Been stuck in Cambridge since August, and this weekend (20/3) is free. Unfortunately the forecast looks a bit [censored]! Any suggestions for wet weather scrambles or decent walks? Alternatively is there any snow up in Wales/the Lakes at present? Haven't used my Mantas since last year 🙁. Just the two of us (so had better not be too far off the beaten track, just in case), fit, experienced (did Alta Via 2 last summer), but no crampons, so Striding Edge in the snow not an option. Yet 🙂
I've "been stuck" in Cambridge since 1984 myself! But I still manage to get to the Lakes for a weekend's wild camping about one week in three (in good weather). Don't know about current conditions, but there was no serious snow on Esk Pike on 5th/6th March; just centimetre deep slush. I suspect it's all gone by now. The Wasdale Website (www.wasdaleweb.co.uk) has Webcams and a good weather page.
Happy walking! Mark -- Mark Manning [email hidden]