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Finding a way up to Sca Fell, Lake District – April
We had been up to Scafell Pike before (in 2006): it is the highest mountain in England at 978m, and there is a relatively easy way up to the top. On the last occasion, it was in December, and there was a bit of snow at the top. I had felt a bit nervous about…
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Arriving in Wasdale, Lake District – April
The day after our walk in Kentmere, we left our friends’ house and drove over to Abbot Hall Art Gallery to see the Lynn Chadwick sculpture exhibition. Having enjoyed this, we drove away from Kendal over to the south-west side of the Lake District to Wasdale, one of the most remote valleys in the area.…
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A Kentmere Round in the snow, Lake District – March
Having gone to a Buzzcocks gig the previous night with friends in Kendal, somehow we all managed to get up and gather ourselves and our gear in the morning to drive over to Kentmere late morning for a circular walk. Once we got onto the ridge, we put our crampons on, as it became quite…