After I had to abort my Far Eastern fells trip back in July, a second attempt was always going to be on the cards. This time, though, the weather was, for the most part, more favourable. Here’s the story.
Planning
| Day 1: Tuesday 18 September | |
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| After a train to Penrith and bus to Pooley Bridge, I climbed up onto the ridge at Heughscar Hill and walked along to High Raise, meeting Peter (@munro277) on Wether Hill. Having planned a completely solo trip, Peter and I arranged the meet-up over Twitter whilst I was on the train on my way to the Lakes. It’s no surprise that in all of the excitement he forgot his sleep mat and the planned 2 nights turned into just one. | |
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| Day 2: Wednesday 19 September | |
| A walk from High Raise down over Steel Knotts and onto Hallin Fell. Then a re-ascent from the Martindale valley to The Nab. | |
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| Day 3: Thursday 20 September | |
| I descended from Angle Tarn to Patterdale for re-provisioning and then fought my way through the wind onto High Street before seeking refuge for the night. | |
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| Day 4: Friday 21 September | |
| Somehow I survived the night, and sought to make up some of the lost ground in a long day where I bagged 7 Wainwrights and 8 Nuttalls. | |
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| Day 5: Saturday 22 September | |
| Waking to a cloud inversion, I completed the walk out. | |
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| The Debrief | |
| Overall an excellent trip, but even so I still found areas I can improve on… | |
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The Route
Route Profile
Trip stats
| Total Distance | 52.41 miles (84.33 km) |
| Total Ascent | 3,166m |
| Total Descent | 3,187m |
| Total Walking Time | 29 hours 17mins |
| Average Speed | 1.79 mph (2.88 kph) |
| Flat-Equivalent Distance | 73.52 miles (118.29 km) |
| Flat-Equivalent Speed | 2.51 mph (4.04 kph) |
| New Trail 100s | 1 |
| New Marilyns | 3 |
| New Hewitts | 8 |
| New Nuttalls | 11 |
| New Wainwrights | 16 |
| New Outlying Wainwrights | 1 |
| New Birketts | 24 |
Hills Bagged
| Date | Hill# | Name | T | Ma | Hew | Ne | W | WO | B |
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| 18/09/12 | 2624 | Heughscar Hill | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 264 |
| 18/09/12 | 2584 | Arthur’s Pike | – | – | – | – | 168 | – | 265 |
| 18/09/12 | 2588 | Bonscale Pike | – | – | – | – | 169 | – | 266 |
| 18/09/12 | 3830 | Swarth Fell (Ullswater) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 267 |
| 18/09/12 | 2556 | Loadpot Hill | – | – | 145 | 156 | 170 | – | 268 |
| 18/09/12 | 2557 | Wether Hill | – | – | – | 157 | 171 | – | 269 |
| 18/09/12 | 2927 | Wether Hill (B&L GR) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18/09/12 | 3820 | Red Crag | – | – | – | – | – | – | 270 |
| 18/09/12 | 2530 | High Raise (High Street) | – | – | R | R | R | – | R |
| 19/09/12 | 3841 | Gowk Hill | – | – | – | – | – | – | 271 |
| 19/09/12 | 3844 | Brownthwaite Crag | – | – | – | – | – | – | 272 |
| 19/09/12 | 2615 | Steel Knotts [Pikeawassa – Steel Knotts] | – | – | – | – | 172 | – | 273 |
| 19/09/12 | 2623 | Hallin Fell | – | 60 | – | – | 173 | – | 274 |
| 19/09/12 | 2577 | The Nab | – | – | – | – | 174 | – | 275 |
| 20/09/12 | 2544 | The Knott (High Street) | – | – | – | – | R | – | R |
| 20/09/12 | 2528 | High Street | 44 | 61 | 146 | 158 | 175 | – | 276 |
| 20/09/12 | 2541 | Mardale Ill Bell | – | – | – | – | 176 | – | 277 |
| 21/09/12 | 2563 | Selside Pike | – | – | 147 | 159 | 177 | – | 278 |
| 21/09/12 | 2555 | Branstree NE Top [East Top][High Howes (Mardale)] | – | – | – | 160 | – | – | 279 |
| 21/09/12 | 2550 | Branstree | – | – | 148 | 161 | 178 | – | 280 |
| 21/09/12 | 2559 | Tarn Crag (Sleddale) | – | 62 | 149 | 162 | 179 | – | 281 |
| 21/09/12 | 2567 | Harrop Pike | – | – | – | 163 | – | – | 282 |
| 21/09/12 | 2565 | Grey Crag [Sleddale Fell] | – | – | 150 | 164 | 180 | – | 283 |
| 21/09/12 | 3821 | Little Harter Fell | – | – | – | – | – | – | 284 |
| 21/09/12 | 2537 | Harter Fell (Mardale) | – | – | 151 | 165 | 181 | – | 285 |
| 21/09/12 | 2546 | Kentmere Pike | – | – | 152 | 166 | 182 | – | 286 |
| 21/09/12 | 2574 | Shipman Knotts | – | – | – | – | 183 | – | 287 |
“R” denotes a repeat visit to a fell already bagged.
