine Moors and The Eden Valley & Howgills. I will be adding more walks later in the year.
COAST TO COAST WALK.
This section of the site is all about our Coast to Coast walk that we completed in June/July 2000. It is not meant to be a definitive guide to the route that Alfred Wainwright pioneered, far from it, but if you are looking for some idea for an itinerary or lodgings along the route then I hope it will be of help. The daily diary is my day to day account of the trip and the events along the way. apart from the spectacular scenery along the way other highlights included our all to brief stopover at Mrs. Whiteheads ( I dont think our C2C would have seemed complete without our visit, we had been looking forward to our Chocolate cake and fresh baked scones since we booked in early January). After years spent walking in the fells and saying quick hello's to other walkers as you pass I was surprised at the cameraderie that built up among ourselves and the other C2C'ers that set off at the same time, after just a couple of days people started to group together at the end of the day and further along the route most of the walkers would all congregate together, almost like a family reunion. This was my first and I am sad to say my only long distance walk to date but I thouroughly enjoyed it and would recommend anyone who feels fit enough to give it a go, I am sure you will enjoy it.
COAST TO COAST CYCLE.
I was not personally involved in this bike ride across country but two of my mates Don and Keith were making the trip. It was Don's idea to mark his 50th with something to remember, I would have thought turning 50 would have been enough on its own ( just kidding Don ). Anyway I told him that if he completed the ride I would put a trip report and pictures on site, and true to my word here they are. I feel I have to mention that Dons first brainwave was to walk the Pennine Way (bear in mind that Don usually goes for the paper in the car ), not content with that he actually suggested backpacking complete with tent, pots and pans etc, etc...........Me and Shaun politely declined the offer and wondered if madness usually manifested itself at 50 years of age?.
SCRAMBLES.
This section was originally intended to have a list of scrambles in the Lake District along with the Scramblers Code and also the routes that we have taken up the scrambles, however I got to thinking what if someone followed our route and got into difficulties or worse still came to any harm. This little warning heeded, if you are contemplating any scrambling I would advise the use of tried and trusted guidebooks written by more experienced persons than myself.
"Scrambles in the Lake District" by R.B. Evans published by Cicerone press
"Classic Mountain Scrambles In England and Wales" by Graham Thompson published by Mainstream Publishing.
My favourite scramble is on Tryfan's north ridge, excellent, you can make the scramble as easy or hard as you wish, after gaining the summit more fun can be had on Bristly ridge. All the team look forward to a day out on Tryfan (even Karl ).
MONT BLANC 2002
This section contains a trip report and pictures of our outing to the Alps. Now we have got the taste of it who knows, more trips could be in the offing. Looking at pictures before we went didn't prepare us for the scale of things when we got there, absolutely brilliant. See what you think.
AND FINALLY !!!!!!
I hope you find something of interest on the site, if you have, or you just enjoyed your visit please take a couple of minutes to sign the guest book as I love reading any comments that visitors place there. Apart from the enjoyment of maintaining and updating the web site it gives me encouragement when I get comments from people as far afield as South Africa, America, China ( Hello Yuhong ) and the Phillipines ( Hello Angela ). Go on, sign the book, you know you want to !.
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