Wasdale – tonyturton.com https://www.tonyturton.com Just, er, stuff Thu, 13 Oct 2022 20:03:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.tonyturton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cropped-tt_logo_750-32x32.png Wasdale – tonyturton.com https://www.tonyturton.com 32 32 Getting even closer. https://www.tonyturton.com/getting-even-closer/ https://www.tonyturton.com/getting-even-closer/#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:51:24 +0000 https://www.tonyturton.com/?p=3177 … Continue reading →]]> On the second of three planned trips to the Lake District this year I ticked off all the Wainwrights in my plan. I’m now at 197 out of 214, with the rest to complete in September. Here’s a note of this visit with a small set of pictures.

Dates: 14 – 21 June 2022

Stayed: Eskdale Green, Eskdale.  AirBnB and Bower House Inn

Weather: Fine, dry, clear.

14 June – Cold Pike, Grey Friar. Up and down from the summit of Wrynose Pass.

15 June – Whin Rigg, Illgill Head. From Eskdale Green via Miterdale Forest. Warm and clear, with views as far as the Isle of Man. Return via Burnmoor Tarn and Miterdale.

16 June – Yewbarrow. From Overbeck Bridge, Wasdale. More of a scramble up Bell Rib than I’d expected; traversed the ridge and returned via path by-passing Stirrup Crag and along Overbeckdale.

17 June – Hard Knott. The only grey and damp day, so a short walk up and back from the summit of Hardknott Pass, followed by a visit to the Roman Fort.

18 June – Slight Side. A long and mostly featureless plod up and back from the small car park near Wha House, Eskdale. Credit to the three guys at the summit, down from Scafell and heading back up to continue to Scafell Pike and Lingmell, and possibly more. Also to the young man pushing and carrying a high-spec mountain bike who intended, he said, getting it to the summit of Scafell and riding back down.

19 June – Green Crag, Harter Fell. From the Woolpack, Eskdale, via Lower Birker and returning via Penny Hill Farm. Walked the first half of Green Crag ascent in the pleasant company of someone with four Wainwright rounds completed. Two summits, and a good day despite two minor injuries and two soakings of different parts of the anatomy!

20 June – Buckbarrow, Seatallan, Middle Fell. A short steep ascent from Harrow Head, Wasdale, then an easy circuit over Seatallan and Middle Fell, descending to the road at Greendale and a road walk back.

21 June – Kirk Fell. From Wasdale Head via Black Sail Pass. I didn’t enjoy the steep slippery scramble up the narrow gully above the pass with loose gravel underfoot and flaky rock either side. Nor the long descent from below Great Gable on a path of loose stones. I won’t be going again!
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