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Hey Ruckers!
Welcome to my little nook in the wild of the web. From infancy i've had an obsession with the outdoors and in 2014 two people, Wildsoul Vee and Dave Murphy [daves wild camping], both showed me the way to the wild. now armed with over a decade of experience, i've decided to share my tales. From the tallest peaks and baron expanses to the beautiful forests, caves and seascapes our world has to offer. follow every contour as we venture into the unknown with the changing seasons in search of wonder and solitude. I won't always get it right but the bruises and scars will forever be my trophies. After all, they tell the tale better than any pen. Here's to the next ruck, Graham |
THE LATEST FROM wild rucker
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the return to rhinog fawr
the rhinog national nature reserve Join me for my latest adventure in the wild! We're heading back to Rhinog Fawr 1 year after Hurricane Ernesto forced me to return home. This Fawr truly shows it's fury and on day 2 I had to make a tough decision to abandon my planned descent. Not only are we going to summit, we're going to spend the night in a Bivi Bag underneath the stars! I just wish my tea hadn't been such a disaster!
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The Journey So Far...
16/08/2014 Delamere Forest [Cheshire]
30/09/2014 Wetherlam [The Lake District]
04/10/2014 The Old Man Of Coniston [The Lake District]
28/02/2015 Fan Y Big [Brecon Beacons]
23/03/2015 Ingleborough [The Yorkshire Dales]
01/05/2015 Blencathra [The Lake District]
18/07/2015 Kensgriff And Yarlside [The Yorkshire Dales]
31/07/2015 Peel Island And Dow Crag [The Lake District]
10/10/2015 Pen Y Fan [Brecon Beacons]
16/01/2016 Loughrigg Fell [The Lake District]
23/01/2016 Rivington Pike And Winter Hill [Blackburn With Darwen]
06/02/2016 Red Screes [The Lake District]
02/04/2016 Glyder Fawr [Snowdonia]
16/04/2016 Bleaklow Hill [Derbyshire]
07/07/2016 Whernside [The Yorkshire Dales]
24/08/2016 Pillar [The Lake District]
15/10/2016 Ennerdale Forest [The Lake District]
19/10/2017 Glen Kinglass [Scotland]
13/04/2018 Wild Boar Fell [The Yorkshire Dales]
27/04/2018 Grisedale Pike [The Lake District]
07/09/2018 Seatallan And Greendale Tarn [The Lake District]
16/10/2018 Llyn Caseg Fraith [Snowdonia]
23/08/2019 High Seat [The Lake District]
11/01/2020 Red Pike [The Lake District]
25/01/2020 Loch Grannoch [Scotland]
14/06/2020 Billinge Hill [Billinge]
22/10/2020 Howarden Reservoir [The Peak District]
18/06/2021 Bow Fell And Esk Pike [The Lake District]
03/09/2021 Pen-Y-Ghent [The Yorkshire Dales]
15/01/2022 The Cobbler (Ben Arthur) [Argyll And Bute, Scotland]
07/05/2022 Green Gable [The Lake District]
12/11/2022 Alphin Pike [Mossley]
21/08/2024 Rhinog Fawr (ATTEMPTED) [Rhinog National Nature Reserve]
04/10/2024 The Old Man Of Coniston (10 Year Anniversary) [The Lake District]
09/12/2024 Cerrig Gwaun-Y-Llan [The Cambrian Mountains]
17/02/2025 Pen Pumlumon Fawr [Eisteddfa Gurig, Ceredigion]
28/04/2025 Great End And Scafell Pike [The Lake District]
07/07/2025 High Street And Small Water Tarn [Haweswater Reservoir, The Lake District]
17/08/2025 Rhinog Fawr [Rhinog National Nature Reserve]
30/09/2014 Wetherlam [The Lake District]
04/10/2014 The Old Man Of Coniston [The Lake District]
28/02/2015 Fan Y Big [Brecon Beacons]
23/03/2015 Ingleborough [The Yorkshire Dales]
01/05/2015 Blencathra [The Lake District]
18/07/2015 Kensgriff And Yarlside [The Yorkshire Dales]
31/07/2015 Peel Island And Dow Crag [The Lake District]
10/10/2015 Pen Y Fan [Brecon Beacons]
16/01/2016 Loughrigg Fell [The Lake District]
23/01/2016 Rivington Pike And Winter Hill [Blackburn With Darwen]
06/02/2016 Red Screes [The Lake District]
02/04/2016 Glyder Fawr [Snowdonia]
16/04/2016 Bleaklow Hill [Derbyshire]
07/07/2016 Whernside [The Yorkshire Dales]
24/08/2016 Pillar [The Lake District]
15/10/2016 Ennerdale Forest [The Lake District]
19/10/2017 Glen Kinglass [Scotland]
13/04/2018 Wild Boar Fell [The Yorkshire Dales]
27/04/2018 Grisedale Pike [The Lake District]
07/09/2018 Seatallan And Greendale Tarn [The Lake District]
16/10/2018 Llyn Caseg Fraith [Snowdonia]
23/08/2019 High Seat [The Lake District]
11/01/2020 Red Pike [The Lake District]
25/01/2020 Loch Grannoch [Scotland]
14/06/2020 Billinge Hill [Billinge]
22/10/2020 Howarden Reservoir [The Peak District]
18/06/2021 Bow Fell And Esk Pike [The Lake District]
03/09/2021 Pen-Y-Ghent [The Yorkshire Dales]
15/01/2022 The Cobbler (Ben Arthur) [Argyll And Bute, Scotland]
07/05/2022 Green Gable [The Lake District]
12/11/2022 Alphin Pike [Mossley]
21/08/2024 Rhinog Fawr (ATTEMPTED) [Rhinog National Nature Reserve]
04/10/2024 The Old Man Of Coniston (10 Year Anniversary) [The Lake District]
09/12/2024 Cerrig Gwaun-Y-Llan [The Cambrian Mountains]
17/02/2025 Pen Pumlumon Fawr [Eisteddfa Gurig, Ceredigion]
28/04/2025 Great End And Scafell Pike [The Lake District]
07/07/2025 High Street And Small Water Tarn [Haweswater Reservoir, The Lake District]
17/08/2025 Rhinog Fawr [Rhinog National Nature Reserve]
Invictus
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Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul. ["Invictus" by William Ernest Henley, written 1920] |
