Great Carrs , Grey Friar 16th July 2016

I set off really early and was parked up at my start spot just after 8 AM. I parked at the top of the Wrynose pass next to the three shires stone. First time I have been on the Wrynose pass....like every other part of this glorious place it takes your breath away.

The route was quite straightforward. Follow the path up to Wet side edge , over Little Carrs to the summit of Great Carrs. Just as I got to the summit a mist descended and I could no longer see the route to Grey Friars.

Great Carrs 

Great Carrs summit

Just below the summit is the memorial to the crew of a Halifax Bomber that crashed here in 1944. Very sad - all 8 crew died.

The mist lifter briefly and I could see my route across Fairfield to the summit of Grey Friars

Grey Friars summit

Coniston Old Man on max zoom from Grey Friar

The rouet back was pretty much the same as the way up 

I got back to car around mid-day, had a breather and then set of to get to the top of Pike O blisco.....but failed - I couldn't find the correct path to the summit from Red Tarn. I later found out that the path marked on the OS map is incorrect - If I had carried on a bit further I should have met up with the path from Great Langdale and the path to the top should have been a right turn from there. Never mind ...this will be a walk for another day , taking in Cold Pike also which is the other side of Red Tarn. 

A brilliant day.  OS OL 6 - about 5 miles in the morning and 3 in the afternoon.