Wasdale,wild camp March/April 2018
Even though the Scotland trip had fallen through ive always loved the view i get as you descend of the Birker fell road and drop down onto the Stunning Eskdale side of this big moor
We met up on the side of Wastwater and the whole loch was a mass of "White horses"...it was a windy day already.So much so we ended up camped between Seatallan and Haycock,behind a small outcrop we discovered
Plan B was a two night trip going up to Haycock round to Red pike then down and over the Screes to return to the cars,parked on Wastwater
Even after we had climbed only a little hieght the wind was showing itself that it was going to be a struggle today,the gusts were not huge,maybe 50's ,but the constants were 25-35 mph
We chatted as we headed up and out of the valley and after a while we decided to stay lower down..the winds and windchill made even the eyes smart so when we found a spot more sheltered we pitched up, still 500m up...so not to bad
Lee recently repurchased another Trailstar and we were both suprised as the difference in colour,Ron thinks mines from an older batch as mine is only 2 yrs old being a replacment for my original purchased in late 2010
Tea was another excellent,tasty meal from the people at Basecamp foods
Scafell |
The wind died off later in the evening but was still swirling around with a nasty bite to it,Lees water had some ice bits inside the next mornings so i guess we got a few degrees of frost over night
Dawn was a bit muted but looked good still with the cloud still being pushed over head quickly..can see it better on the video
We made our way up to Haycock and then headed North following the fence and wall, then had a nice short walk out to Steeples summit and back
A zoomed in picture of Gable so quality not so good
Lee and has beautiful Tramplite pack taking in the views
" The chair " on the south end of Red pikes summit...the best place to sit and enjoy the mighty view
Lee taking in the view of the Scafells from Red pike
As the forecast was for heavy snow Lee was keen to back over to his side of the A66 and as it was Oscars 11th birthday i also decided to head home
Looking at the webcam and judging by the weather at home the next day i was glad we shortened it to a one night trip,thanks for looking and safe travels Peter
Day 1 was 7.53k and 623m Ascent
Day 2 was 12.5k and 700m Ascent
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