"The whole family turned out for this one which hasn’t happened in quite a while. The farm was busy but it was a much quieter walk to the summit and a lovely time was had by all. Whipped out the jetboil for a lovely cup of Yorkshire Tea and some Kendal mint cake " — charliegill • May 6, 2024

"Was feeling very, very fatigued after a full week hiking and climbing in mostly serious windy and wet weather. Also made worse by the 2hr drive in from the North due to closed roads. I did debate about my choice of route and final mountain of the week. I'm glad I ticked off my final English 3000er, but by the time I had started descending, I was feeling pretty miserable. Also due to the amount of persistent rain over the last few months, descending Scafell via Foxes Tarn and the waterfall gully was both fun, ridiculous and at times down right stupid. To be safe, there was no getting around things with the amount of water flow and green slimy rocks. Had to shimmy down on my backside on some of the sections to prevent a nasty injury, meaning a lovely flow of water down the back of my trousers. All in all a very sketchy descent which is more suited to summer than the back end of winter! Also, without the hiking poles - I'd have probably slipped and smashed my head on some of the sections. By the time I was below Cam Spout Crag, I was well and truly beaten up and tired. From there it seemed to go on forever getting back to the car through many many bogs and lots of streams and..." — adventure-stricken • Apr 11, 2024

"After hiking from Yew Tree Tarn up to Ivy Crag made way up here on a solo walk to blow the cobwebs away. Managed to be lucky and get a break in the weather and stay dry and the cloud base was just high enough that could see Coniston Water. " — charliegill • Mar 25, 2024

"Completing the Old Man of Coniston, unfortunately the weather had turned overcast with lots of wind/rain and cloud cover. We followed a circular route from the car park at Walna Scar road.. It sets off in a westerly direction along Walna Scar road itself, before turning northwards to start the real climbing over Brown Pike, Buck Pike and Dow Crag. Every now and again we would be treated with a stunning pocket of clear sky to see the beautiful valleys around. Great walk would love to come back and do it again in better conditions. :)" — Nicolefrances • Jul 11, 2023

"Completing the Old Man of Coniston, unfortunately the weather had turned overcast with lots of wind/rain and cloud cover. We followed a circular route from the car park at Walna Scar road.. It sets off in a westerly direction along Walna Scar road itself, before turning northwards to start the real climbing over Brown Pike, Buck Pike and Dow Crag. Every now and again we would be treated with a stunning pocket of clear sky to see the beautiful valleys around. Great walk would love to come back and do it again in better conditions. :)" — Nicolefrances • Jul 11, 2023