I am 7 years old and have Autism. This Blog is about what I can do not what I cannot , sometimes people think I cannot because I have autism ,this blog is about challenging that! I have lots of special interests, in particular running, exploring and this blog shows a small amount of what I get up to!
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Posted in Uncategorized with tags Autism, Belgium, Blackburn With Darwen, Blacksyke, Burnt edge, Coniston, Cumbria, Disused Railway, fell running, Hadrians wall, La Bastogne, La Roche, Lake District, Lancashire, Lead mines clough, mine, Montcliffe, Old mine, Old Quarry, Rivington Pike, slate mine, Two lads, Wallsuches, water tunnels, waterfalls, wilderswood, winter hill on December 12, 2010 by jakeofwinterhillGrizedale walk-a long walk for my sister!
Posted in Coniston, Cumbria, fell running, forest, Grizedale, Insect, Lake District, Nature, sculpture, waterfalls with tags Coniston, Cumbria, fell running, forest, Forestry, Grizedale, Insect, Lake District, Nature, sculpture, waterfalls on September 26, 2010 by jakeofwinterhill
my family without dad who is taking the photo !
we have a long way to go
this is Evie with her new zebra hat
this is a wigwam
giant man
us on the bridge
a lovely beetle it made a funny noise! it went like this ah ah plus vibrated at the same time it was odd
me looking at a very noisy waterfall
me with my hat with spikes on it
I am still a very long way from the car
oh look the sign near the car thanks for looking !
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/grizedalehome Forestry commissions web site
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizedale_ general guide to area
http://www.lamrt.org.uk/ Local mountain rescue team Langdale/Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team (LAMRT)
Coniston Old Man Mine or Moss head Slate Quarry -part 3
Posted in Coniston, Cumbria, fell running, Lake District, moss head mine, Old mines, Old Quarry, Tramway, underground with tags Coniston, Coniston Water, Cumbria, Donald Campbell, England, fell running, Lake District, moss head mine, Old mines, Old Quarry, Slate, Tramway, underground on September 25, 2010 by jakeofwinterhill
overlooking the mine -Coniston village in the background
down the slate along the slate track
having a rest
sunbathing -this is a doorway look carefully!
a very big wheel -part of the slate transport ?
the railway that goes nowhere -nickname railway of doom
in the mine -the torch has 1m candle watts of power only shows up a small part of the mine
in the big dark mine
a video of the trip inside the mine
exit from mine
looking at the view to Coniston lake from another railway track
across the slate waste with Coniston in the background
big pieces of slate
view of Coniston lake , the car park where we parked is just visable
nearly back to the car
see part 1 and 2 for further details – of the trip
Links :
use the 3 D display to see the complete route in mapmyrun
1341 feet climb in total , climb to the mine has a ranking of 1 which is the most severe climb rating without climbing using ropes , 4.21 miles total completed in 3.5 hours, pause time in mines exploring 1.5 hours,
Coniston Old Man Mine or Moss head Slate Quarry Part 2, Lake District ,Cumbria
Posted in Coniston, Cumbria, fell running, Lake District, mine, Old mine, Old mines, Old Quarry, slate mine, Tramway with tags Coniston, Cumbria, fell running, Lake District, mine, Old mine, Old mines, Old Quarry, Quarry, slate mine, Tramway on September 25, 2010 by jakeofwinterhill
sledge for slate ?
this is a metal bucket 30m away
a video of slate quarry 100m deep
entrance to slate quarry
there is a lot of slate still here
up the hill to the small mine
mine entrance
me with the big torch ,
mine exit, tunnel 30m. long ,15m high at end of the tunnel this mine is located at top of route near old man summit
see part 1 and part 3 for further details
Links :
use the 3 D display to see the complete route in mapmyrun
1341 feet climb in total , climb to the mine has a ranking of 1 which is the most severe climb rating without climbing using ropes , 4.21 miles total completed in 3.5 hours, pause time in mines exploring 1.5 hours,
Coniston Old Man Mine or Moss head Slate Quarry Part 1, lake district
Posted in Coniston, Cumbria, fell running, Lake District, Old mine, slate mine, Tramway, underground, Youth Hostel with tags Coniston, Coniston Water, Cumbria, Donald Campbell, fell running, lake coniston, Lake District, Old mine, Slate, slate mine, Tramway, underground, Youth Hostel on September 25, 2010 by jakeofwinterhill
this is the youth hostel we stayed at
the view is beautiful
this hill is very hard to run up it became steeper later on !
a old truck?
slate waste-very hard to run up -see the video below!
a iron rope for moving the slate
we followed the iron rope to locate the mine up the mountain – Coniston Old Man
iron pole for sliding and for moving the slate -can you see the rail tracks ?
machine made in Leeds
the first mine site
this is a tunnel ,this was blocked after 40 feet
on top of the first tunnel
Links :
http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/united-kingdom/null/178128558938845890
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/coniston-old-man-mine-299778/
use the 3 D display to see the complete route in mapmyrun
1341 feet climb in total , climb to the mine has a ranking of 1 which is the most severe climb rating without climbing , 4.21 miles total completed in 3.5 hours, pause time in mines exploring 1.5 hours,
Jake of winter hill 