Brim Fell

"Coniston Fells plus variations. Brim Fell via the slabs, Coniston Old Man, Dow Crag via South Rake, Grey Friar, Swirl How, Black Sails, Weatherlam. Descent to Coniston including down and re-ascent of Steel Edge just for the fun of it!" — johnandsue4fun • Aug 31, 2024

"Moderate wind with quite a chill throughout the day above 500m. Must have been 3-5c on some of the summits. Was a big day but slightly annoyed I missed the Walna Scar and White Maiden nuttalls off near the end. Unfortunately towards the end the skies turned dark with black clouds and the heavens opened up so quickly it was too late to get the waterproofs on fast enough. Suffice to say we just wanted to get back to the car." — adventure-stricken • Aug 24, 2024

"Three scrambles, three Wainwrights. The Bell is a lovely easy scramble on perfect rough rock, grade 1. Brim Fell slabs again mainly on good rock, grade 2. Dow Crag by the South Rake, grade 1. Returned over The Old Man to make the three Wainwrights." — johnandsue4fun • May 3, 2023

"1/1/2023 A great walk on New Years Day. Awful weather! Rain, sleet, hail, blowing a gale. Only saw 6 people all day and no views! Weather conditions probably added an hour to the time." — johnandsue4fun • Jan 1, 2023

"19/05/2022 a lovely short afternoon outing on our local hills. Starting from Coniston we approached Dow Crag via the South Rake route ( an easy but pleasant scramble ). Tea on the summit was followed in 30 minutes by Coniston Old Man. Slightly backtracking over Brim Fell we took the relatively unfrequented route back to Low Water down Brim Fell Rake - excellent views towards the Old Man and the tourists sweating on their path! Four hours round trip and back in time for beers in the sunny garden. Susan going well today." — johnandsue4fun • May 19, 2022

"Afternoon walk in cloud and wind but no rain. 3.5 hours round trip. Descent from Swirl How via Prison Band ridge, thence down Coppermines valley to Coniston. Sue bringing up the rear." — johnandsue4fun • Dec 31, 2021

"5/12/2021. Wetherlam to The Old Man via Swirl How and the ridge southwards to Coniston Old Man. Lovely December day with snow and a cold wind sufficient to keep most tourists away. Susan accompanied me as usual." — johnandsue4fun • Dec 5, 2021

"First visit to the hills for many months - COVID-19 lockdown rules in England at last allow visits to the hills. Today we ascended all the Coniston Fells. A good, cold walk. My lifetime partner and wife, Susan, was of course with me." — johnandsue4fun • Apr 13, 2021

"Starting at midday in brilliant weather, but a cold south-west wind, we set off from Wrynose. Diverting around Swirl How, we reached the summit of Grey Friar. Returning to the main ridge by a short-cut, we traversed Brim Fell and up to the summit of the Old Man. By now it was 18:30 and mainly devoid of walkers. Heading north, we traversed the ridge to the summits of Swirl How and Great Carrs. We reached the car again at 20:20." — marktrengove2 • May 25, 2013

"1st day of a walking break in the Lake District, set off from the Walna Scar path, nr Coniston, walked up past the old coppermine workings and slate quarries to Low Water, about 1000ft below the summit, then up steeply on the well trodden route to the summit. Good views all around the Lake District peaks and out to sea. From here we went along the ridge and onto Brim Fell in the strenghthening wind. Here we dropped down SW to Goats Hause, a pass above Goats Water and then up a rocky route onto Dow Crag, where we scrambled onto the summit ledges and found shelter from the wind for a short break. We then headed down the S ridge, peering down into Great Gulley and Easy Gulley, before going onto Buck Pike and Brown Pike. Here we dropped down to the top of the Walna Scar pass and headed down for 2 miles back to our start point, but unfortunately the weather turned to rain 30 minutes before the end. " — davidlong • Sep 23, 2012