9 Miles 6 Hours

This morning we set up camp, after getting up at 8am we had breakfast and walked to our camp site where we will be staying tonight. It took us a while, as some of the guys here have never been camping before, I had a little idea as I did a little when I was younger, but nothing can prepare you for the cold, it was freezing.
We left camp shortly after 10am, when we began our journey on a 9 mile long walk through the lovely countryside, it started of really well and we were all enjoying ourselves, it was cold so sometimes it was a little uncomfortable, but the thought of reaching Shuttlingsloe peak was enough for me to carry on.3 Hours had passed and we had been through farm land, streams, muddy pitches and Finlay got to the bottom of the peak, Looking up it was a fantastic site, clouds running through the top and nothing but fresh air all the way up!
It took us all a while to reach the top but it was worth it, 360 degree views around the Cheshire countryside was thrilling, we could see all around for miles and miles, we setup up a small camp here for an hour or so, while we ate and relaxed top take in the views.
Climbing down was the easy part but the 3 hour trek back wasn't, we took different route back and came through the most muddiest field I have ever seen, mud up to our knee's as we struggled getting through but it was fun to say the least.
By time we got back to camp it was about 6pm, so we quickly got our food on as we were so cold and wet, but it quickly became warm next to the huge fire we built to keep warm, after our dinner we settled down to sleep, it was so cold, the feeling was horrible but when we were properly wrapped up in out fleeces and sleeping bags, looking up at a clear sky filled with stars, clean fresh air and the wildlife was enough to keep me there.