Sadgill to Kidsty pike March 18
Its been a very white winter,but alot of that has come with big winds giving hard trips and drifting up the snow on lee sides to sometimes waist deep snow..today was not one of those days and was made even better by the return of my mate Lee,to the hills
It was a stunning morning a little cool and the falls were alive with small birds and full with the nights rain
At the top of Gatescarth we stopped for a drink and take in the views, although theres been a massive snow loss there were still some very big drifts in places and along some of the dry stone walls
To say the least its a very steep pull up to this little summit,there were some complaints.....but for a small peak it gave a cracking view
Our route now took us round onto Low Raise and High Raise..but we had already decided,with the light winds, we would camp on the summit of Kidsty Pike
For this trip we took our Mountain Laurel designs Supermid
Theres no escaping it the Supermid is huge inside
With the slight,but cold wind behind us,i opened both doors and what a cracker jack view to lay back and take in while the stove warmed up water for our first brews
We were treated to a rather nice sunset too
There was a cracking gloaming after sunset but the wind picked up a bit and my fingers were aching from taking pics
The wind picked up in the evening so i only took a few night pics,the moon was bright too which was washing out the stars a bit
There was a good overnight frost and the wind had freshened up but the day started as good as you could wish for.......bacon wraps were just perfect for such a stunning morning
Dawn was none to shabby either
The route back took us over High street and then over the pass to Harter fell, then we walked along the ridge to just before Kentmere pike.From there we dropped down to have a mooch around the old Mosedale quarry and pick up the landrover track back to Sadgill
Lee and his new Tramplite pack taking in the view to Windemere
It was a cracking route and great to catch up with Lee after his forced absence this winter due to being unwell...ill sort out a video off the Gopro over next few days ..thanks for looking Peter
Two links to the video ive done, please select 1080 and a large screen for viewing,much better than viewing on a phone
Safe travels Peter
https://youtu.be/svYXFMH0_5M
We chatted about a route and i came up with this one as it gave us both a chance to bag the Birkett, Castle crag. Even if our start point was not overly close to it
It was a stunning morning a little cool and the falls were alive with small birds and full with the nights rain
At the top of Gatescarth we stopped for a drink and take in the views, although theres been a massive snow loss there were still some very big drifts in places and along some of the dry stone walls
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| Spot the fly fishing man |
To say the least its a very steep pull up to this little summit,there were some complaints.....but for a small peak it gave a cracking view
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| Haweswater stretching away |
Our route now took us round onto Low Raise and High Raise..but we had already decided,with the light winds, we would camp on the summit of Kidsty Pike
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| High street looked huge with its patches of snow |
For this trip we took our Mountain Laurel designs Supermid
Theres no escaping it the Supermid is huge inside
With the slight,but cold wind behind us,i opened both doors and what a cracker jack view to lay back and take in while the stove warmed up water for our first brews
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| A Bla Bland meal from Basecamp foods sorted out my tea |
We were treated to a rather nice sunset too
There was a cracking gloaming after sunset but the wind picked up a bit and my fingers were aching from taking pics
The wind picked up in the evening so i only took a few night pics,the moon was bright too which was washing out the stars a bit
There was a good overnight frost and the wind had freshened up but the day started as good as you could wish for.......bacon wraps were just perfect for such a stunning morning
Dawn was none to shabby either
The route back took us over High street and then over the pass to Harter fell, then we walked along the ridge to just before Kentmere pike.From there we dropped down to have a mooch around the old Mosedale quarry and pick up the landrover track back to Sadgill
Lee and his new Tramplite pack taking in the view to Windemere
It was a cracking route and great to catch up with Lee after his forced absence this winter due to being unwell...ill sort out a video off the Gopro over next few days ..thanks for looking Peter
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| Screen grab of route,red being Saturdays bit |
Day 1 came in at 13.2 k and 1119m ascent
Day 2 came in at 12.0 k and 405 m ascent
Two links to the video ive done, please select 1080 and a large screen for viewing,much better than viewing on a phone
Safe travels Peter
https://youtu.be/svYXFMH0_5M
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