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  1. #41
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    Quote Originally Posted by 1959_60 View Post
    Give over Alto!

    Are you still out on your bike? It's just good to keep active in any way you can enjoy.
    You have it wrong again 59, Alf is the one on his bike

    He's generally on his bike as soon as he gets advanced money for his drives

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    We have just returned from a memorable two night stay at the fantastic Wasdale Head Inn which is the home of mountaineering.

    Monday dawned bright and sunny and we tackled Middle Fell, Seatallan and Buckbarrw. After a hard but very pleasant climb to the top of Middle Fell we were rewarded with a breathtaking view of the Scafells with the whole of Was7water below. We were surrounded with amazing mountain scenery all around and we stayed there basking in the warm sunshine for around an hour. We enjoyed a lunch of pasta, chicken, eggs, biscuits, Eccles cakes and coffee.
    Finally we decided to continue our walk with a very steep ascent of Seatallan which, surprisingly, was a large flat grassy area with boulders strewn around.
    Then followed a very pleasant decent to Buckbarrow with incredible views of the screes over Was7water.
    We had a terrific meal back at the Inn consisting mainly of Lowes Water Gold and a massive burger, chips and salad.

    Next morning we picked up our packed lunch (cheeses and chutney sarnies, Mars Bar, orange juice and biscuits) and set off to climb Illgill Head and Whin Rigg which are on a ridge above the Was7water screes. It was a bit more overcast and windy but visibility was great - we had terrific views of Scafell Pike, Scafell, Great Gable and the rest of the high mountains in the area.
    The views down the screes to the lake were superlative.
    We got back in time for our evening refreshment in the Wasdale Head Inn before heading home.

    We have now completed 98 Wainwrights since we started almost two years ago and this couple of days ranks very high.

    *You can't say "Wastw@ter" on this site!
    Last edited by 1959_60; 27-03-2019 at 02:16 PM.

  3. #43
    Quote Originally Posted by altobelli View Post
    you have it wrong again 59, alf is the one on his bike

    he's generally on his bike as soon as he gets advanced money for his drives xd
    pmsl!

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    Our latest trip was to Ullswater where we climbed Sheffield Pike and Glenridding Dodd.

    The weather was fantastic and the views were outstanding. These included a birds eye view of the lake and many high peaks. We had a splendid view of Striding Edge, a snow topped Helvellyn, St Sunday's Crag and plenty more.

    We basked in the warm sunshine for almost an hour taking in the views and eating our dinner of chicken pasta, Chorley cakes, biscuits and coffee.

    We then retired to The Travellers Rest where I enjoyed the Helvellyn Gold and a ploughmans lunch.

    We ended our superb day by returning over the Kirkstone Pass.

    I will try to get my act together on posting pictures soon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1959_60 View Post
    We have just returned from a memorable two night stay at the fantastic Wasdale Head Inn which is the home of mountaineering.

    Monday dawned bright and sunny and we tackled Middle Fell, Seatallan and Buckbarrw. After a hard but very pleasant climb to the top of Middle Fell we were rewarded with a breathtaking view of the Scafells with the whole of Was7water below. We were surrounded with amazing mountain scenery all around and we stayed there basking in the warm sunshine for around an hour. We enjoyed a lunch of pasta, chicken, eggs, biscuits, Eccles cakes and coffee.
    Finally we decided to continue our walk with a very steep ascent of Seatallan which, surprisingly, was a large flat grassy area with boulders strewn around.
    Then followed a very pleasant decent to Buckbarrow with incredible views of the screes over Was7water.
    We had a terrific meal back at the Inn consisting mainly of Lowes Water Gold and a massive burger, chips and salad.

    Next morning we picked up our packed lunch (cheeses and chutney sarnies, Mars Bar, orange juice and biscuits) and set off to climb Illgill Head and Whin Rigg which are on a ridge above the Was7water screes. It was a bit more overcast and windy but visibility was great - we had terrific views of Scafell Pike, Scafell, Great Gable and the rest of the high mountains in the area.
    The views down the screes to the lake were superlative.
    We got back in time for our evening refreshment in the Wasdale Head Inn before heading home.

    We have now completed 98 Wainwrights since we started almost two years ago and this couple of days ranks very high.

    *You can't say "Wastw@ter" on this site!
    Stayed at the Wasdale Inn many moons ago,when my niece married a local lad at the local church..The views are fantastic.. Did some lovely walks as well.

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    Hopefully doing the three peeks again in May sometime ..Not all at once though..lol

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    Good to hear Alf!

    i hope you get decent weather for it.

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    Yesterday we did our latest walk taking in High Spy, Maiden Moor and Catbells.

    We parked up in Rosthwaite in the Borrowdale Valley and walked up the steep valley passing the disused Rigghead slate quarries.
    When i visit these old quarries it always strikes me what a hard life the workers had in those days. They had to start their working day with a tough climb just to get to work - in all weathers. It is a fascinating place with many tunnels going into the fells and many old buildings. and the views of the Borrowdale Valley and the surrounding hills was spectacular.

    Plodding on we eventually reached the top of High Spy where we were on a high level ridge between two fantastic valleys. The weather was decent but a bit hazy. The number of tops we could see was amazing and the path was very good.

    Maiden Moor is just a piece of high plateau with a tiny group of stones marking the actual summit. Up to this point we had met few people but this changed as we approached Catbells.
    Catbells is very popular with young families and, being the school holidays, it was very busy. It is by no means an easy fell - it is steep and rocky in parts, and the kids were either loving it or hating it.

    We had a dinner stop of chicken pasta, biscuits, Chorley cakes and coffee while admiring the superb views of Derwent Water with Keswick, Skiddaw and Blencathra in the distance.

    We finished our day in the brilliant Swinside Inn in the Newlands Valley where I stopped some Wainwright bitter going bad.

    Another memorable day.

    Pictures to follow (honest)

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    Yesterday we completed our 100th Wainwright at the top of Catstycam - a proper mountain with a pointy top. We set off from Glenridding and went up via Lanty's Tarn and Birhkouse Moor (our 99th).
    The scenery was spectacular all the day, except the final ascent of Catstycam where we were in mist.
    We had our dinner on the shore of Red Tarn, what a location. From there we had fantastic views of the crags of Helvellyn and the ridges of Striding Edge and Swirrel Edge. Dinner comprised bacon butties, biscuits, cakes and coffee.
    We descended via the old Greenside mine route and retired to the Travellers Rest for excellent liquid refreshment and one of their burgers.

    Come on lads, get your boots on.

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    I haven't been reporting recently but we are still at it.

    Yesterday we had a wonderful day in the very heart of the Lake District.

    We had an early start - we got to Seathwaite in the Borrowdale Valley for 7.30AM - and it was very busy by then!
    The weather was perfect for walking and we made our way to the iconic Stockley Bridge before taking Styhead Pass path.
    Our first summit was Seathwaite Fell and this involved a very steep ascent on a very faint path from the Styhead pass.
    We then walked along the ridge towards Sprinkling tarn and had a glorious coffee stop besides a very attractive tarn with the craggy face of Great End as a backdrop. we could have stayed there for hours but we got going again and took the path towards Esk Hause.
    Before crossing Esk Hause we turned left to ascend Allen Crags. The views were superlative all day and we had an excellent view of Great Gable, Esk Pike, Bow Fell and the Langdale Pikes.
    Dropping down from Allen Crags we made our way to Esk Hause for our dinner stop which consisted of mackarel and pasta, Chorley cakes, biscuits and coffee. Being a pleasant summers Saturday there were very many people in the area, and many of them were very fit looking ladies - a rare sight when I wur a lad.
    After dinner we took the path to Scafell Pike but took a right side track to ascend Great End - the first time I had been on this top and it was our 109th Wainwright peak..
    The views were incredible. We could see the hordes of people on top of Scafell Pike while we were almost alone. It is actually a much better vantage point than Scafell Pike with spectacular views in every direction.
    We made the long descent back to Esk Hause and took the Grains Gill path back to Seathwaite.
    We ended a brilliant day by having our tea in the Scafell Hotel in Rosthwaite (burger, chips and salad) washed down by some excellent Borrowdale Blonde.
    Problems of Brexit, BFC signings and whether to start feeding my tomatoes just didn't seem to matter.
    Last edited by 1959_60; 30-06-2019 at 03:31 PM.

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