It was the day before what was being billed as 'the worst storm for 60 years' and the forecast was looking reasonable. XCWeather & the Met Office had big fat yellow suns on Keswick, MWIS predicted a 70% chance of cloud free summits, cloud base of about 800m possibly lower in passing showers of drizzle - certainly the calm before the storm.
Away from fictional forecasts, reality wasn't as kind; although the cloud was rising rapidly. The lower summits of Bakestall, Ullock Pike & Longside Edge all cleared as I approached and parked at Peter House Farm. However it soon obscured them completely.
The track up Dash Valley...
it looks nice over the Solway...
Autumn colours & Binsey...
White Water Dash...
clouds beginning to drop again, Little Calva disappears...
monotonous climb up Birkett Edge to Bakestall...
sun shine on Skiddaw House, last view for a while...
Bakestall's shrouded summit cairn....
icy fence...
& Skiddaw's icy trig...
a brief glimpse of Skiddaw Little Man lasted only seconds...
Skiddaw's Little Man summit...
Skiddaw Low Man, still nothing to see...
crossing the main path...
Lonscale Fell's summit cairn...
Burnt Horse...
enjoyable ridge, no sign of the promised tree planting...
approaching Skiddaw House...
Skiddaw House Youth Hostel, too many 'PRIVATE' signs for my liking...
Dash Valley nearly back at the car, 0% summit views...
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