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DATE 17.06.2023 | DISTANCE APPROX 13KM | HIGHEST POINT 710M

Posted by Matt | Filed under lake district

 

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THIS TRIP TO THE LAKE DISTRICT HAS HAD IT'S CHALLENGES. fIRSTLY, THE 9HR DRIVE WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN 4 HOURS AND THEN TODAY, WE START OUR WALK WITH A GPS AND NO POWER. FORTUNATELY, I HAD A MAP AND A GOOD MEMORY OF HOW I DREW UP THIS ROUTE. THE WEATHER FORECAST THREATENED RAIN BUT I'M PLEASED WE IGNORED THAT AS IT NEVER REALLY CAME. IT WAS GOOD TO BE IN A PART OF THE LAKES THAT I WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH. HAVING AN UNKNOWN LANDSCAPE IN THE LAKES IS COMING RARE FOR ME AS I CONTINUE TO TACKLE THE WAINWRIGHT SUMMITS. i'M SURE I'LL FEEL THIS WAY AGAIN WHEN I VISIT SOME OF THE OTHER MORE REMOTE PEAKS IN THE FUTURE.

 

 

Gateway to the hills

NO GPS BUT I CAN DO MAP TOO FORTUNATELY. HEADING FOR LONGLANDS FELL.

BINSEY IN THE DISTANCE. WE WILL SAVE THAT FOR ANOTHER DAY.

LONGLANDS FELL SUMMIT WITH SKIDDAW IN THE DISTANCE

LONGLANDS FELL SUMMIT WITH BINSEY AND OVER WATER IN BEYOND

LOWTHWAITE FELL AHEAD THEN CUTTING LEFT FOR BRAE FELL

BRAE FELL SUMMIT

THE VIEW FROM LITTLE SCA FELL

LITTLE SCA FELL CAIRN/SHELTER

HEADING TOWARDS GREAT SCA FELL WITH A GROUP AHEAD OF US.

GREAT SCA FELL

ALIEN MARKING ON THE APPROACH TO KNOTT?

KNOTT SUMMIT

THE VIEW FROM KNOTT TOWARDS THE SKIDDAW RANGE. tHE YET TO BE VISITED GREAT CALVA IN FRONT.

THE VIEW SOUTH FROM KNOTT. OUR HIGHEST PEAK TODAY.

180 TURNAROUND AND HEADING BACK TO GREAT SCA FELL

FROM GREAT SCA FELL LOOKING DOWN TO MEAL FELL AND GREAT COCKUP

MEAL FEEL LOOKED STEEPER WHEN LOOKING AT IT FROM GREAT SCA FELL. MY EYE IS OFTEN TRICKED BY THE VIEW AHEAD. SO OFTEN, A ROUTE AHEAD BECOMES LESS DAUNTING AS YOU APPROACH IT.

MEAL FELL

AT TRUSMAODOR LOOKING UP THR THE START OF GREAT COCKUP.

GREAT COCKUP, SKIDDAW AND LITTLE MAN BEYOND

BASSENTHWAITE LAKE IN THE DISTANCE

BINSEY. NO MORE PHOTOS, JUST SOME SLOGGING THROUGH DEEP FERNS AND BACK TO THE CAR.