Up them mountains!!!

[nick crisp]

This Is What It's All About!

Thought you might be interested in a typical 2 night wild camping walk from my 2 month Lake District trip.

Started at "base camp" near Keswick:



The smaller thing was an attempt at a simple bivi shelter, cut from an old tent. It didn't get used beyond this set up  :lol
Great views from this camp site though.



The walk started along the foot of Walla and Falcon Crags:



And on to Ashness Bridge:



And view back to Skiddaw:



From there, it was on to Watendlath, and then the climb up to Greenup Edge, past Blea Tarn:



It got really boggy here, and I shipped a couple of bootfulls. A tiring slog with full kit on my back, plus 2 days worth of food.

Helvellyn from atop Greenup Edge:



So evening was drawing on, and I'm getting really tired. Then I lost the path and wanted to find a place to stop for the night. Wandered over to the right; nope, only steep drops to the valley below. Ok, stop & think. This was where the mountain navigation course I'd done the previous weekend came in handy. Managed to identify where I was on the map, and used contours and features to pinpoint a likely place for camp. It showed some flat-ish areas, and a stream, so I'd have a water source for brews and cooking. Walked on a compass bearing and amazed myself when I hit on almost exactly the point I'd chosen!  :lol