We set off from Seatoller on Saturday to do Base Brown. The weather wasn't bad although the cloud was covering the higher tops. It was dry with light winds but cloudy and no sunshine.
On the way to the start of the climb up by Sourmilk Gill
The waterfalls were looking full on the way up
It was difficult on the scrambly bits with our camping gear in our packs and Squeaky had to be lifted up a few of the scrambles.
The top waterfall
Sadly the weather got worse when we reached the wall and it started raining and the clag descended. We decided to sack Base Brown, there would be no point in the clag. We'd camped on Seatoller Fell before so we crossed the gill and followed the wall to below Raven Crag then we followed it right in a northerly direction for a while. We had good fun scrambling over a few boulders
that were in the way before we left the wall to gain the ridge from Grey Knott's that leads to Seatoller Fell.
Base Brown in the clag
I didn't take any more photos until we had pitched the tent. We pitched in the same place as last time on a grass shelf sheltered from the wind. We weren't too wet although we had walked for two hours in the rain.
The rain eventually stopped and I nipped out the tent to take some photos.
The MSR on Seatoller Fell
Toward Honister Crag
The sun would be going down over there somewhere. We doubted we would see it. It was still cloudy but there were a few breaks in the cloud now and then.
The sun on Glaramara
Rosthwaite Fell
We'd camped there last Saturday. We must stop coming to Borrowdale, it is too wet
The cloud lifted off the higher fells
The sunset view
Not that good as the sun dipped down into cloud. Never mind it was a nice camp although not where we had planned to pitch. We hadn't walked far 6.4km with 430m ascent but if felt longer than that with the steep route up Sourmilk Gill and the boulder clambering near Raven Crag.
It rained overnight and it was stop start on our walk down to Seatoller in the morning.
Hause Gill in spate
On the road to Seatoller
My dodgy left knee had seized up and walking was difficult
I was pleased it was raining and miserable, I couldn't have done a longer walk.
We got the bus into Keswick and we went into Mrs F's for tea and cake. I had the delicious vegan chocolate cake and Beefy had the non vegan chocolate fudge cake. I was a bit out of sorts and distracted with thinking about my knee and I managed to drop the teapot lid and it smashed on the floor. I was mortified
The staff were really nice about it. When I was picking up the broken pieces I knocked the sugar bowl off another table but thankfully this didn't break. I couldn't get out of there fast enough.
I asked if I could have a plastic cup and plastic teapot when I came in next time. They must have been thinking, please, don't come back
We took Squeaky into Fitz Park so she could have a run about and chase some sticks then we walked down to the bird hide in Hope Park to fill in the time before our bus home at 13.20. The route down to Seatoller was 2.4km and the walks around the parks was 5km.
I have fluid build up around the knee again and it is very stiff and painful and I can't bend it properly. I have now got a knee bandage thing on and I will be resting my knee this weekend, we are off to Newcastle on Saturday for a family birthday. We are still going to do some walking albeit low level easy ones; looks like it will be raining again!