Pen y Ghent Reccy Number Two
A much duller day to day as we wandered into the clag as we walked up Pen y Ghent. I will always think of it as a wet and windy fell!. the mission was to see if there was a better way to Ribblehead than through all the bog. In fact they have built a new path that cuts straight down to the Pennine Way path and while not interesting walking we were not up to our knees in bog! It took us 4 1/2 hours back to the bike which was a bit slow but we were a bit weary after the week in the Lakes so not too bad. roger gave me a backy to the station Inn where i waited for him to return with the car. Not a friendly place! It got a bit wet towards the end.
A three Scramble day in Coniston
The Bell 335m Brim Fell 796m Coniston Old Man 803m
It was a much duller day today but the forecast said no rain so we hopefully headed out to Coniston and after a coffee in the village we set off up the Walna Scar Road to park. We have done all the Scrambles that we did today many times before with Joe and Kai, and Nick but as it has been all this week we had forgotten how good they are. I guess that my legs are getting a bit tired we have had a good week of Mountain days after not doing much all summer but we plan a rest tomorrow.
We Scrambled up The Bell grade 1* then on to Low water Beck grade 3** and Brim Fell grade2**
we went up to the summit of Brim Fell and then on to Coniston Old Man. It was a little blowy on top and then we headed down by the old mine workings.
a great day.
The Bell from Walna Scar road
On top of the Bell with Coniston Old Man behind
Low water Beck
Looking back on the Bell
Brim Fell
Brim Fell slabs
Roger on Brim Fell with our descent path behind
Brim Fell Summit 
Coniston Old Man from Brim Fell
Brim Fell from Coniston Old Man
Coniston Old Man summit Cairn
Walking down
Flake Buttress on Gill Crag, Dovedale
Hartsop Above How 581m Hart Crag 822m
What a day and excellent if too short Scramble up Flake Buttress on Gill Crag. It was the top end of grade 3 and very exposed but the flake hand hold were excellent. From the top of the Scramble we headed up Hartsop Above How 581m and then on to Hart Crag 822m . from there we dropped down to the coll and made our way back down to Dovedale and back to the car.
Black Crag above the first fence post on the left and Gill Crag further to the left above the trees
You can see the slabs of Flake buttress above the diagonal line of trees
Black Crag and Hart Crag
Flake Buttress
Dove Crag from the start of the scramble
Fairfield from Hartsop Above how
Hart Crag and Fairfield from Hartsop Above How
Looking back to Hartsop Above How 
Striding Edge and Helvellyn 
Hart Crag Summit 
Looking back on Flake Buttress
Sourmilk Gill and Gillercombe Buttress
A fantastic day with Joe – we really had forgotten how much fun scrambling is. We went up Sourmilk Gill Grade 2** and then reached Gillercombe Buttress by way of Seathwaite Upper Slabs. A fine Scramble up Gillercombe Crag – North East buttress. Grade 3***
we went on to the top of Grey Knotts 697m and then made our way down. Drove back to kendal and met up with Kai and Blair for a chippy tea.
What a good day. Ankle getting stronger every day
Joe with Sourmilk Gill behind
Gillercombe Butress above Joes head and Seathwaite upper slabs to the right
Top of Sourmilk Gill
Heading to Gillercombe Buttress our route goes up to the right of the gully on the right hand side of the crag
Top of the Scamble
Looking towards Grey Knotts
A fine day in Yewdale
Holme Fell via raven Crag and Pussie’s Paradise
A beautiful sunny day, we headed to Coniston first for a coffee and bit of something, then went back down the road to Raven Crag, a fine scramble last done in 1995 with Joe and Kai on dog leads. Lovely rock and my ankle still holding up. 
The Beginning of Raven Crag, scramble Grade 1
Wetherlam from Raven Crag
Looking towards the Langdale fells and Sargent man 
Pavey Arc and you can just make out Tarn Crag where we were yesterday
Top of Raven Crag
Walking to the bottom of Pussie’s Paradise, Grade 2 * 
The view from Holme Fell
Tarn Crag Langdale
Tarn Crag
We came down to Kendal to stay with Joe while Roger did his ski course and I did my speed course! and then we will have a few days to play in the Lakes and spend some time with Joe and Kai. I hope to really start to build up my mountain legs after my accident and a busy wedding season. So our first day out we headed up to Langdale to tackle a scramble or two. We went out Mill ghyll grade 1 and then the Groove on Tarn Crag which is Grade 3. 
Setting off – our new car – remember all the trouble with cars in June, July and August!
Mill Ghyll
looking up Tarn Gill toward Tarn Crag
Tarn Crag
Tarn Crag – our route went pretty much up the middle 
Looking across Langdale towards Lingmoor
Top of Tarn Crag
Trip up Cairngorm
Cairn Gorm 1244m
Looking across to Stob Coire an t-Sneachda and Cairn Lochan
Still testing the newly mended ankle so this trip up Cairn Gorm has been a bit of a target for a while. We parked at the lowers ski car park and got seriously midges and I had forgotten my insoles for my boots so we high tailed it back home to pick up midge repellent and my insoles! We set of up the ridge at the side of Coire na Ciste. Strange looking down on the ski tows in the summer. As we approached the top of the ridge we saw some deer and we were surprised when they didn’t run away but walked towards us – they were reindeer and very tame! we arrived at Cnap Coire na Spreidhe in the mist ( or so we thought) and took a bearing to take us to the top of Cairn Gorm but as we walked it felt wrong but we stuck to the bearing and came across the top of the ski tow. We had dropped down too far and this was because we were not actually at the top of Cnap Coire na Spreidhe but a cairn just below it ….interesting. We continued on to the summit of Cairngorm and then retraced our steps but returned down Strona Cha no looking down into Strath Nethy and getting a bit wet in the rain! 
Looking up Coire na Ciste
Roger with the West wall poma behind
Looking down towards Lochan na Beinne
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Looking over the Coire na ciste to the M2
Not the top of Cnap Coire na Spreidhe !!!!!
Looking toward the top of Cairn Gorm
Cairn Gorm summit 
looking across to Stob Coire an t-Sneachda and Cairn Lochan
looking across Strath Nethy
Meall a Bhuachaille
Well this was my second peak after getting out of plaster! We set of from home on our bikes and left them at the bothy at Ryvoan. Nipped up Meall a Bhuachaille and back down. We then carried on our bikes through Nethy Bridge, Speyway to Boat and back along the river route.
Benson Knott
My first trip up a fell since my accident – very pleased with how it went. with Kai and a bit of rain!
Feshiebridge by bike for a swim
D: 52.52km T:4.02.44 Av Sp: 12.98km/h Max Sp: 45.31km/h
We set from Aviemore on our bikes with panniers on which contained a picnic and our swimmies. We went via Loch an Eilein through the forest to the wooden bridge up Glen Feshie. A lovely swim and back down the other side of the river and through the wood and along the road but a bit of a detour via the Lilly Loch. Great day
Mountain Days and Photo Nights 