Back in U.K so time for a climb. It's Spring they said! April 9, 2016 To help me get back into the swing of things once I came back into the Northern Hemisphere my brother asked me to join him for a climb in the Lake District. This would be a great chance to catch up after 6 months away and also give me chance to go over to Leeds to pick up my newly ordered Surly Long Haul Disk Trucker touring bicycle. I had said when I was in the USA that I was going to get one someday and now that day had arrived. We drove to Ambleside with the camping gear to take on the mountain called Jakes Rake. It had been a long time since I had climbed so I was a bit nervous. The start was just up steps alongside a stream and through some grazing areas for the local cattle but once we reached the lake I saw Jakes Rake across on the far shore. This wasn't going to be easy! After what seemed like a long time of what climbers call scrambling I turned and looked down. Bad mistake. I was hi...