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"Sunday 9th September 2018. An ascent of King’s How 392m/66m and Brund Fell 416m/38m on Grange Fell, Central Fells, Lake District, England, from Borrowdale. 7.9km, with 525m of ascent. 4 hours 0mins.
I had set 9th September as the date when I planned to ascend my 2000th hill in the British list of Tumps (on which see at
http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/Tumps.php?ct=SEWM), thereby gaining entry to the Relative Hills Society’s (RHSoc) TumpHof (on which, see at http://www.rhb.org.uk/tumps/).
As my 2000th Tump, I chose King’s How, one of the tops on the craggy plateau that sits between Borrowdale and Troutdale in the Central Fells of the Lake District. It had much to recommend it. The ascent, though not arduous, was an interesting one by a circuitous route to avoid the crags and cliffs on its western flank. In addition, there was a large car park at its base, and plenty of good eating places nearby at which I could celebrate afterwards.
After posting an invite in various places on social media, used by my fellow hill-walkers, I waited to see who would be able to attend. As it turned out, the date was not a good one, as many of the regulars for events like this were elsewh..." — marktrengove2 • Sep 9, 2018