15th August - Hawkshead

The Lakeland summer had returned with a vengeance! Even the Met office radar image wasn't looking good, just overhead for the evening was a block of ominous green while the rest of the country confidently missed out!

Charlie, George, Grant, Ian, and Joel (Neil was busy with cake and balloons somewhere warm and dry) set off from Hawkshead school car park towards Colthouse, along the lane to Outgate and down snake bite alley where Ian punctured. Then more rain was followed with even bigger rain. Once we were off again we headed to Low Wray via Basecamp, taking the left fork rather than the fire road then up via scab moss. At Guideposts the conversation turned to a discussion on what was the easiest way home, the weather was that bad! Rather than taking the technical route back to Colthouse it was decided to take the easier descent via Moss Eccles Tarn and then down to Near Sawrey. Then it was a sprint finish back to the cars as fast as possible!

Next week: Elterwater for Hodge Close via Iron Keld Ed edit: CHANGE that was last week, this week it's Loughrigg @ 6.30 (somewhere that holds up if it's still wet on the ground) - Bring lights if you want?

Thanks to JP for the words & photoshop pic!