Wanderings up North

My first camp this year being a tad moist it was great to see some high pressure head over us.While i was planning out a trip i got a message from James Boulter,he was on a Birkitt collecting jolly between Haweswater & Ullswater,a few messages and we agreed to meet up A 5-15 am alarm had me heading Northwards up the M6 and then follow, what turned out to be an insured road,over from Shap to Naddle Bridge next to Haweswater dam It was a lovely cold morning when i set of just before 7-30 am,i could soon see the lovely site of a snow line above me,after a few miles i found James just as he finished breaking camp The harsh windchill meant hoods were up,the benefit of the wind in our faces was we got to see a dozen deer as they searched around for the more tasty grasses,as we crunched on our way upwards,that sound of snow compacting has always sounded so good to me We made our way up towards High Raise,James wanted to visit the Knott and from there w