TR:Skiddaw

Sean McMahon said:

I had a snowy ascent of Skiddaw today via The Edge - it was blizzardy
on the top and quite treacherous on the ascent of Skiddaw itself and I
had to use crampons for the steep section.
The weather around Keswick was totally different to the south lakes -
when I went through Ambleside it was very overcast and Rydal Water was
frozen. Once over Dunmail Raise, the skies cleared and Skiddaw and
Blencathra tops were easily visible.

Photo's are posted:

http://www.stridingedge.net

Regards,
Sean

Excellent as always, Sean. But it's no good trying to hide behind the
trig point - everyone can see that you definitely need a shave.

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Brilliant <as usual>

It's amazing to see the state of Carlside Tarn....looks a little
different to when I was there July, 5th, last year [🙂]

Also love the trig point on Skiddaw! Did you brush the snow off in
order to record the number?

Finally, the dog weather report made the text superfluous.....

haha...what do you mean? That is me after a shave!

Yes, I was amazed at the tarn too - it was nearly gone.
I didn't brush the snow off, it was like that. I was just happy to find
it....

Sean McMahon said:

I had a snowy ascent of Skiddaw today via The Edge - it was blizzardy
on the top and quite treacherous on the ascent of Skiddaw itself and I
had to use crampons for the steep section.
The weather around Keswick was totally different to the south lakes -
when I went through Ambleside it was very overcast and Rydal Water was
frozen. Once over Dunmail Raise, the skies cleared and Skiddaw and
Blencathra tops were easily visible.

Photo's are posted:

http://www.stridingedge.net

Regards,
Sean

The wife and I once stayed in the Ravenstone hotel and walked to the
summit of Skiddaw from there. It was very cloudy and we were very naive
but we made it. Luckily when we reached the top the skies broke and the
views were outstanding. Descending was not so easy for the misses, that
diagonal shale part took her the best part of an hour! Anyway I worked
out that we walked at an average of only 1 mile per hour. As I said it
was very cloudy/misty/foggy. In the end it was all too much for the
misses and she broke down and cried during the descent.

I wouldn't be so naive to walk in such conditions again. I think we only
made it because the path was so obvious.

Graham

On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 15:56:24 +0000, Graham Jones <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

The wife and I once stayed in the Ravenstone hotel and walked to the
summit of Skiddaw from there. It was very cloudy and we were very naive
but we made it. Luckily when we reached the top the skies broke and the
views were outstanding. Descending was not so easy for the misses, that
diagonal shale part took her the best part of an hour! Anyway I worked
out that we walked at an average of only 1 mile per hour. As I said it
was very cloudy/misty/foggy. In the end it was all too much for the
misses and she broke down and cried during the descent.

I wouldn't be so naive to walk in such conditions again. I think we only
made it because the path was so obvious.

I hope the experience didn't put Mrs J off for good.

Last week, a friend and I drove out to Snowdonia. Bit of a late start, but
we set off to walk up the Glyders, planning to be back around 16:30. Unlike
you, the paths were not obvious, even without the snow, and much of the time
visibility was poor. We finally got back just after 18:00, and in the 5
minutes it took us to get changed into dry clothes it turned completely dark
and began to snow heavily. Still, my friend is taking his ML assessment
soon so I was not overly concerned, but it was certainly the closest I've
yet been to getting comprehensively lost, snow-bound, or stuck in the dark.
But in that respect I found it a good educational trip. And I can say I've
*almost* seen the summit of Snowdon for the first time !

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