Broken Fingers (III) and Red Gully (II)

Date:

22.03.2010

James' boss had quite kindly let him borrow the chalet just outside Aviemore for a few nights, and so we had only a short drive to get up to the ski car park where we took the short walk into Coire an t-Sneachda. It was a pretty quiet day, windy on the tops as always but not too many other climbers on the routes. Fortunate for us really! James had done Fingers Ridge (IV) not too long ago so we decided on a variation of Broken Gully and Fingers Ridge, otherwise known as Broken Fingers. Snow cover was a bit lean after leaving the gully, but it was a fantastic route nonetheless. Some nice delicate moves to work on and we found ourselves topping out in almost no time. After a descent back into the coire, we went up Red Gully. James lead the first pitch, I did the second and then we almost moved >>>

Gardyloo Gully (II)

Date:

20.03.2010

Skiddaw

Date:

07.03.2010

After our previous day's hike in the Borrowdale valley, this time myself and Jay took a more local walk, and up Skiddaw. Fantastic weather and conditions underfoot were a guarantee for a great day out, and despite starting off in a winter jacket, I was down to my vest top by the time we reached the top of Skiddaw. The sun shone perfectly over the snow-covered fells and it was a superb hike all round. We joined lots of other happy hikers at the summit for some lunch, before taking the eastern slopes down toward Skiddaw House. Once we'd reached here, we followed the footpath skirting above Glenderaterra Beck to get back to Keswick.

Seathwaite circuit

Date:

06.03.2010

With winter still in full swing in the Lakes, I was back up with a friend of mine from Loughborough. We had been staying at the Derwentwater youth hostel the previous night, so we had good access to the Borrowdale fells and beyond. In the end we decided on a route from Seatoller, which took in the ascent of Glaramara. It was a nice stony path to start off with, but by the time we neared the summit, shortly behind a party of lads, there was a good covering of snow. More traipsing through snow ensued to descend and walk along to Allen Crags, with great views over to Honister and the western fells. From Allen Crags we headed down in the direction of Esk Hause before bearing in a (north?)westerly direction towards Sprinkling tarn and Styhead tarn. From there we made one last ascent of the day to >>>