Wainwrights: one!
Distance: 11.5 miles
Ascent: 1200m
Weather: cloudy in morning, clearing and windy in afternoon
Hat incidents: one
Flappage: a lot
We are staying at the YHA at Honister Pass, which is basic but convenient for this week's attempt at an ascent of Pillar.
After breakfast (including a fine display of socialist walker toast share debating) we set off up the path from the mine along the dismantled tramway, turning off over Fleetwith and along to the Moses Trod. I did some navigation in the cloud, and we saw lots of herdwick sheep and some little birds. From Beckhead Tarn we turned northwest follow the path under Boat How Crag to Sail Beck where we joined, briefly, Black Sail Path (complete with girl with huge rucksack having a sulk) before turning up to Pillar. We had a look off Looking Stead (where we looked at some clouds) and then we looked at some sheep (in clouds) and momentarily spectacular views over Mosedale.
We took the main (easy) route up to the top of Pillar, which was nicely rocky with a few steep bits. The top of Pillar has a trig point and some shelters, in various states of construction. We got wrapped up and had some sandwiches, and got cold. A hoard arrived, who then talked loudly and had a smoke. We left soon after, back the way we'd come. The skies were starting to clear and there were some views to be had on the way back, so we had another look off Looking Stead and then saw a buzzard flying low over Black Sail Pass. You don't often see them in flight from above.
The winds had picked up during the day, strong enough to blow my hat off, but it didn't go far and I was able to go and pick it up. The wind did blow the clouds away and there were some nice views down to Crummock Water.
We were back to the car at quarter to five, so didn't have long to wait before the hostel opened and we could showers (hot water seems to be in short supply here), a brew and some biscuits.
This walk was very similar in length and ascent to last week's walk at Great Gable, but distinctly less knackering.
Distance: 11.5 miles
Ascent: 1200m
Weather: cloudy in morning, clearing and windy in afternoon
Hat incidents: one
Flappage: a lot
We are staying at the YHA at Honister Pass, which is basic but convenient for this week's attempt at an ascent of Pillar.
After breakfast (including a fine display of socialist walker toast share debating) we set off up the path from the mine along the dismantled tramway, turning off over Fleetwith and along to the Moses Trod. I did some navigation in the cloud, and we saw lots of herdwick sheep and some little birds. From Beckhead Tarn we turned northwest follow the path under Boat How Crag to Sail Beck where we joined, briefly, Black Sail Path (complete with girl with huge rucksack having a sulk) before turning up to Pillar. We had a look off Looking Stead (where we looked at some clouds) and then we looked at some sheep (in clouds) and momentarily spectacular views over Mosedale.
We took the main (easy) route up to the top of Pillar, which was nicely rocky with a few steep bits. The top of Pillar has a trig point and some shelters, in various states of construction. We got wrapped up and had some sandwiches, and got cold. A hoard arrived, who then talked loudly and had a smoke. We left soon after, back the way we'd come. The skies were starting to clear and there were some views to be had on the way back, so we had another look off Looking Stead and then saw a buzzard flying low over Black Sail Pass. You don't often see them in flight from above.
The winds had picked up during the day, strong enough to blow my hat off, but it didn't go far and I was able to go and pick it up. The wind did blow the clouds away and there were some nice views down to Crummock Water.
We were back to the car at quarter to five, so didn't have long to wait before the hostel opened and we could showers (hot water seems to be in short supply here), a brew and some biscuits.
This walk was very similar in length and ascent to last week's walk at Great Gable, but distinctly less knackering.
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