June 2008

Travelled Saturday 7 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

 


All 214 Wainwrights completed 16 June 2008 on Slight Side
 
Previous: Mar 2008 Various walks during the fortnight in June 2008 Next: Sep 2008
 

Date

Miles Time Destination Map Peaks Highest Assent Weather

08.06.08

8

7¾

Sheffield Pike Glenridding Dodd, Sheffield Pike, Hart Side 2,481 2,911 Sunny & warm with a slight breeze
09.06.08 6 5½ Hard Knott Hard Knott 1,803 1,604 Cloudy with bright spell, warm
10.06.08 6¼ 5¼ Tarn Crag Grey Crag, Harrop Pike, Tarn Crag 2,176 1,724 Cloudy with bright spell, warm in sun with cool breeze
11.06.08 7 4½ Grasmoor Grasmoor, Wadope, Whiteless Pike, Rannerdale Knotts 2,791 3,146 Cloudy, some bright spells, light rain, low cloud, very windy
12.06.08 7½ 5 Grey Friar Grey Friar, Great Carrs, Swirl How 2,630 2,513 Cloudy with bright spells
13.06.08 10½ Skiddaw Bakestalls, Skiddaw, Sale How, Great Calva, Little Calva 3,053 3,319 Cloudy, bright spells, cold northerly wind, becoming sunny
14.06.08 10½ 7¼ High Seat Walla Crag, Bleaberry Fell, High Seat, High Tove 1,995 2,715 Early morning rain clearing with cloud & sunny spells
15.06.08 7¼ Catbells Catbells 1,481 1,962 Cloudy with bright spells
16.06.08 9¾ Scafell Slight Side, Scafell 3,162 3,220 Sunny, cloud developing down to under 3000ft clearing to clear skies
17.06.08 6¾ Little Langdale - 593 1,019 Cloudy with light rain at times & sunny spells
18.06.08 5 Causey Pike Outerside, Scar Crags, Causey Pike 2,205 2,066 Cloudy, with bright spells, turning wet
19.06.08 4¾ Loughrigg Loughrigg 1,101 1,379 Cloudy, some bright spells, turning wet, very wet, then dry & sunny
20.06.08 7 Blencathra Blencathra, Mungrisdale Common 2,847 2,262 Cloudy clearing to sunny spells with a strong cold breeze
Total 96½   29,840 Equivalent to climbing higher than
Mt Everest at 29,029 feet
 
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