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Friday 4th August 2006
Start point: Walna Scar road
(SD 289 970)
Walna Scar car
park - Boo Tarn -
The Old Man of Coniston
-
Brim Fell
- Brim Fell Rake - Low Water - Walna Scar car park
Distance: 4.7 miles
Total Ascent: 645 metres
Time Taken: 3 hours
Weather: Grey and overcast, warm and
still. 20oC.
Route Map
No blue skies today, it was back to grey
and it all looked a bit ominous at the start of the walk up to The Old
Man of Coniston. Things magically cleared up in the space of a few
minutes on the climb though and whilst the sun didn't shine, it was
still clearer than we could have expected at the start.
It all looked a bit gloomy from the
Walna Scar road this morning with lots of low lying cloud.
Brown Pike and Buck Pike have their
heads in the clouds on the way up The Old Man.
Only ten minutes later the cloud has
cleared from Brown Pike with a thick band of cloud surrounding Black
Combe beyond. Blind Tarn is visible below Brown Pike.
From further up White Maiden and White
Pike are visible between Brown Pike and Black Combe.
Coniston Water through the swirling
mist.
At the summit of The Old Man, all was
clear with this view over to Wetherlam looking over Low Water and Levers
Water.
Dow Crag.
Harter Fell, the Eskdale Valley and the
Scafells are all in cloud from the path to Brim Fell.
Casper at the summit of The Old Man of
Coniston.
Black Sails and Wetherlam from Brim
Fell Rake.
Great Carrs, Swirl How and Great How
Crags from the descent of Brim Fell.
These two found a boggy pool to wallow
in.
Nice!
Wetherlam over Levers Water.
Heading for Low Water in the lee of The
Old Man.
As you know, all that water is hard to
resist so here's a shot from 'InLowWaterCam'!
We enjoyed having a swim here; it was a
little on the chilly side...
...but we were happy! Photos by Nick.
Looking over the Coppermines Valley to
Wetherlam on the final descent.
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