Crinkle Crags & Cold Pike

Date	Monday, 24th May 2021
Summits	Crinkle Crags & Cold Pike
Start	Wrynose Pass(?)
Route	Crinkle Crags then Cold Pike
Company	Tim, Rachel, Jo, Andrew, Robin
Weather	Repeatedly alternating between hot & sunny and cold & damp.
Notes	This was the first walk in a while, due to COVID19. There were lots of scrambles & rocky bits along the top of the crinkles. We had different parts of our lunch, including motivational sweets, on the different crinkles. We all think the crinkles should count as more than 1 Wainwright!

Fairfield Horseshoe

Date	Sunday, 18th October 2020
Summits	Nab Scar, Heron Pike, Great Rigg, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, High Pike & Low Pike
Start	Rydal (NY363061)
Route	Circular route, clockwise around the horseshoe.
Company	Tim, Rachel, Jo, Andrew, Robin
Weather	Cloudy early, misty and cold towards Fairfield, then clearing later down the ridge.
Notes	We wore all of our layers for the lunch stop on Fairfield. We had to do some rock scrambling and cross-country to avoid some cows. Biggest walk the children had done to date, over 6 hours.

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.

Lingmoor Fell

Date	Saturday, 11th August 2018
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.

Wansfell

Date	Saturday, 29th July 2017
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.

Silver How & Loughrigg

Date	Monday, 10th April 2017
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.