Lake District Fells Remote 4-Day Expedition

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Sep 01
2021

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£214.00
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4 long days, late summer conditions, several mountain summits, some scrambles, up to 10 miles each day, carry all luggage

This is a strenuous event and a good level of stamina and fitness is essential. We will be in remote locations and you'll need to carry everything you need for the weekend. Accommodation is included, but all food and drink is your own responsibility. You can either buy food and drink in each of the hostels, or take your own - but that will mean extra weight! Covid may have had an impact on the availability of food in each location, so the leader will provide an update nearer the time.

So what's the plan?

Wednesday 1st September

We will meet up in Borrowdale at our hostel on the evening of Weds, Sept 1st. You could either drive to the hostel, or get the bus in from Keswick. See later for travel arrangements.

We should have our own rooms, maybe 2 rooms of 6. Grab a bed, then we've got an evening to get to know each other with a shandy or two and some food. You can bring your own food to cook in the hostel, or the hostel serves food, and just down the road is the Hikers' Bar at the Scafell Hotel in Rosthwaite (walking distance) with good pub food.

We can do some route planning for the event - see which routes and summits we would like to do on our trip and plan accordingly.

Thursday 2nd September

After breakfast, we set off into the fells. Our key objective, of course, is to reach our overnight accommodation in Buttermere. In between, we have a full day to enjoy the summits. High Spy, Dale Head, Hindscarth and Robinson are obvious ones, but plenty to go at. You'll need to bring a packed lunch, either your own, or buy from the hostel.

On arrival at the hostel, we'll sort out our beds, then it's another evening of socialising. The hostel offers food and drink, or it's a 10 minute walk into the village to a pub. There's also a small cafe / shop in the village, which may or may not be open depending on when we arrive. We could call in on Friday morning for some supplies before we head off.

Friday 3rd September

We have a choice of routes today, but an obvious line of summits, on the Coast to Coast route, beckons, Red Pike, High Stile, High Crag and even Wainwright's favourite, Haystacks. Eventually, we'll arrive at our fabulous home for 2 nights, Black Sail hostel. This place is a gem. No road access, surrounded by mountains, at the head of Ennerdale Valley. What's also special is that Ennerdale is slowly being returned to its natural status as monoculture pine plantations are slowly being replaced by mixed woodland which is much more pleasing to the eye and supports a much greater array of wildlife. Free roaming belted Galloway cattle can be spotted gently grazing. Once we've grabbed a bed, it's settle in for an evening of food you're still carrying or buy from the hostel. Popping to the local pub is not an option tonight!

Saturday 4th September

You'll only need a day pack today. Of course, you can choose to chill at the hostel and do your own thing, but the route for today really is a treat, if you like "off the beaten track", a little bit of exposure, dramatic views and easy scrambling. You'll get close up to the famous rock climbing location of Pillar Rock, before a bit of scrambling up to the summit of Pillar. We will aim to visit Little Scoat Fell and then the aptly named Steeple from which we will descent to the Ennerdale valley floor, following the forest track for about 5km back to the hostel. And rest!

Sunday 5th September

After our final night together, we'll head off. There are options for the return, depending on where people's car or transport connections are. Options include walk over to Gatesgarth to get the bus back to Borrowdale or Keswick, a longer walk over to Honister (same bus route), or walk further still towards the Borrowdale valley. We can discuss options on our last evening together.

Then it's home, tired, but hopefully very happy!

Dogs: This event is not suitable for dogs. 

Photos: All photos taken by leader for use by OutdoorLads. 

 

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