TWENTY TWENTY Wild camps !

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So the year started like all the rest a wet winter,with lots of us hoping for cold weather, my first camp came on the 4 Th of Jan with a walk up Kentmere valley to visit a cave id not been too




The weather was naff and i made a nasty steep climb up,to land on Rainbow crag, then along the ridge to camp, just south of Thornthwaite crag summit 



I had a nice message from James the over the following week,asking if id like to join him,i met him above Hawes water on a cold January morning.We wondered over some Birkett peaks James still needed in nice conditions,tho we left the snow line behind 






We pitched up near Arthurs pike and enjoyed a cold but clear nice sky 












Early Feb and Darron mentioned meeting up and i was happy to do so,the early light on Derwent was lovely to see






We had a good walk out from below Honister mine and along the ridge a strong wind had us camp on Lingcomb Edge just NW of Red pike summit 





March as the year fell apart and i had a walk out from the Shap road camping one night on Selside pike 











I had a walk out the next day over Tarn crag then across the valley to Kentmere pike.I followed the ridge down to the landrover track to the valley,leaving me the pull up the other side, i was then chasing the light back past my old camp to camp on Great Yarlside for the 2nd night 


June saw me up and around the Langdales and a nice pitch on Stonesty pike











Then in July i met up for a socialy distant camp with some lads of Trek-lite,i led them over the Conistons for a night on Grey Friar then over the fells to camp between White Maiden and High pike haw

















Also in July saw me leave the Lakes for a trip down to Wales to meet Darron,whos local knowledge made it so much better


The first night was on Carnedd Llewelyn,but sadly the clag came in and gave a rough moring but cleared out in the afternoon










The 2nd night was spent near Penywaun wen ,the night was windy but we mostly had good views.This trip leaves me just 5 of the main 3000 ft peaks to do on the mainland ...
Having done 283 Munros 4 English peaks and 10 of the Welsh Furths,i also have 3 of Irelands 13 Furths to do 





1st of August and i had a night out over on Little Stand 








Mid August saw me out with two friends on a very hot day, rewarded with good views and a belting morning inversion





                          We pitched up on the back of Hart crag 

















                                                               Darron Linneys photo above 


Mid September saw me return to Thorntwaite for a camp on an extended Kentmere horseshoe 





The week after saw me meet up with Dave for a stroll out over the Shap fells and a nice night on Branstree summit 








October and another tour of the Coniston Range saw me camp out with my brother on Grey Friar summit 











November and another, different,extended Kentmere round with my brother with a stunning night on Kidsty pike summit 











After a nice ridge walk we had a lower camp over on Sour howes





Mid November and a really tough very windy and wet saw us heading up onto the Langdale pikes,the weather improved  slightly from mid day and we had a nice camp just of the front of Pavey Ark after a full round of the peaks 








Early December and a promise of fresh snow for 2 days ! Langdales and a miserable night after Lingmoor,Pike o Blisco saw us hiding from big winds and heavy rain from early afternoon till morning 


But the next morning was good with a great travers of the Crinkles,a quick up/down on Bowfell let us catch a great sunset from Three tarns 











     Few pics of my brothers tent that i took and Darron kindly processed for me 



Not to bad a year given how tough if has been,Twenty camps with maybe one more yet to come 

Thanks for looking safe travels Peter   See below ..one last camp 






Had a walk up the valley then out to Hartsop Dodd before walking back over Cauldale moor to camp about 10 mins down from the summit a nice cool night and a cracking morning 









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