Start Point: Walna Scar road (SD 289 970)
Walna Scar car park – Low Water – Brim Fell Rake – Brim Fell – Coniston Old Man – Bursting Stone – Walna Scar car park
Distance: 7.8 km Total Ascent: 580 metres Time Taken: 2 hours 25 minutes Start Time: 15:35
Monday was a fabulous day, lots of blue sky with the sun beating down from above and the fells looking resplendent with a covering of snow. That, however, changed almost as soon as I set off for a late walk when I was hoping to catch a great sunset. The cloud soon came over the fells and the wind was ever increasing as I climbed – so no sunset to speak of and not an evening for hanging around on the top. It was a great walk nevertheless, just different to the one I had envisaged and showed how quickly conditions can change on the fells. Thankfully I was prepared for all conditions and had a great walk in the most wintry conditions.
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In the bleak mid winter - Low Water and Coniston Old Man from Brim Fell Rake. The path to the summit is picked out well in the snow.
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Swirl How left and Wetherlam right, seen from Brim Fell Rake. The icy wind was really picking up now and I was still jacket less. When should I stop to layer up?
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From higher up looking northwards, Great Carrs is now visible along the ridge and distant Blencathra looks like it is in the sunshine.
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Brim Fell. Here I hid behind the cairn to get appropriately attired for the conditions on the ridge (which was very cold and very windy!).
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