Author: Newcastle University Fellwalking Society
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Malham day trip 24/11/2024
On a wet morning after a week of cold temperatures we departed Newcastle in the pre-dawn light for the wonderful country of Yorkshire and Malham. After negotiating some large puddles created by some overflowing rivers we arrived safely to dry skies and good visibility. There was for the first time this year a running group…
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Crianlarich weekend trip 8-10/11/2024
A morning start was taken at the end of reading week so that a walk could be undertaken on the way up to Crianlarch although not everyone remembered this was the case but after some quick packing from Oskar we all set off. Arriving at the foot of Loch Lubnaig for lunch we then set…
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Threlkeld day trip 2/11/2024
In a mild, overcast November dawn we departed Newcastle for Threlkeld enjoying the tunes on the coach. Once we arrived in Threlkeld and were dropped off by the coach we split into our different walks. The short walk saw a very cute cow but also had a lovely walk over to High Rigg (354m) via…
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Patterdale day trip 28/10/2024
A nice sunny morning greeted us as we awoke after our nice lie in, thanks to the clocks going back, and embarked for Patterdale. After arriving in Glenridding we set of on our walks in the warm morning sun. The long walk headed for Red Tarn via the beck skirting round the slopes of Birkhouse…
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Western Lake District weekend trip 11-13/10/2024
Leaving Newcastle and driving into the beautiful sunset was the perfect start to the first weekend trip of the year. We arrived at Felldyke bunkhouse safely in time for some card games despite Markos deciding to test the brakes in the carpark as well as successfully collecting Harry who had managed to escape beautiful Barrow…
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Semester 1 2024/25
Semester one started with a great walk in Borrowdale. Many more trips planned for the rest of the year.
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Seatoller day trip – 28/09/2024.
A great trip to start the year. Leaving Newcastle in the beautiful dawn light we headed for Seatoller, after the coach had expertly squeezed its way down Borrowdale we set off under brightening skies for the walks. A small group went down past Seathwaite and up the Langstrath valley until Blackmoss pot was reached and…
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Meet the committee 2024/2025
The 🔑 players. President Joshua Nicholson is the president. If you know what a president does in every other organisation, you can guess his job in NUFWS. (He’s the bloke in charge). Last year, Josh put NUFWS deeply in the red as treasurer 💰📉, so we forced him to become president and fix things. “Hi,…
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Kit Lists
To come on our trips we have certain requirements for kit. This is so we can ensure the safety of you and other members. We have kept these as minimal as possible and to help you get involved we have a range of equipment like tents that we lend out from our gear store. We…
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Aragon Pyrenees 22-28 June 2024
A week of brilliant weather exploring the Aragon Pyrenees based 3km north of Benasque at Camping Aneto named after the tallest mountain in the Pyrenees, Pico Aneto which rises from its glacier, which along with all Pyrenean glaciers is rapidly shrinking, at the eastern end of the Maladeta massif. After arriving in the sunny Benasque…
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