| Date: | 28th Feb 2009 | ||
| Stats: | 11.0 miles, 3000 feet | ||
| Weather: | Cloudy, then rain, bitter wind on top and low cloud | ||
| Trig Points: | N/A | ||
| Wainwrights: | 3: Hartsop Above How, Hart Crag, Fairfield | ||
| Other Info: | Free parking on the roadside in Patterdale, with toilets | ||
| Summary: | Patterdale, Bridgend, Hartsop Above How, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Grisedale Tarn, Grisedale, Patterdale | ||
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A fairly miserable day with no views on the tops and bitter cold and windy
Parking by the road, for those that arrive early enough
Still water in the village, no wind yet
A short road section for the walk-in, just to the Hartsop Above How ridge – seen ahead
Leaving the road and following the narrow path up Hartsop Above How
Looking back towards Patterdale
Rain starts to spit as we head up Hartsop Above How
Fairfield in cloud from the path up to Hartsop Above How
The path on Hartsop Above How
The first signs of snow
Looking down into Dovedale
Hartsop Above How and the path ahead in mist
Heading for Hart Crag
Summits in cloud
The path up Hart Crag – very steep in places
Misty summit of Hart Crag
Even more misty summit of Fairfield, with a howling wind and cold rain – lovely – we narrowly beat a party of five to the shelter 🙂
Fairfield summit cairn
Arriving at Grisedale seemed to take forever – I thought we’d missed it for a while, but then it loomed out of the mist