Winter Hill – 07 December

Out too early and caught in the last of last night’s showers as they finally blow through. The clouds lay low on Winter Hill’s summit and a good bit below until I was dropping back into Horwich when, in the far distance, the sun began to pick out details of buildings and hills. Sadly my phone just wasn’t up to the job.

 

Reflection – I always want this reflection to be better than it is, perhaps one day.

It was that sort of day

What fun – wonder how much they charge?

No better in this direction either

One of the many …

Improving weather – perhaps Pauline will be enjoying it

 

Poor chap!

Winter Hill – 30 November

Not quite as spectacular as last week, not quite as early as last week but with my cold & sore throat gone I was running this week and again enjoying the winter sunshine, along with plenty of other folk.

 

Trees between the quarries above Horwich

Looking towards Bolton & Manchester

Road out to the Trespass Stone on Coal Pit Lane

Shaly Dingle (in the shade)

Busy sky

Stone with carved dates (1801, 1912, 1922, 2011) – I wonder what they signify

Going to Great Hill (I know because they asked where it was and how to get there)

Enjoying the sunshine on Noon Hill

Pigeon Tower

Two Lads was busy!

Having a coffee and enjoying the view towards Belmont

Winter Hill – 23 November

Laid low by a lurgy earlier in the week there was no running this morning but the forecast was good and a good sunrise looked very possible. An early get up and, instead of running, to the top of Winter Hill I took the car and very pleasant it was and the sunrise didn’t disappoint.

 

Winter Hill – 16 November

After four consecutive weekends away it is back to Winter Hill for a pre-dawn, pre-breakfast run in gloom and clag. This is how it looked about a year ago, today was just too gloomy and too dull for photographs – it isn’t that I didn’t try but when I got home and saw the results it was a big job for the <Delete> button.

The Other Borrowdale – 10 November

Sometime in the late 90’s and probably by accident we visited our first Wainwright Outlyer. Since then and more often than not in bad weather we have have been very slowly bagging them. Their relative isolation often means the easiest way is to bag them on the way home from something else and today was no exception apart the opportunity to bag 4 and complete a ridge we started in December 1998.

The weather couldn’t have been more different from the day before on the Dodds and despite the low temperatures the sunshine was warm and bright. The ground was almost frozen and these hills almost entirely deserted. High Borrowdale is a little far from the High Fells for views but the Howgills seem close enough to touch and Cross Fell with its fresh snow seemed very close too.

 

Looking back down Borrowdale with Kendal over the hill on the right

Looking down Borrowdale with the Howgills on the horizon

Looking back along High House Fell with Borrowdale on the right

From White Howe looking north east over Borrowdale to Crookdale Crag

Looking across High Borrowdale to High House Fell

One of the pylons in the line that follows the A6 north

The Dodds – 09 November

The Rucksack Club’s pre-dinner walk from Dockray over the Dodds to welcome the first snow of the season to the Lake District. Charlie and Mary Ramsay joined us – Charlie being the principle guest at the dinner.

Some of the party just above the snow line

Looking back to the Mell Fells

Looking back to the Mell Fells again

Mid-morning snack!

Striding Out

Dropping down towards Greenside Mines

Glencoyne and Ullswater

Glencoyne

Traversing round the top of Glencoyne

Last look at Glencoyne

Enjoying the last look at Glencoyne

Aira Beck