i normally pack in walking at this time of year but with all the lockdowns my fitness level is not what it would be so i decided to go for a local summit of Eel crag its a walk i have done before so estimated it would take 2 hours + - 15 minutes but i did not take in to account the thin patchy ice that made progress slow i did have crampons with me but it was not worthwhile putting them on for short stretches and once i got higher it was hard snow which was fine except i kept doing through the top surface which was hard going. by the time i got on to the summit of sail fell LDW 050 i was behind on time and visibility was right down to a few yards the wind speed was 12 miles an hour and -6 degrees so abandoned going up on to Eel crag
i made contact with the following station
G0TDM–M6MOS–GM3VMB–G4WHA/M–M0KPW/P ON WHITFELL–2E0MIX–
G1OHH–G7CDA–2E0XUP new call sign from m6xup–M0NOM
the start path is over on the right of the empty car park
SAIL FELL on the left EEL CRAG to the right and at this stage i thought i was in for so great photos with the new CANON CAMERA
the path up to sail pass with lots of patchy snow and ice
but the mist was rising faster than me
approaching the summit of SAIL FELL and go no higher up
me on the summit of SCAR CRAGS LDW 101
i got the following in the log G1OHH–M0NOM–G7CDA-G1OAE–G4WHA/M–GOTDM–G0ORO-2E0MIX
looking back along the ridge to Scar Crages
the summit of CAUSEY PIKE LDW 119
2E0MIX–G1OHH–G1OAE–G0TDM–2E0XUP–G7CDA–G4WHA/M–GM1VLA
all good strong signals to me and made it worth while in the cold and mist
the sun now made an appearance on the decent
Keswick in the sun with Latrigg and Blencathra in th mist
SKIDDAW still has it hat on
and back down safely to the car
a big thanks to all chasers with out you there would have been no point in carrying on it is appreciated
73 reg 2e0ldf/p
