Ivan's Wainwright Experience

From Knott Rigg the path to Ard Crags is, again, obvious. The walk there is a bit like going up and down a roller-coaster. Dropping...

So we went to sleep on Friday 10th July knowing that in the morning the weather was set fair and we would be going up Ullock Pike, Long...

So a weekend in the Lakes beckoned and we were trying to get Theo to 80 fells completed. After he got to 40 fells I did a photo-book for...

Having completed Grey Knotts and Brandreth we were torn between which to do next. Do we press on towards Green Gable and potentially...

Having completed the ascent of Grey Knotts (picture below looking back to where you've just been, Brandreth is a simple gentle walk over...

So after lock down was eased and we were allowed back to the Lake District, as long as we followed social distancing, we set off on a...

So a day trip up to the Lakes in very strange times. The Coronavirus concerns are paramount in the country at the moment but going to...

Well, an unexpected bonus as Theo and I were back in the lakes in the first weekend in January. We were staying at The Castle Inn at the...

So after putting Glenridding Dodd in the list of Wainwrights done, we dropped to the col between GD (as I now call it) and Sheffield Pike...

So having got one Wainwright under our belts yesterday Theo and I were off to get at least one more in the form of Glenridding Dodd. ...

An unexpected bonus of (a) a few days in the lakes between Christmas and New Year and (b) decent, dry weather allowing a chance to up the...

Armboth Fell had eluded me a few times so, having made the top of High Seat, we turned back and headed towards the top of High Tove on...

Having reached High Tove we looked towards High Seat and decided to head off for that fell next. As you can see there is an obvious path....

We woke up, well rested from a good meal at the Priest Hole followed by a good kip at the Fisherbeck B&B in Ambleside. After a wander...

After a six weeks (!) absence we decided on a there and back in a day jaunt to the Lakes. I had seen that the west side of Thirlmere was...

So, as I mentioned at the end of the note on Carrock Fell we had a pleasant mile and a half across a grassy plateau to reach High Pike....

On the promise of a sunny day in the Lakes we set off for a "there and back in a day" journey to knock off a couple of Wainwrights. ...

So Pike O'Blisco done and now to nip down a few feet before the gentle climb to Cold Pike top. Except it isn't! Cold Pike is just to the...

So, after a long 2 months absence from the lakes due to weather and suffering with sciatica we were back, on a bank holiday weekend so we...

So from the top of Brae Fell you begin to head away from where we'd parked the car but the path goes in a wide curve to the right. As you...