MWA2 Mountain Warehouse
Adventurer "waterproof" fabric boots. Replacements for faulty pair 18.9.14.
Lasted 172 miles before fabric shredded on instep.
MWA _ Mountain
Warehouse Adventurer "waterproof" fabric boots. (bought £27 22.8.14, eyelet
pulled out 17.9.14 and exchanged for new pair. Lasted 55.6 miles)
KM2 - Karrimor Mount. Will I ever learn? 2nd pair bought (£32.99 30.7.14).
"Waterproof" but soaked by heather during 1st trip 31.7.14.
AF - Cheap (£16.99) Aldi fabric boots, first used 30.4.14. Sole peeled off
one boot 29.7.14 after 197.6 miles.
GS - Grisport Storm (leather) - comfortable and inexpensive boots
that wore well. On 20.1.14, after 1593.2 miles, the right boot cracked, probably
prematurely because it had been dried in heat too often.
GS2: New pair of Grisport Storm, first used 6.1.13. Retired 10.1.16, when sole
and upper seemed about to part company, after 1628.1 miles.
MLT: Mountain Warehouse Traveller, bought 17.6.13. Budget-priced fabric boots.
Labelled "waterproof" but soaked through on second outing. On 4.9.13, the left
boot suddenly split close to where the upper joins the sole. The inner
structure of the left heel had previously given cause for concern. Wrecked
after only 205.2 miles. Obtained full refund from Mountain Warehouse.
KM: *Karrimor Mount - rubbish quality fabric boots that developed holes in the
side fabric after less than 180 miles of wear.
I thereafter wore them only in dry weather until the holes weakened the fabric
too much, and I finally dumped them after 375.7 miles.
MLA: Mountain Life Alpine (fabric), bought 17.2.12 - they have a large tab
saying "waterproof" on them, but after about 180 miles, they started soaking up
water. 26.4.12: 433 miles: I was reproofing these when I discovered that the
adhesive holding the sole of one boot to the upper had separated for about three
inches. Sealed with impact adhesive, but ineffective, so discarded.
Esk Valley Way, 2009
Thursday 2 July
Castleton-Danby Head roadside-Castleton 9 miles We started on the first, 16 mile leg of the walk on an extremely hot
day. It was so hot, in fact, that there was little pleasure in the
walk, and we decided that for safety's sake, we should cut it short and
head directly back to Castleton.
Sunday
16 August
Westerdale-Esklets-Lion Inn-Westerdale, 11.2 miles We made this circular walk (map left) to link with our earlier start on the first
leg of the Way. The section to Esklets was very muddy in places, but
the return along the Rosedale railway trackbed, roads and tracks passed
very quickly. We stopped for a coffee at the Lion Inn, which was
very crowded with diners.
Saturday 13 June
Castleton-Egton Bridge 12
miles
Parked car at Egton Station, train to Castleton, walked back to Egton.
Sunday 14 June
Egton Bridge-Whitby, 8
miles
Parked car at Egton, walked to Whitby, train back to Egton.
Sunday
16 August