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Saturday 30th January 2016
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All
Alone on the Car Park at the end of Walna Scar Road

Taking
the Old Quarry Track from the Car Park

More
Cars Arriving to Park up

Off
to the Hills we go

The
Sun Comes out but Doesn't Warm us up

Starting
to Climb now

Passing
Some old Quarry Workings

Ruins
of old Mine Buildings

Another
old Ruin

Pogu
Time

Passing
Low Water with our Shadow Close by

High
Above Coniston

Our
Shadow Catches us up

The
Very Windy Summit of Coniston Old Man

Low
Water from the Summit

Sheltering
out of the Wind

Some
More Coming to Join us with Coniston Water Stretching out Below us to the
South

Heading
Into the Very Very Windy and Very Very Cold Wind Chilled Summit of Brim Fell

Out
of the Wind on the Ascent of Dow Crag with Coniston Old Man in the
Background

Goat's
Water and Dow Crag from it's Northern Ridge

Hailstone
Shower and Strong Winds Near the Summit of Dow Crag

Climbing
onto the Summit of Dow Crag

The
Summit of Dow Crag

Looking
East over to the Summit of Coniston Old Man

Our
Shadow Leaves us for Buck Pike

Leaving
the Summit of Dow Crag Behind us as we Continue Along the Ridge

Looking
Back at Buck Pike

Checking
the Route Back Down from the Summit of Brown Pike

Cove
Bridge on the Walna Scar Track with Brown Pike in the Background

Wednesday 10th February 2016
Free
Parking on Route to the Coppermines Valley just pass the
Ruskin Museum

I
Thought all Sheep were a bit Slow

A
Sign of things to Come

A
Small Hydro Electric Dam with the Pointy Top of Swirl How on the Skyline

Close
up of the Top of Coniston Old Man

The
Youth Hostel with Swirl How in the Background

Coniston
Old Man and Brim Fell Above the Youth Hostel

Looking
Back Down the Coppermines Valley

Coniston
Old Man and Brim Fell from Some old Mine Workings

Ahead
Lies the Black Sails Ridge and the Red Dell Head Corrie

Further
into the Corrie

Looking
Back Down as the Snowline Reached

The
Snow Getting Deeper as the Light Starts to Catch Coniston Water and
Morecambe Bay

My
Footprints in the Snow Leaving the Corrie

The
Start of Many Iced up Rocks Above the Snowline

The Summit of Wetherlam
Just as Some Guys Reach it From the
North

My
Footprints Leaving Wetherlam

Looking
Back Down the Valley from Black Sails

Swirl
How and Great Carrs Next

Close
up of Someone Reaching the Summit of Swirl How

Looking
South Over Levers Water, Coniston Water and Morecambe Bay

Ahead
Lies Prison Band from Just Above Swirl Hawse

Looking
Back East at the Path Above Swirl Hawse from Prison Band

Prison
Band Looking up Towards Swirl How

Prison
Band Looking South

Nearly
There

The
Summit of Swirl How

Wetherlam
from the Top of Swirl How

Clearly
Seen out to Sea the Wind Turbines in
Morecambe Bay from the Top of Swirl How

Looking
Towards Coniston Old Man and Brim Fell

More
Frozen Rock Formations

Great
Carrs Next

Looking
Back at Swirl How

Wetherlam
from the Summit of Great Carrs

The
Top of Broad Slack

Brim
Fell and Dow Crag

On
the Route to Grey Friar the Only Footprints I see are that of a Hare

Brim
Fell and Dow Crag from the South Eastern Cairn

A
Pose on the North Western Cairn of Gray Friar

Looking
South from the Top

I
Wonder if this is Wainwright's Pointed Boulder?

Dow
Crag on the Descent

Looking
Back at Gray Friar

Dow
Crag and Seathwaite Tarn

More
Ice Sculpture at Levers Hawse

Heading
Down to Levers Water

Back
Down Below the Snowline at Levers Water

Fenced
off Mine Working on the West Side of Levers Water

Zoomed
in on Ingleborough and it Must be About 30 Miles Away

The
Dam on Levers Water

Do
I Risk it or Not?

Looking
Back at the Outflow

Mining
Trucks Near the Youth Hostel

Passing
the Miners Bridge over Church Beck Again

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