Lake District August 2015 (Skiddaw via Keswick route)

Rowan's first 900m mountain, the forth highest in the Lake District and England, a hard day's walking for him!

 

Having lunch on the south summit

 

Walking to the main summit. Ullock Pike is behind.

 

Rowan on the mountain descent, below Little Man

 

Rowan standing by the pillar on the main summit

Lake District August 2015 (Newlands Valley): Causey Pike->Scar Crags->Outerside->Barrow

Starting from Uzzicar, a steep climb on to Rowling End then following the ridge to Causey Pike and along Scar Crags. Dropped down from the ridge before embarking on Sail towards High Moss.

Climbed up on the Outerside, on to Style End then Barrow, decending on the NE path towards Braithwaite, and then followed the level path and road back to Uzzicar.

Walkers: Just me

 

Looking up to the scrambling just below the top of Causey Pike.

 

Stopping for lunch on Rowling End with some great view points.

 

The easy path looking back to Rowling End, from the foot of the summit of Causey Pike.

 

The little tree close to the summit of Rowing End can be seen from much of Newlands Valley

 

Some of the scrambling ahead on Causey Pike

Some more pictures from Ben Nevis

Here's a few more pictures... thank you David :)

More pictures from Ben Nevis

Here's a few more pictures from Ben Nevis...

 

David on the way up, just past Lochan Meall an t-Suidhe

 

One of Mark's Facebook selfies. Nice view of the snow covered top and the storm shelter on the left.

 

That's Russell directly in front. This picture shows just how many poeple fill the main route to the summit on a dry June Saturday!

Ben Nevis Conquered !

This years walking weekend went fantastically well, all seven on us not only made it to the top but back down again too!

Russell was first up and had to wait sufficiently long enough for the next person he decided to descend before freezing to death (there was very *deep* snow at the top even in late June). Peter, Rob and Richard also battled their way to the top along with Mark.

David and I brought up the rear of our group where we had to settle for a very misty, icey view. Temperatures not far above freezing and just three days later in Pitstone I'm typing this while it's 33 degrees! The summit made for an wintery, quite eerie atmosphere, fitting of the highest spot in the UK.

On the way down David came into his own and race away while Mark and I took a 'steadier' pace ;)

Here's the first photos, more to follow!

 

That's me on top by the storm shelter. The snow surrounds the shelter, just out of the picture.

 

On the way up it looked like the cloud wouldn't lift, but it slowly followed us up. Here, about half way up, we could see back into Glen Nevis. In the top right of the picture you can just make out Loch Linnhe.

Walkers: David N, Mark C, Peter, Richard, Rob, Russell, Tony

15/06/15 - Great Gaddesden -> Potten End circular

Sunday's walk near Hemel was very enjoyable. A short 4.5 miler but with some good hills to get in more practise for Ben Nevis! There was a, ahem, pub stop too :)

Peter, Rowan and Bailey the dog!

Practise walk - weekend 13th / 14th June

They'll be a final Ben Nevis warm up weekend of 13th/14th June, I'll send details soon :)