With all the main online forecasts being filled with big yellow suns and MWIS predicting a 90% chance of clear summits it was time to make a return to the Coniston Fells.
I hadn't really decided upon a route or which fells I was going to walk, as a last minute I ignored the Bursting Stone Quarry route up the old man & decided to head up to Goat's Water for Dow Crag. Taking what AW refers to as the South Rake was also a last minute decision.
Carrying on to Great Carrs & Grey Friar from Swirl How was also an impulse that unfortunately required a re-ascent of Swirl How. Wetherlam was also strangely quiet but at least I didn't have to fight my way through walkers eating sandwiches to reach the summit cairn.
Early morning over Coniston...
early morning glow on Coniston Old Man...
Walna Scar road, motorised traffic no longer welcome...
first glimpse of Dow Crag...
& looking down from the climb up to South Rake...
looking up the South Rake, a quick but slightly loose route to the up...
the view back down...
approaching the rocky summit knoll...
the view towards the coast & Black Combe...
Grey Friar, Swirl How & the path up Brim Fell/Coniston Old Man from the summit crown...
low level cloud to the south...
descending...
Goat's Water...
straightforward ascent to The Old Man of Coniston...
despite it still being early morning two ladies where enjoying a brew at the summit...
looking down to Low Water...
summit trig...
it doesn't take long to get to Brim Fell...
the way to Swirl How...
Levers Water looking mirror like...
as is Seathwaite Reservoir...
climb to Swirl How...
Brim Fell from Little How...
& Levers Water from Great How...
Swirl How's summit & wetherlam...
Halifax crash site & memorial on Great Carrs...
Swirl How over Broad Slack from Great Carrs summit...
grassy route to Grey Friar...
one of the cairns on the summit & Harter Fell...
the route back to Great Carrs & Swirl How...
looking down the Prison Band to Wetherlam...
& back up to Swirl How...
glance back from the climb up Wetherlam...
Wetherlam, last top of the day...
getting a little hazy...
the view back up from Lad Stones...
nearly back at the car...
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