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Coniston

Walked on 04/08/2006

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.

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.

01 Coniston Old Man

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It all looked a bit gloomy from the Walna Scar road this morning with lots of low lying cloud.

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Brown Pike and Buck Pike have their heads in the clouds on the way up The Old Man.

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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.

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From further up White Maiden and White Pike are visible between Brown Pike and Black Combe.

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Coniston Water through the swirling mist.

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At the summit of The Old Man, all was clear with this view over to Wetherlam looking over Low Water and Levers Water.

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Dow Crag.

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Harter Fell, the Eskdale Valley and the Scafells are all in cloud from the path to Brim Fell.

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Casper at the summit of The Old Man of Coniston.

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Black Sails and Wetherlam from Brim Fell Rake.

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Great Carrs, Swirl How and Great How Crags from the descent of Brim Fell.

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These two found a boggy pool to wallow in.

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Nice!

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Wetherlam over Levers Water.

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Heading for Low Water in the lee of The Old Man.

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As you know, all that water is hard to resist so here's a shot from 'InLowWaterCam'!

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We enjoyed having a swim here; it was a little on the chilly side...

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...but we were happy! Photos by Nick.

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Looking over the Coppermines Valley to Wetherlam on the final descent.

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