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OS Grid ref: NY 35254 32119
Lat/Long: 54.6799440,-3.0056840
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The weather prospects were good for my return to Mosedale. I
parked in the same place as last week and climbed the same faint
path up the southeast side of Carrock Fell. Last week it was
horribly wet but today's cold weather meant a lot of the route
was frozen and easy to walk on. After the initial steep section
I made a short detour to the cairn on Kelt Crag then continued
to the stone sheepfold below the Carrock Fell summit. |
Sunrise on the climb. |
Looking back to the road. |
Kelt Crag cairn. |
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Without a path the rocks |
Distant view of Blencathra. |
Just below Carrock Fell. |
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There was quite a bit of snow around and. I traversed around the
southern side of the summit and had to be careful crossing the
snow covered boulders. Once on the heather it was much safer
going and thankfully the muddy sections were now frozen and easy
to cross. Over Round Knott I continued to cross the Red Gate
track where a lady runner came up with her dog. I continued
towards High Pike and turned right along the main track heading
north east. |
A family heading up. |
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There was still a covering of snow around and part of the track
was covered in ice, which I hadn’t noticed and slipped. I was
annoyed with myself for not noticing it. I turned right to
follow the track down through the Driggith Mine area and
descended below the snow line. I still had to be careful as
there were ice patches on the track. It was now late morning and
several groups of walkers were coming up the track. |
Returning down the lane. |
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I continued down to the road and turned right to cross over the
ford by the foot bridge then headed south back towards Mosedale.
Near Further Gill Syke there were several vehicles parked by the
road and a group of people up in the rock but I couldn’t figure
out what they were doing. |
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