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March 2008
We stayed in the Keswick on the outskirts of the town just
off Chestnut Hill; our accommodation provided superb views across Keswick to the
Bassenthwaite Lake & Skiddaw |
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Our accommodation at Skiddaw Heights on
the outskirts of Keswick |
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Various walks
undertaken during the week: |
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Date |
Miles |
Hrs |
Destination |
Peaks |
Highest Point |
Assent |
Weather |
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02.03.08 |
11.4 |
5½ |
Derwent Water |
Walla Crag |
1,184 |
1,797 |
Cloudy with bright spells, very windy |
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03.03.08 |
6.2 |
3¾ |
Latrigg |
Latrigg |
1,151 |
1,321 |
Wintry showers & sunny periods |
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04.03.08 |
8.9 |
5¾ |
Knott |
Longlands Fell, Lowthwaite Fell, LittleSca Fell, Great Sca Fell,
Knott, Great Sca Fell, Meal Fell, Great Cockup, Little Cockup |
2,308 |
2,381 |
Sunny, cold start, turning cloudy, then clearing to clear blue skies |
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05.03.08 |
6.4 |
3¾ |
Troutbeck Tongue |
Troutbeck Tongue |
1,144 |
1,331 |
Cloudy, with sunny spells & showers |
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06.03.08 |
5.1 |
4¼ |
Green Crag |
Green Crag |
1,483 |
1,401 |
Dull, few bright spells, low cloud cover, light showers |
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07.03.08 |
4 |
2½ |
Buttermere |
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455 |
425 |
Dull & cloudy, with light rain |
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Total |
41.9 |
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8,704 |
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