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Another fantastic day in the Northumberland hills, with varied scenery, a great route and, as always, excellent company.

Some days in the hills remind you exactly why you love being there, and yesterday was certainly one of them.

A guided walk up the spectacular Hen Hole before making the steep climb to Auchope Cairn, then crossed the high plateau to the summit of The Cheviot.

Last Sunday’s guided walk to High Cup Nick proved once again that days in the hills do not need wall-to-wall sunshine to be memorable. After three glorious days of blue skies and warm spring weather across Cumbria, Sunday had other ideas entirely!

With it being the 60th anniversary of the Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team, it felt fitting to begin with a walk to the Shepherd’s Cairn, a memorial to the two shepherds whose tragic loss in 1962 led to the formation of the team.