Author Topic: TR Bannerdale Crags Sun 22 Mar 15  (Read 4122 times)

April

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TR Bannerdale Crags Sun 22 Mar 15
« on: 19:47:38, 25/03/15 »
On Sunday we wanted to do Blencathra so we got the bus to Threlkeld. We debated about doing Halls Fell but our legs were still feeling like lead and we weren’t 100% and as we got near to the start of Halls Fell we decided to go up the Glenderamackin Valley to the col then up Atkinson Pike instead which had been the other option we’d talked about. That was the plan anyway. It was sunny with a cold wind but the long distance views were really hazy so not a great day for photos.
 
Hall’s Fell

 
It looked really inviting but we didn’t have the energy, it is a strenuous ascent.
 
Doddick Fell

 
Beefy on the rock step beside Scaley Beck

 

 
I’d been down this rock step once and up it twice before but I still struggled getting down it. The rock is polished smooth and feels like it has no grip. I took about three times longer than Beefy did getting down it. At least. He has stills of me bottom mountaineering  ;D
 
Scales Fell

 
Looking back at the top rock step

 
The bottom rock step

 
Now we started climbing steeply up Scales Fell to the path that skirts above Mousthwaite Comb, the path normally used to go up Sharp Edge.
 
On the path above Mousthwaite Combe

 
We had really struggled up the steep path and we gratefully stopped for some lunch and a rest before we got to Scales Beck. We had a great view of Sharp Edge.
 
Sharp Edge from our lunch spot

 
An even more zoomed in shot

 
It seemed to have taken ages for us to get where we were and I wondered if we would have time to get up onto Blencathra and down again for our bus. I thought we might be pushing it because we might struggle if we had to rush. We don’t know if it is a virus or the pollen affecting us. It is possible it could be both.
 
On the way to Glenderamackin col

 
Our legs were still not behaving and I suggested we do the smaller fell on the right of the col, Bannerdale Crags. We struggled enough up that one.
 
Beefy on Bannerdale Crags

 
Bowscale Fell from Bannerdale Crags. The wind was bitter up here.

 
We returned to the col and returned on the opposite side of the Glenderamackin valley.
 
Beefy ready (or not) for another climb up to Mousthwaite Col

 
We dragged our legs down the other side into Mousthwaite Comb and along to Scales and then Threlkeld to catch our bus. Our route was 14.9km with 799m of ascent which wasn’t bad considering we weren’t feeling that great. We still enjoyed being out and loved the route we did. It is ironic that we both suffer with hay fever but love being outdoors. Pollen should be put on the banned list, along with viruses  >:(
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Re: TR Bannerdale Crags Sun 22 Mar 15
« Reply #1 on: 20:24:40, 25/03/15 »
Nice write up again legs of lead sorry I meant April  ;D Lovely pictures and my favourite of course is the sharp edge ones  O0 a really good angle showing the ridge and the steep final section.
Got to go back and do it again some time, it was my first scramble and I was [censored] myself until I got on it  ;D not as long as striding but does have a couple of dodgy bits worth the excitement  O0
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Re: TR Bannerdale Crags Sun 22 Mar 15
« Reply #2 on: 20:37:43, 25/03/15 »
That was a fair walk April considering you were both under the weather, and some lovely photos. Well done  O0


Have you tried eating honey every day to combat hay fever? My wife used to get awful hay fever but tried the honey remedy and suffers very little now. You never see a bee with hay fever so there may be something in it  :D


Heard they may include 'bottom mountaineering' as an Olympic sport.


Regards Keith

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Re: TR Bannerdale Crags Sun 22 Mar 15
« Reply #3 on: 20:46:00, 25/03/15 »
Hope you are both soon feeling better.


I don't think I've ever seen Sharp Edge from that angle either, lovely shot.

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Re: TR Bannerdale Crags Sun 22 Mar 15
« Reply #4 on: 21:04:12, 25/03/15 »
tremendous shots Ape ...  O0
was another great day,
sharp edge looks great ...  8)
pollen can go on the banned list twice ...  :D
WR i tried the honey thing it didnt work for me  :(

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Re: TR Bannerdale Crags Sun 22 Mar 15
« Reply #5 on: 09:29:45, 26/03/15 »
Bottom mountaineering? :o
I don't really need to say owt else, do I? ;D
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Re: TR Bannerdale Crags Sun 22 Mar 15
« Reply #6 on: 10:26:40, 26/03/15 »
Another great TR April O0
Right couple of lightweights you two are turning into ;D

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Re: TR Bannerdale Crags Sun 22 Mar 15
« Reply #7 on: 19:52:28, 26/03/15 »
Nice write up again legs of lead sorry I meant April  ;D

 ;D My legs are working alright again now  ;D

not as long as striding but does have a couple of dodgy bits worth the excitement  O0

Aye, Sharp Edge has its moments

Heard they may include 'bottom mountaineering' as an Olympic sport.
Regards Keith

 ;D I have already got the gold medal in the bag then  ;D

Sadly honey didn't work for me either. I think you have to get 'local' honey for it to work properly

pollen can go on the banned list twice ...  :D

And put it at the top  >:(

Hope you are both soon feeling better.
I don't think I've ever seen Sharp Edge from that angle either, lovely shot.

Thanks Ridge I feel much better, I've been on holiday and have been out three days in a row  :)

Bottom mountaineering? :o

It's an Olympic sport pleb  :)

Right couple of lightweights you two are turning into ;D

 ;D I know someone who isn't going to be eating any custard next weekend  ;D


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Re: TR Bannerdale Crags Sun 22 Mar 15
« Reply #8 on: 20:16:38, 26/03/15 »
In Viz comic they have/used to have "The Bottom Inspectors"........................poor beefy would be in trouble! :P  alledgedly!
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Re: TR Bannerdale Crags Sun 22 Mar 15
« Reply #9 on: 11:48:57, 01/04/15 »
Heard they may include 'bottom mountaineering' as an Olympic sport.



It's not all it's cracked up to be  ;D
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Re: TR Bannerdale Crags Sun 22 Mar 15
« Reply #10 on: 12:04:03, 01/04/15 »
PS - on another matter:


Great pics April & looks a decent route.
I seem to have developed hayfever in these last few years yet never had a problem before although it doesn't kick in with me until late May/early June. When it becomes annoying I use a nasal spray, two shots in a morning does the trick (Beconase). I don't use it every day, so one bottle is more than enough for a season.
This new style of mountaineering of yours could catch on, although if you do too much of it you could get stuck in a rut  ;)
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Re: TR Bannerdale Crags Sun 22 Mar 15
« Reply #11 on: 12:27:26, 01/04/15 »
Loving the puns IM  ;D
 
Re Hayfever
I take antihistamine tablets from mid Feb and have just started having to use the nasal spray last weekend. Come the grass pollen season if it is really bad I have to get prescription nasal spray off the doc, it works slightly better than the over the counter stuff. Pollen should be on the banned list.
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Re: TR Bannerdale Crags Sun 22 Mar 15
« Reply #12 on: 20:20:07, 01/04/15 »
Loving the puns IM  ;D
 
 Pollen should be on the banned list.
As should my puns  :D
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Re: TR Bannerdale Crags Sun 22 Mar 15
« Reply #13 on: 21:29:36, 01/04/15 »
In Viz comic they have/used to have "The Bottom Inspectors"........................poor beefy would be in trouble! :P  alledgedly!
Oi you ...  >:(
be careful posting things like that ya might get banned ...  :D ;D

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Re: TR Bannerdale Crags Sun 22 Mar 15
« Reply #14 on: 21:48:59, 01/04/15 »
be careful posting things like that ya might get banned ...  :D ;D

Ya mean the banned list?  :-\  ;)
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