Start Point: Walna Scar road (SD 289 970)
Walna Scar car park – Boo Tarn – The Old Man of Coniston – Brim Fell – Brim Fell Rake – Boulder Valley – Walna Scar car park
Distance: 4 miles Total Ascent: 647 metres Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes Start Time: 13:40
Weather: Windy and overcast, 8°C
Today’s walk was done with a little sadness as I went with Dougal to scatter Casper’s ashes up on The Old Man with Angus – now they can both look down on us and we, of course, can look up to them and remember the good times. If you remember, spare our two boys a little thought next time you are up there…
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Not much to see from the summit today and it was more than a little windy. The reason we were here was to scatter Casper's ashes in the same place as Angus, just below the summit where the plaque used to be - now they are reunited forever. I had many thoughts of the walks we had all done together over the years and there were more smiles than tears.
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There wasn't much to see on the walk along to Brim Fell and then the descent of the upper part of Brim Fell Rake down to Low Water. I did have to hang on to my hat though (and Dougal!). This photo was taken when I got below the clouds at Low Water Beck looking down on Coniston.