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March
2007 We stayed at Portinscale, to the west of Keswick,
which provides a good base to explore the Northern & North Western Fells
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Grisedale Pike from Portinscale |
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The week was spent thus: |
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Date |
Miles |
Time |
Destination |
Peaks |
Height |
Assent |
Weather |
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18.03.07 |
3¾ |
2 |
Swinside |
Swinside |
722 |
719 |
Wintry showers and strong winds |
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19.03.07 |
7½ |
4¾ |
Barrow |
Barrow |
1494 |
1840 |
Sunny, cold, strong winds |
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20.03.07 |
5¼ |
3 |
Blake Fell |
Blake Fell |
1878 |
1370 |
Sunny with some cloud, cold, windy |
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21.03.07 |
9 |
5¼ |
Skiddaw |
Lesser Man, Little Man, Skiddaw, Sale How, Lonscale Fell |
2700 , 2837, 3055, 2200, 2344 |
3344 |
Sunny start, warm, cloud increasing, light wind - bitterly cold on top |
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22.03.07 |
9¼ |
5¼ |
Derwent Water |
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Cloudy with some bright spells, mild with light winds |
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23.03.07 |
9½ |
5½ |
High Spy |
Catbells, Maiden Moor, High Spy |
1481, 1887, 2344 |
3124 |
Sunny, warm, with cloud developing late afternoon, light winds |
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