Beautiful - there's not much better than that combination of snowy hills, clear skies and sunshine. How different the familiar hills look all covered in snow.
Loved these so much Richard went through about 6 times Can smell the fresh air!As someone who is unlikely to be walking in the hills in snow, just wondering how easy is it to navigate your way?
Thanks Dodgy Navigation was easy in the clear conditions, but care would be needed on the top of Fairfield in the mist, as the plateau is largely featureless.
I once met a guy whilst walking along Pennine Way from Grassholme to Middleton who was great company, telling me about his walks. He mentioned how he walked in all kinds of weather, including snow. I couldn't get my head around how he'd navigate across similar terrain, with all the ditches etc covered in deep snow. Still cannot! He just laughed and said with a compass!
On busy hills there is usually a well beaten path through the snow. But it can be tricky in fresh snow, especially in a white out. I've only experienced a true white out once, up on the Munros around Glen Clova - especially dangerous if there are conrniced cliff edges around! In that instance it helped that I had a friend with me - two heads are better than one.
. I remember falling over for no reason except that I lost all sense of which way was up and which was down .