Wet walks - 15th November 2006

Wednesday 15th November 2006

Well, what a miserable day it was today! It has been absolutely bucketing it down with rain all day and there doesn't seem to be any sign of it letting up. I had planned to do a much longer walk up on the high fells today, but I knew that wasn't going to be possible when I set off. I opted to do something a bit lower instead and in an unashamed fit of peak (pique?!) bagging, I headed to the northern extremities for a couple of lesser fells on the 'to do' list. The first was Binsey, one that I've climbed before as it is a Wainwright top. The mud on there put paid to Angus and Casper's new hairdo and of course we couldn't see a thing from the top.

The second walk we did was up to the northernmost of all the Birkett fells, Green How on Aughertree Fell. This was a simple walk from the road, but we still managed to get sodden up there and it's not always easy finding an unmarked top such as this in the mist. This must have been the least amount of ascent required to reach any fell top - a mere 20m. As a point of interest, Eric Robson - writer, broadcaster and chairman of Cumbria Tourism - passed us in his car on Aughertree Fell - though I guess he didn't recognise us!

The third walk was to Aiken Knott from Rigg Beck, just to have a look and see what the beck was like in those conditions.

Three damp walks in a day - the photos are nothing to write home about, I ended up using the second reserve camera today as it was so wet; a sort of quick-on-the-draw, point and shoot escapade! Take them merely as a record that we were there!

Weather: Wet. 9oC.

Walk 1

Start point: Roadside verge, near Binsey Cottage. (NY 235 351)

Binsey Cottage - Binsey (501) - Binsey Cottage

Distance: 1.4 miles Total Ascent: 179 metres Time Taken: 20 minutes

Route Map