Category Archives: Google Earth

Kinder Downfall fell race 1 April 2007

1 Apr Filed under Blog, Google Earth, Mountains, Sport. 2 Comments.

My first fell race since Whittle Pike some eight months ago after a bit of a break from competitive running trying to get my back injury better. I was really very chuffed to finish 11th out of a field of about 250. I was 25th … Read More →

Spring: fresh air.

26 Mar Filed under Blog, Google Earth, Mountains. No comments.

Really feels like spring’s on its way now. It’s a warm, sunny Monday, the clocks have finally jumped into summertime, and people are starting to smile again. I had renewed vigour this weekend after a slight sick bug last week, and had a tough but … Read More →

Howgills, some Sedbergh reminiscing, and an overdue dose of snow

22 Mar Filed under Blog, Google Earth, Mountains. No comments.

I had a great day out with some soon to be ex-colleagues (and a currently ex colleague) in the Howgills the other day, taking in a 9.5 mile walk in the beautiful Howgill Fells. It enabled me to (fairly) quietly reminisce about my two years … Read More →

Mind blown by GPS data

15 Mar Filed under Google Earth, Mountains, Tech. 1 Comment.

A few weeks ago, I bought a Garmin Forerunner 201, on a whim, from my friend Matthew. When I bought it, it was very much an experiment to see whether I’d get on with it and get enough out of it. It comes with some … Read More →