Wanderings up North

    Forcast for the wknd was average at best,but with chance of inversions...so a quick call and I met up with Lee Taylor,new for this trip was a s/h MLD Supermid that we have now gone halves on       We met at Stavely Wier and left one car there then drove mine up the valley to park next to the church in Kentmere Mostly we were in clag but we had a few clearings and a great Fog bow too We both took our Hyperlite gear packs,which were mainly bought for a longer trip planned for late August One of my favourite valleys,sadly now minus its Golden eagle We pitched on Kidsty pike summit,the shelter was huge,but for some reason I didn't take any more pics of it really.Was strange sharing a shelter after a lot of recent years only sharing with mt Trusty ....Oscar the mountain dog It cleared a bit in the evening and we stood out chatting and looking for a while cloud covered Hawes water and odd cloud...

It seems to have been a quiet year for camps for a few reasons,but I seem to have been out at least every month again,on I think 23 night   Januarys frist camp was near to Three tarns with Matt Holland and Lee Taylor,shortly after pitching a storm hit us that was still trying to remove us at 7 am...snow,hail and sleet blown in on a 30-60mph gusting wind,we left in the dark ! Februarys camp was with Alex Atkinson and Lee again.Same valley,Langdales but this time we crossed over the Crinkles,Bowfell and camped near Rosset pike,another windy cold night....but a stunning dawn     Februarys second camp was with Ste Mack and Lee,this time a traverse of the Coniston fells and a nice camp on Grey Friar Februarys third camp was one night on Thornthwaite crag on my own and the second on Snarker pike with Lee March saw me in the Howgills for two nights with Lee ...