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June
2008
A fortnight spent doing a selection of walks across all regions including
6 outstanding Wainwrights to complete all 214; Holme Fell
was the first fell completed almost 40 years
ago before 'doing the Wainwright's' evolved |
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All 214 Wainwrights completed 16 June
2008 on Slight Side |
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Various walks
undertaken during the fortnight: |
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Date |
Miles |
Time |
Destination |
Map |
Peaks |
Highest |
Assent |
Weather |
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08.06.08 |
8 |
7¾ |
Sheffield Pike |
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Glenridding Dodd, Sheffield Pike, Hart Side |
2,481 |
2,911 |
Sunny & warm with a slight breeze |
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09.06.08 |
6 |
5½ |
Hard Knott |
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Hard Knott |
1,803 |
1,604 |
Cloudy with bright spell, warm |
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10.06.08 |
6¼ |
5¼ |
Tarn Crag |
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Grey Crag, Harrop Pike,
Tarn Crag |
2,176 |
1,724 |
Cloudy with bright spell, warm in sun with cool breeze |
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11.06.08 |
7 |
4½ |
Grasmoor |
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Grasmoor, Wadope, Whiteless Pike, Rannerdale Knotts |
2,791 |
3,146 |
Cloudy, some bright spells, light rain, low cloud, very windy |
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12.06.08 |
7½ |
5 |
Grey Friar |
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Grey Friar, Great Carrs, Swirl How |
2,630 |
2,513 |
Cloudy with bright spells |
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13.06.08 |
10½ |
6¼ |
Skiddaw |
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Bakestalls, Skiddaw, Sale How, Great Calva, Little Calva |
3,053 |
3,319 |
Cloudy, bright spells, cold northerly wind, becoming sunny |
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14.06.08 |
10½ |
7¼ |
High Seat |
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Walla Crag, Bleaberry Fell, High Seat, High Tove |
1,995 |
2,715 |
Early morning rain clearing with cloud & sunny spells |
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15.06.08 |
7¼ |
6¼ |
Catbells |
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Catbells |
1,481 |
1,962 |
Cloudy with bright spells |
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16.06.08 |
9¾ |
5¼ |
Scafell |
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Slight Side, Scafell |
3,162 |
3,220 |
Sunny, cloud developing down to under 3000ft clearing to clear skies |
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17.06.08 |
6¾ |
4¼ |
Little Langdale |
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593 |
1,019 |
Cloudy with light rain at times & sunny spells |
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18.06.08 |
5 |
2½ |
Causey Pike |
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Outerside, Scar Crags, Causey Pike |
2,205 |
2,066 |
Cloudy, with bright spells, turning wet |
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19.06.08 |
4¾ |
3½ |
Loughrigg |
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Loughrigg |
1,101 |
1,379 |
Cloudy, some bright spells, turning wet, very wet, then dry & sunny |
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20.06.08 |
7 |
5¾ |
Blencathra |
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Blencathra, Mungrisdale Common |
2,847 |
2,262 |
Cloudy clearing to sunny spells with a strong cold breeze |
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Total |
96½ |
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29,840 |
Equivalent to climbing higher than
Mt Everest at 29,029 feet |
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