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Welcome to my website. I created this site to record my personal attempt to climb all of the 214 Lakeland fells featured in Alfred Wainwright’s pictorial guides. Each fell will be added to the site as they are completed, giving details of the route taken. In addition to the fells of The Lake District, I’ve included walks not covered by the guides as well as a little about our family.

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Skiddaw - 26/03/10

Skiddaw - 26/03/10

Total distance, 12.6 km ( 7.83miles) - Total ascent, 835m (2740ft) - Time Taken, 4.5hrs - Date, 26/03/10, - Temperature, -2°,
Summits - Latrigg - Skiddaw

The day was booked, the forecast was good and I’d planned Skiddaw for a couple of weeks after years of looking from afar. Then on Thursday the forecast changed, heavy rain, sleet and gale force winds reaching 60mph. I decided to catch up with some of the lower fells thus giving me the option to run for cover. However from the summit of Latrigg Skiddaw looked alluring. The forecast was proved correct the wind was the worst I’ve ever experienced and the low cloud obscured the views, Skiddaw summit reached but I know a second trip beckons.

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Skiddaw from the Latrigg footpath.

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Keswick from the summit of Latrigg.

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The Hawell memorial, shepherds of Lonscale.

"Great Shepherd of Thy heavenly flock
These men have left our hill
Their feet were on this living rock
Oh guide and bless them still"

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The Skiddaw path looking back to Latrigg.

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Latrigg on the left and Derwent Water.

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Into the cloud.

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The cairn on Skiddaw Lesser Man.

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One of Skiddaw's summit shelters, weather - strong winds, reported to be 45/65mph gusts,
hail as Diva closed eyes show time for home.

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