Glaramara & Grains Gill (19km)

Nice weather for a change on thursday accompanied this visit to the Southern Fells. I started off from the NT car park in Seatoller after a night spent at the Honister Hause YHA which really does only deserve the 2 star rating. Walked over Stands Bridge before climbing up to Bessyboot (Rosthwaite Fell) and heading for Glaramara.

( Glaramara seen from Rosthwaite Fell)

(Derwent water and Skiddaw from Glaramara)


(Esk Pike from Esk Hause)

Four Wainwrights ticked;

1. Rosthwaite Fell (550m)
2. Glaramara (783m)
3. Allen Crags (785m)
4. Esk Pike (885m)

Coniston Fells (17km)

Another visit to the Coniston fells yesterday although the Old Man was excluded on this occassion.

(Walna Scar road and Coniston Water from The Bell)

Blue skies to start with the rain and cloud returning by late afternoon. Lots of folks milling around Coniston mines and Walna Scar road but only a sprinkling on the fells ('though I'm sure the Old Man was a different story!). As usual couldn't resist a quick scramble up 'The Bell'!

(Grey Friar seen from Great Carrs)

Four Wainwrights ticked;

1. Wetherlam (762m)
2. Swirl How (802m)
3. Great Carrs (780m)
4. Grey Friar (770m)

Walk report at mountainstuff.net asap!

Clerk & Bishop revisited (13km)

A return visit to the Lorton fells which defeated my friend Rob. Not very nice weather for july - windy and very wet although cloud cleared by lunchtime.

(Broom Fell to left and Lord's Seat to right - seen from Graystones)

(hiking through the edge of Whinlatter forest)

The following Wainwrights ticked;

1. Barf (468m)
2. Lord's Seat (552m)
3. Broom Fell (511m)
4. Graystones (456m)

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Bow Fell & Crinkle Crags (17km)

Really hot weather for yesterdays walk which went great except for getting lost and making a rough/loose descent of Pike o'Blisco via Skull Gill!


Four wainwrights completed;

1. Bow Fell (902m)
2. Crinkle Crags (859m)
3. Cold Pike (701m)
4. Pike o'Blisco (705m)

The infamous 'Bad Step' on Crinkle Crags is pictured below and you can access a full walk report on my new mountainstuff.net site here.

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You can look at walk reports (including maps and gradient profiles) for some of my walks via my new website which is nearly completed at mountainstuff.net.

Scafell group (21km)

A longish walk at 13miles on friday taking in the highest mountain in England - Scafell Pike at 978m. (pic above)
Started out from the Brotherikeld farm at the bottom of the Hardknott pass following the River Esk to Esk Hause. From here it was up Great End then over Broad Crag and Ill Crag before reaching Scafell Pike. Descended from Mickledore besides How Beck which turned out to be quite scrambly.

Just the two Wainwrights summited;

1. Great End (910m)
2. Scafell Pike (978m)