Scafell Pike, the highest peak in England, from Wasdale

July 18, 2018 Trip reports britain, camping, edita, ennerdale, eskdale, hill walking, lake district, langdale, microadventures, peak bagging, rock climbing, sca fell, scafell pike, wasdale 4 Comments

Scafell Pike, the highest peak in England, from Wasdale

I had only climbed the highest mountain in England once, from the east side 22 years ago. It was time for me to climb it from Wasdale on the west side, and it was time for Edita to climb it for the very first time.

In praise of Cumbria’s northern fells

May 5, 2011 Trip reports britain, camping, carrock fell, cumbria, fairfield, great dodd, helvellyn, hill walking, lake district, langdale, navigation, pennines, scafell pike, skiddaw, st sunday crag, striding edge, stybarrow dodd, wild camping, wilderness 5 Comments

In praise of Cumbria’s northern fells

I’m going to say something that I don’t believe many people say: some of my favourite hills in the English Lake District are the rolling grassy bogland hillsides of its northern fells. There are some impressive looking mountains in the