A solo circuit around Mickleden, approaching via Lingmoor Fell and the valley path to Esk Hause and Allen Crags and returning over Martcrag Moor via Thunacar Knott and the Blea Rigg ridge.
The first backpack in winter snow this season, an excellent round in magnificent clear conditions with hardly any wind. The snowfall had been uneven in the Lake District, with these central and southern fells best covered while the north and north western fells had very little. The highlight was a splendid pitch on Allen Crags, standing in the warmth of a down jacket in the calm very cold air and soaking up the sunset and sunrise views.
Keep up the good work Geoff, ! I am always inspired by your excellent web site :) I aim to have a go at wild camping in the hills soon.. If not in January then come summer. To be honest I even found the heated holiday cottage was a tad chilly last winter, did you get cold ?
Simon
On 1 Dec, 18:42, GeoffC <vgTheEne...@v-g.me.uk> wrote:
> A solo circuit around Mickleden, approaching via Lingmoor Fell and the > valley path to Esk Hause and Allen Crags and returning over Martcrag > Moor via Thunacar Knott and the Blea Rigg ridge.
> The first backpack in winter snow this season, an excellent round in > magnificent clear conditions with hardly any wind. The snowfall had > been uneven in the Lake District, with these central and southern > fells best covered while the north and north western fells had very > little. The highlight was a splendid pitch on Allen Crags, standing in > the warmth of a down jacket in the calm very cold air and soaking up > the sunset and sunrise views.
>A solo circuit around Mickleden, approaching via Lingmoor Fell and the >valley path to Esk Hause and Allen Crags and returning over Martcrag >Moor via Thunacar Knott and the Blea Rigg ridge.
>The first backpack in winter snow this season, an excellent round in >magnificent clear conditions with hardly any wind. The snowfall had >been uneven in the Lake District, with these central and southern >fells best covered while the north and north western fells had very >little. The highlight was a splendid pitch on Allen Crags, standing in >the warmth of a down jacket in the calm very cold air and soaking up >the sunset and sunrise views.
On Sun, 7 Dec 2008 01:30:38 -0800 (PST), mr p <s...@lycos.co.uk> wrote: >Keep up the good work Geoff, ! I am always inspired by your >excellent web site :) >I aim to have a go at wild camping in the hills soon.. If not in >January then come summer. >To be honest I even found the heated holiday cottage was a tad >chilly last winter, did you get cold ?
>Simon
Thanks very much. I wouldn't recommend January for a first attempt, although some might say that throwing yourself in at the deep end is the best way...
In the depths of winter I never get cold because I have what many would say is an overspecified bag for the UK... the ME Iceline. With hindsight it is rather more than I need, and a tad heavy at 1.77kg, but it was bloody expensive so I'm not forking out again for another bag!. It gives total condidence though: combined with an Exped Downmat it's proof against anything, toasty warm no matter what, and with a Drilite outer shell.
