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Middle Dodd and Red Screes 4th May, 2025
After far too long a gap I was finally back in the Lakes looking to get another couple of Wainwrights ticked off the list. This time...

Ivan Lewis
May 42 min read
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Ulloch Pike, Long Side, Carl Side 8th September, 2023
Back in the Northern Fells to tick off 3 more Wainwrights and a great ridge walk to boot! Parking at Dodd Wood very early I popped the...

Ivan Lewis
Sep 9, 20232 min read
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Lonscale Fell 7th April, 2023
From the top of Skiddaw you begin to retrace your steps down the main path. A lot easier going downhill though! As you descend you can...

Ivan Lewis
Apr 8, 20231 min read
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Skiddaw 7th April, 2023
From the summit of Skiddaw Little Man you drop down a little and then have a short climb to re-join the main path to Skiddaw proper. ...

Ivan Lewis
Apr 8, 20231 min read
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Skiddaw Little Man 7th April, 2023
After a wait of 7 months I was finally back in the Lake District looking to reach the summit of some more fells. There are many reasons...

Ivan Lewis
Apr 8, 20232 min read
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Ullscarf 19th August 2022
So having completed Eagle Crag and Sergeant Crag I only had Ullscarf left to do to complete the Central Fells. From Sergeant Crag the...

Ivan Lewis
Aug 20, 20221 min read
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Sergeant's Crag 19th August 2022
Having reached the top of Eagle Crag the walk to Sergeant Crag is pretty easy. You can see it on the way up Eagle Crag and, having left...

Ivan Lewis
Aug 20, 20221 min read
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Eagle Crag 19th August, 2022
So after a 3 month absence I was back in the Lakes and hoping to finish the central fells. I had 3 left to do and they could all be...

Ivan Lewis
Aug 20, 20221 min read
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Place Fell 28th May 2022
On a late May morning I was up early and off to the Lakes. My task was Place Fell, for no other reason than it stuck out a bit on the...

Ivan Lewis
May 28, 20221 min read
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Hartsop Above How 7th May 2022
The original plan was to head up Place Fell but the cloud cover looked like it might drop so I decided on the lower peak of Hartsop Above...

Ivan Lewis
May 7, 20221 min read
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Angletarn Pikes 17th April 2022
So on this day I had manged to hit three fell tops but still had one to go, Angletarn Pikes. From Brock Crags I retraced my steps for a...

Ivan Lewis
Apr 18, 20221 min read
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Brock Crags 17th April 2022
Having renegotiated my way through the peat hags between The Nab and Rest Dodd I turned towards the wall dividing the two. Climbing...

Ivan Lewis
Apr 18, 20221 min read
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The Nab 17th April 2022
After scaling Rest Dodd you can see The Nab from the summit. The path down from Rest Dodd is quite steep and care had to be taken. From...

Ivan Lewis
Apr 18, 20221 min read
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Rest Dodd 17th April 2022
On a decent morning weatherwise I was back in the Lakes and parked in the village of Hartsop. Originally the plan was to do Brock Crags...

Ivan Lewis
Apr 18, 20221 min read
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Little Hart Crag 9th April 2022
After getting to halfway through the Wainwrights I quickly decided it was time to reduce the remainder by 1. From the top of High...

Ivan Lewis
Apr 9, 20221 min read
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High Hartsop Dodd 9th April 2022
So a fortnight after my last adventure on Seat Sandal I was back in the fells. Another early start meant I had parked up in the car park...

Ivan Lewis
Apr 9, 20221 min read
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Seat Sandal 26th March, 2022
So I was solo again today. Theo decided he has other stuff to do now on a weekend. A shame but so be it. I will still carry on with...

Ivan Lewis
Mar 26, 20221 min read
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Gavel Fell 31st July 2021
So with Theo's 100th Wainwright in the bag we moved on to Gavel Fell. Again we could see it from the top of Blake Fell and so knew we...

Ivan Lewis
Aug 1, 20211 min read
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Blake Fell 31st July 2021
So, if you're reading these in order you will know that I said Blake Fell was going to be important. Why? Well this would take Theo to...

Ivan Lewis
Aug 1, 20212 min read
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Burnbank Fell 31st July 2021
So after a break of 3 months due to Covid restrictions, self isolation, work commitments and a bad back Theo and I were finally back in...

Ivan Lewis
Aug 1, 20212 min read
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