Coniston Old Man & Dow Crag

 

Date	Sunday, 14th September 2019
Summits	Coniston Old Man & Dow Crag
Start	Coniston (SD294972)
Route	Coniston Old Man via the coppermines, returning by Dow Crag
Company	Tim, Rachel, Jo, Andrew, Robin
Weather	Very misty leading to poor visibility.
Notes	Car park full due to race.  Steep off the side of Dow Crag.  We stopped for lunch in an interesting rock formation beside the path.  Lots of opportunities for rock climbing.

Hartsop Dodd & Grey Crag

Date	Saturday, 20th April 2019
Summits	Hartsop Dodd & Grey Crag
Start	Hartsop (NY410129)
Route	Circular route from Hartsop, climbing quickly to Hartsop Dodd, up the ridge to Stony Cove Pike, dropping steeply to Threshthwaite Mouth, climbing once more onto the Grey Crag ridge before dropping again to Hartsop.
Company	Tim, Rachel, Jo, Andrew, Robin
Weather	Stunning day with clear blue skies, more than 20 degrees Celsius and a light breeze.
Notes	Scrambling required on the descent to Threshthwaite Mouth.  Also, despite the lack of a marked path for the final descent from Grey Crag, there is actually a good path there.