Start point: Aira Force car park (NY 397 205)
Aira Force car park – Aira Force – Hind Crag – Bernard Pike – Green Hill – Gowbarrow Fell – High Force – Aira Force car park
Distance: 2.8 miles Total Ascent: 332 metres Time Taken: 1 hours 10 minutes Start Time: 09:00
Weather: Wind and rain. 8°C
The weatherman said the wind and rain would get worse throughout the morning, so I had to be quick to try and beat it today. I put in a lung busting effort to get to the top of Gowbarrow Fell just before the heavens really opened and managed to catch the best part of the day.
Gowbarrow Fell route map.
Aira Force.
Mono Ullswater.
...and a more colourful version from the climb. Ullswater is looking pretty windblown already.
The Pushmi-pullyu overlooking Lyulph's Tower.
Big clouds rolling in over the High Street ridge, Hallin Fell to the left.
Place Fell across Ullswater.
The cairn that marks the summit of Green Hill.
Skiddaw and Blencathra in cloud beyond the Green Hill cairn and the rain and wind is getting heavier now.
Little Mell Fell from Gowbarrow Fell summit.
What do you think of the weather Casper?
Looking the other way, to the south east.
Fix the Fells...or ruin them?
'Cause I've been standing at the station In need of education in the rain...'
Dougal decided to do a 'route one' - straight down by the wall.
Casper at High Force. Whilst I was preparing this page at home, a couple of old friends flew in to see us...
...on our garden pond.
Oops, I think I frightened them off but he has got his eye on me!