I got up at 5:45 and left home at 07:00 to drive down to Ullswater the wx was supposed to be the best day of the week on arriving down Glenridding the road was very wet with some puddles it must have rained over night. I parked in a lay-by near the Skeside camp site at 08:00 and set of through it to go up High Hartsop Dodd
I made 3 contacts G6LKB-G1FVA-GM1VLA
the accent up was very step but only took about 1 hour 15 minutes from the car
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looking back to the camp site and Brothers Water
Dove Crag in the sunshine but every where else was black
it was then on to Little Hart Crag and and 4 contacts
G5AIB/P on Fairfield-G4WHA/A–G6LKB-G6AEK
It was windy cold and dark and then down to Scandle Pass to head up to Red Screes
ScandlePass
the mist coming down on Red Screes by the time i got across there it was even lower so i decided to miss it out because i have activated it before and did not fancy sitting in the clag so skirted a round and head for Middle Dodd
it was 12 degrees wind speed 20 mph and not nice but i did get 5 contacts
G6LKB–G4WHA/A–M0SSD–M6LKB–GM1VLA
the dissent down was really step and awful my knees and thighs were screaming at me by the time i got down
looking back along the path to Middle Dodd
almost back to the starting point the path up is to the left of the buildind
and it is now at least 10 degrees warmer and brighter
Dove Crag and Hart Cragg
there are lots of big bolders in the field which makes you wonder where they came from?
i wonder if Phil M0AYB could shed some light on them
Place Fell to the left and Angletarn Pikes in the sun
route taken was much tougher than i add anticipated i still have sore thighs 2 day later
i now only have Birks and Arnison Crag left to complete the Eastern Fells