Wet day, Lakes Meet

Raining again, so after a visit to Honister pass and a short walk up Fleetwith Pike ..  then we set off early for home.

Haystacks, Lakes Meet

We were camping in Borrowdale, and again the weather was not conducive to climbing so we walked up Haystacks and down to the pass before coming back to the tents

This was a route I have been doing since I first came to the lakes as a youngster, and was one of my father's favorites.

Snowdon, N. Wales

Overnight the wind, that had been around in the evening got stronger.  I remember lying in my sleeping bag listening to the gusts coming up the valley in a growing roar. At some point I heard Trevor swear as his tent took off, and the morning saw him in with Bryon.

The only tents to survive the wreckage was Bryon's hurricane and my Mountain Quasar. the others were all in wet piles in the back of the minibus with their occupants trying to sleep in the seats.

Tired and wet they decided to head for home, and as this was our transport we joined them ...  the memories of yesterday made up for the long journey back.

Snowdon, N. Wales

We had an offer of places in a minibus from Thames Valley club going to Llanberis pass ... Snow was forecast, so Trevor, Bryon and I  joined the trip ...  camping in the field below the pass.

The weather was overcast, but dry and we set off up Snowdon from the pass and approached the Trinity Gullies via Crib Goch, being first over was a delight then we charged down the zigzags, past the walkers going the other way, and across to the Trinities.

The gullies were just in condition, and all 4 had enough snow to let us climb, but each one had a queue ...  We soloed up to Central Trinity as it was the smallest, and after the crux Trevor headed off left to avoid debris from parties above - leading to some excellent harder grade ice.

Lunch behind the restaurant on the top, and we then completed the circuit with a descend via Llwedd.

So back to the tents and down to the pub for refreshment.