Just back from a great 2 weeks walking in the Lake District; another
wonderful way to spend time off from work! Well, I could bore you all with
the graphic details of every summit, valley, bump and lake visited .. but
not likely! However, some highlights of the 2 weeks.
The first Monday, we continued our tradition of the last couple of years,
celebrating our wedding anniversary (14th) on Great Gable. Why there? We
happened to be in The Lakes for our 1st anniversary, and that's where we
ended up on the day, 10th Sep. So, the last couple of years we have spent
September 'up north' and decided to rekindled that event. Nice and sunny
this year, bit windy, but still very pleasant seeing the reverse of 'the
best view in Britain' during our cheese & wine lunch!
The second Monday I ventured south from Keswick, alone as Clare wanted a
rest, to Kentmere for a clockwise circuit of the horseshoe, my long overdue
visit. An early start . having scraped ice of the windscreen! .. saw me
arriving in Kentmere by 0730. Heard parking was tight, and it certainly is.
Not many spaces at all! The walk was brilliant, with a late breakfast/lunch
halfway, looking down the Kentmere valley over the reservoir in glorious
sunshine. (I thought I could see Wernside too on the way south from Harter
Fell.) A long outing, but a very pleasant circuit.
Around those two days, we completed various walks in Buttermere, Borrowdale,
Patterdale, back o'skiddaw, Winlatter, south of Threlkeld and the Newland
Valley. We did have a 'rest day' to take in a visit to the Reghed Centre to
see the Everest movie (second time), and revisit the National Mountaineering
museum, at the end of the first week.
And the weather? Fantastic the first week, then became a little unsettled
the second. But, it never affected our ability to get out into the hills.
Some days it was on jacket . off jacket . on jacket .. but still nothing
serious. Other days it looked threatening but never reached us.
And the good thing is, we only have 7 weeks to go before our next visit for
the Great Gable service ..... followed by another week of walking!
Statistics:
Total height ascended - 27532 ft
Total distance - 87.5 miles
Tops visited - 35
Wainwights visited - 33
New Wainwights visited -17
--
Sandy Saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk
'Mountains or Mole Hills, summiting
still brings the same excitement!'
See a selection of photos from the 2 weeks at the web address below.