Date | Saturday, 20th April 2019 |
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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. |
Saturday, 20 April 2019
Hartsop Dodd & Grey Crag
Saturday, 11 August 2018
Lingmoor Fell
Date | Saturday, 11th August 2018 |
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Summits | Lingmoor Fell (Brown How) |
Start | Elterwater (NY327048) |
Route | Direct to Lingmoor, returning via bus from the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. |
Company | Tim, Rachel, Jo, Andrew, Robin |
Weather | Sunny intervals with very little breeze, even on top. |
Notes | Whilst waiting for the bus home we collected 2 large tubs of brambles. |
Saturday, 29 July 2017
Wansfell
Date | Saturday, 29th July 2017 |
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Summits | Wansfell |
Start | Kirkstone Pass (NY401081) |
Route | Direct to Wansfell, returning via Wansfell Pike to Ambleside. |
Company | Tim, Rachel, Jo, Andrew, Robin |
Weather | Dry with occasional sunny intervals. |
Notes | Very muddy. Jo had mud up her trousers and in her boots - leading to a fine rendition of A Rare Bog. |
Monday, 10 April 2017
Silver How & Loughrigg
Date | Monday, 10th April 2017 |
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Summits | Silver How, Loughrigg Fell |
Start | Grasmere (NY335074) |
Route | Grasmere to Silver How, returning via Loughrigg. |
Company | Tim, Rachel, Jo, Andrew, Robin |
Weather | Breezy and overcast but dry. |
Notes | This was our first ridge walk. |
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Great Carrs, Swirl How & Grey Friar
Date | Thursday, 20th October 2016 |
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Summits | Great Carrs, Swirl How & Grey Friar |
Start | Wrynose Pass (NY275027) |
Route | Ascending from Wrynose Pass onto Little Carrs, Great Carrs & Swirl How (pictured). Returning to Wrynose Pass via Grey Friar, skirting Great Carrs on the return. |
Company | Tim, Rachel, Jo, Andrew, Robin |
Weather | Sunny intervals |
Notes | Stunning views to the Isle of Man. Tim had lost 3 teeth in the 5 days running up to this photo. |
Saturday, 6 August 2016
Red Screes
Date | Saturday, 6th August 2016 |
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Summits | Red Screes |
Start | Kirkstone Pass Inn (NY401081) |
Route | Direct ascent from Kirkstone Pass Inn, returning to Ambleside |
Company | Tim, Rachel, Jo, Andrew, Robin |
Weather | Warm, dry & cloudy, with some sun for the descent |
Notes | Very steep ascent. Aiming for Kilnshaw Chimney, but were diverted by a sign which sent us a different way. |
Friday, 25 March 2016
Great Dodd
Date | Friday, 25th March 2016 |
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Summits | Great Dodd |
Start | Lucy's Wood (NY380219) |
Route | Direct ascent from Lucy's Wood, via Bruts Moss and Randerside, where we dropped into the gully to get out of the wind for lunch. |
Company | Tim, Rachel, Jo, Andrew, Robin, Moira |
Weather | Cloudy, very breezy & cold. |
Notes | Snow on the top. Some members ran up through the snow on the steep side below the summit. A particularly boggy walk, especially around Bruts Moss. |
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