A little corner of the UK 2 2

[Stryfe1000]

I have done a fair few of the eastern fells, Hellvellyn via striding edge is a good one, but I would only tackle it in good weather, lots of easier ones too.

 

Striding Edge is one of my all-time favourite walks / climbs. Not for the faint-hearted though, especially in wind or rain.

[batmiesta]

Cool pics. Is that Blancathra? Love that mountain. Where did you stay?

 

Were you in tents, because that wouldve been a cold night!

 

Yeah! Blencathra, we stopped at the White horse inn on the A66, it has converted some stables into bunk houses, they have heaters in, so it was OK.

 

I stayed there years ago (Or rather on the campsite opposite). The last time I braved Blencathra, I came down the skree covered south face a bit too quickly, tumbled off a ledge and ended up with my right foot pointing backwards huge amounts if ligament damage to my ankle. It continued to spontaneously dislocate for a few years afterwards. Damned inconvenient.

 

Ouch! Very easy to go over on your ankle on the fells, a good pair of boots are a must have.

[nmtg9]

Sounds nasty Paul. Would love to be over there now in all the snow.

 

We've got nothing here.

[Stryfe1000]

I"ve cleared my drive and paths once already this morning. Going to have to do it again shortly

[Comicopolis]

No snow but it is bitterly cold.

[Waylander]

I"ve cleared my drive and paths once already this morning. Going to have to do it again shortly

 

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[Comicopolis]

[goldust40]

Snowing like a down in the Smoke.

[Comicopolis]

Shame.

[goldust40]

ed up my visit to the Royal garden party, I can tell you.

[Comicopolis]

Shame.

[goldust40]

And as for my begonias...

[Comicopolis]

Flowered up.

[goldust40]

Sorted.

[Stryfe1000]

I"ve cleared my drive and paths once already this morning. Going to have to do it again shortly

 

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Managed to rope in some help.

 

Alex is a dab hand with a snow shovel and is happy to be paid in Cadbury buttons (TBH, aren't we all???)

 

[batmiesta]

That takes me back to when my boy was that age, he is 23 now.

[nmtg9]

Ridiculous that much snow at this time of year. And we nothing. Not a sniff. No snow has fallen here for days.

[bane]

Snow fell here on Saturday morning and promptly dissapeared a few hours later.

 

The way I like it.

[Comicopolis]

Ridiculous that much snow at this time of year. And we nothing. Not a sniff. No snow has fallen here for days.

 

Still bitterly cold here.

[Comicopolis]

Snow fell here on Saturday morning and promptly dissapeared a few hours later.

 

The way I like it.

 

Was Snow her first or last name?