Start point: Troutbeck (NY 409 032)
Troutbeck – Nanny Lane – Wansfell Pike – Wansfell – Baystones – The Hundreds – Nanny Lane – Troutbeck
Distance: 4 miles Total Ascent: 345 metres Time Taken: 1 hour 30 minutes Start Time: 08:35
Weather: Cool and clear. 2°C
I think Wansfell was a good choice this morning as it was clear over there whereas some of the higher fells to the north and east seemed to be under a good bit of cloud. There was a great inversion over Windermere and Ambleside and there were good views of it from up there and a lovely sunrise to boot!
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Suddenly as we climbed to Wansfell the sun disappeared behind a heavy blanket of cloud and things became a lot duller for Dougal and Casper on the frozen (Wainwright) summit of Wansfell.
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Across the wall is the highest point on Wansfell called Baystones, the Birkett summit of Wansfell - here looking towards Wansfell and Wansfell Pike.