Hillwalking

[cleanbluesky]

Did some fell walking at the weekend, as well as climbing and I must say I found it quite a challenge...

I got to about 1700ft and back in about 3:30 including a couple of miles to the foot of the hill and back but I must admit that it was hard and had a few rests on the way...

Does anyone here do fell walking, if so can they reccommend some gym-training that could help me improve my performance (we dont get many hills in London)... my main problem was leg-strength endurance, I do a bit of swimming and running so cardio wasn't too stressful.

 

[cleanbluesky]

Pfft at gym training for hiking training. Just get back out there!! Far more scenic and enjoyable to be outdoors doing it for real, instead of in a gym.

Whereabouts were you? I've done most of Dartmoor, Exmoor, Peak District, Lake District and bits of Scotland in my time. Just lacking any decent time in Wales.

Cumbria, on a climbing trip... was at a place called Shepard's Crag (I think) and the entire time Catbells was taunting me from the other side of the valley so I made my excuses on Sunday morning and trekked over there to walk a few peaks on the other side. Not easy.

Where is the closest place to London?

 

[cleanbluesky]

Guys, where are the cloests fells to London? I wanna do more, but I cant do a 300 mile trip every weekend...