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Easter break
This Easter I headed to Yorkshire to meet up with my friend Stu, we went walking in the Dales, Lake District and then caving.
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Wasdale Circuits – Yewbarrow and Mosedale Horseshoe
Wasdale is a nice part of the Lake District to walk in and especially in early spring quiet. This walk was a circular route around Mosedale and included going over Yewbarrow. I would recommend this route as long as you are happy on steeper terrain.
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UoN Mountaineers Annual Meet
The first weekend of March was the first annual meet for UoN Mountaineering. The club was formed by the merger of Explorers and MPS a few years ago, and so it was also a reunion for there members. I went on two walks, on the Saturday along High Street and the Sunday up Skiddaw.
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Attempt at Skiddaw
I recently went for a walk with the plan to go up Skiddaw (931 m), the fourth highest mountain in the Lake District. After heavy snow some days before it turned to be more difficult than I expected.
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Lake District trip in October
I went to the Lake District on 16th to 18th October with the UoN mountaineers. On the Saturday I led a walk near Buttermere with a group of new members and on the Sunday went for a scramble up Sour Milk Gill and then up Great Gable.
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Quick trip to the Lakes
On the Saturday 30th I drove up to Wasdale in the Lake District for a quick trip. I had an interview on the Sunday morning for a place on a fast track outdoor leadership course. Afterwards I went for a walk up Scafell Pike.
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Wild Lakes District weekend
Despite the mixed forecast this weekend I went to the Lake District with five friends, we camped on the Friday night, walked on the Saturday before camping and then walk back on the Sunday.