Grasmere circuit

Date:

09.02.2008

It was a misty start to the day, but we took a nice little route from the Grasmere youth hostel, up onto the low ridge above the Langdale valley, following Silver How all the way up to Sergeant Man. It was actually a rather pleasant day after we walked above the cloud line. Then we had uninterrupted sunshine and a beautiful blanket of cloud all below us while enjoying some late morning snacks at the top. From here we walked across High Raise and over Greenup Edge but descending down the Wythburn route by mistake. We eventually had to do a big job in locating something looking like a path, but not very successfully finding one! So it was very wet underfoot as a result and somewhat an adventure too, leaving us with only a very short time to spare before catching the bus to the train station for >>>

Skiddaw

Date:

08.02.2008

Coniston round

Date:

02.02.2008

University mountaineering club meet, staying at the hut opposite the Coppermines youth hostel. I opted for a hike by myself since being typical students, the rest of the club had had a late night on the alcohol and as a result were still in bed at 10am. So I took the route up Wetherlam and followed the natural line of the ridge round to Swirl How, and then toward the Old Man of Coniston. It made for a rough day out on the fells with low cloud, high wind and generally not much to see in the way of views. It was quite a relief to get back into the hut again afterwards!

Coledale round

Date:

08.12.2001

Skiddaw

Date:

08.09.2001