With a long weekend booked today I find myself back in Lakeland to follow Birketts footsteps while collecting five summits on the magical mountain that is Blencathra. I had a good forecast which suddenly changed at the last minute from a promise of sunshine to a rather dull but high cloud day, what the hey, the main thing is it stayed dry.
Todays walks starts from where else but Scales situated at the foot of Blencathra from where Scales Fell is summated via Mousthwaite Comb, continuing along the ridge line Doddick Fell Top is reached followed by Hallsfell Top, the true summit of Blencathra where today I did battle with the winds yet again and came away with a bloodied nose and a thick lip, It's getting to the point now where I'm struggling to think of the last walk I did which wasn't plagued by strong winds, today was no different.
After spending time observing the new summit circular trig point I struggled on towards Gategill Fell Fell Top then Blease Fell came next by which time I'd had enough of the winds which were trying to toss me onto Mungrisdale Common. I left Blease Fell by following the ridge and started my descent before heading easterly in the direction of Blease Farm below, a route that was brand new to me before it brightend up for the last mile and half back to Scales, just typical eh. |