Category: The Lake District

Our first sighting of Allen Crags was this shot from Sprinkling Tarn.  In the cloud.  Not the day to make an ascent, but looking at the amazing scenery around us, definitely a reason to return.  Mr Wainwright describes Allen Crags… Continue Reading…

Seat Sandal is Clark’s choice.  “Let’s do something in the middle, somewhere we haven’t explored much”. Well ok then, Seat Sandal it is.  As it goes Seat Sandal is an extension of Fairfield.  A much loved horseshoe walk from Ambleside… Continue Reading…

A walk up to Calf Crag gave us the perfect opportunity to walk up the Far Easdale valley.  This is a valley we had admired from both sides.  From our walk up to Gibson Knott and Helm Crag, and then… Continue Reading…

Beda Fell and Hallin Fell together?  We don’t normally combine Wainwright’s fell tops, preferring instead to give each separate fell our full attention.  However, wanting to climb up to Beda Fell, the best route was from its northern end and… Continue Reading…

We’ve been absent from mountains for a while so Harrison Stickle is our way to find out if muscle memory is a thing.  Do we still have those mountain hiking legs? (the photo of us at the top might suggest… Continue Reading…

Brim Fell from Little How Crags Always one to go against convention, I picked Brim Fell as an alternate route up to The Old Man of Coniston.  The “Old Man” is definitely one of the more popular fells to climb… Continue Reading…

Blea Rigg is in the Langdale area of The Lake District.  In his book, Mr Wainwright details three different ascents up Blea Rigg and the most obvious it seemed, was via Stickle Tarn.  This is the route we decided to… Continue Reading…

Helm Crag is one of those iconic fells, instantly recognisable looking north from Grasmere village.  And it’s been a tempter as we’ve wondered the village or passed it by on our way to higher things.  However, it was only on… Continue Reading…

I’m sure Arnison Crag is somewhat overlooked as a destination in its own right.  It is surrounded by far larger and more iconic fells such as the Helvellyn range or the High Street range.  However, it isn’t on route to… Continue Reading…