Carsington Water 7th May 2019

A lovely circuit of Carsington Water

About 9 Miles

Whiteless Pike, Rannerdale Knotts 1st May 2019

Last day of this trip before returning home. I packed up camp and then drove over the Honnister pass to aprk at the NT car park at Butternere.

From the car park the navigation to the top of Whiteless Pike and then back down to Rannerdale Knotts was very straightforward.

Whiteless Pike summit

Rannerdale Knotts ridge path

Fields of bluebells (maximum zoom)

Rannerdale Knotts summit

Buttermere

Whiteless Pike from Rannerdale Knotts

OS OL4 about 5 miles

Esk Pike, Rosset Pike, Seathwaite Fell 30th April 2019

Tuesday morning after a (usual) sleepless night, we set off at 7.00 AM up the Grains Gill valley. It took us around two hours to make the 3 mile climb up to Esk Hause. Using Esk Hause as a 'base camp'  we walked to Esk Pike (back to Esk Hause), Rosset Pike (back to Esk Hause) and then Seathwaite Fell, before returning via the same route.

Esk Hause - Esk Pike

Esk Hause - Rosset Pike

Sethwaite - Esk Hause

Esk Hause - Sethwaite Fell

As there were no footpaths on Sethwaite Fell I located the summit (south summit) using my Garmin. After reaching the summit I thought it would be a straightforward route back to Sprinkling tarn and the path, but I got disoriented and eventually ended up further down the Styhead Tarn path.

Stockley Bridge

Esk Pike summit

Cross Shelter at Esk Hause

Angle Tarn

Rosset Pike Summit

Sprinkling Tarn with Great Gable in the background

Seathwaite Fell South summit

Cathing fish (not)

Great End

End of walk recovery

Seathwaite Bridge

An epic walk. About 16 miles OS OL6

Base Brown (Fail) 29 April 2019

First day of a trip to the Lakes. I drove up in the morning and arrived at Seathwaite Farm campsite around 2.00. Once I had set up I decided there was plenty of time to do a there and back walk to Base Brown, as the start of the walk was seconds away from where we were camped.

Near the top of the falls the path disappears and there is about a 30 foot scramble. Unfortunately due to the nature of it it wasn't possible for Meg to get part this obstacle. We got part way up and then had to back uou back down to the valley. Next time I'll attempt this fell from Honnister Hause.

Seathwaite Farm

Seathwaite Farm from the path

Sour Milk Gill next to the path

It took a while for Meg to figure this stile out

We had a nice break in the sun next to the footbridge after coming down