Ivan's Wainwright Experience

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

So having completed Eagle Crag and Sergeant Crag I only had Ullscarf left to do to complete the Central Fells. From Sergeant Crag the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Having renegotiated my way through the peat hags between The Nab and Rest Dodd I turned towards the wall dividing the two. Climbing...

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...

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...

After getting to halfway through the Wainwrights I quickly decided it was time to reduce the remainder by 1. From the top of High...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...