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…
Differing light, looking across to Wetherlam
It looks quite bright over towards Coniston Water...but up to The Old Man, not so clever
Sheep spotting on the climb
Poser!
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.
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.
Wainwright marked this simply as 'cave' on Brim Fell 3...an old copper mine level I'll wager.
The bottom section of Brim Fell Rake from the level
The view across Boulder Valley from the same place
The Pudding Stone - Brim Fell Rake is quite conspicuous from here running diagonally right to left from the centre of the photo
Looking across to Wetherlam over the Copper Mines
Coppermines Valley below Levers Water