Monthly Archives: January 2022

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Black Fell via Tarn Hows

5th January 2022

On Wednesday Ged and I drove to the Glen Mary NT car park for the walk up beside Tom Gill to Tarn Hows, and then on to Black Fell. My first mountain walk of 2022, and first since having Covid before Christmas. An easy six mile walk on a beautiful day…


Fairfield & St. Sunday Crag

17th January 2022

It was my 60th birthday! I had spent my 50th climbing Snowdon, so today I chose to do a solo walk up to Fairfield and St. Sunday Crag, via Raise Beck and Grisedale Tarn, a route I hadn’t done for 16 years. The weather was perfect, so I set off…


Holme Fell & Hodge Close

7th January 2022

The weather was due to be showery with gale force winds on the high fells, so we decided not to venture too high. We parked at Yew Tree Tarn and would walk up to Holme Fell via Ivy Crag, visit the reservoirs, then Hodge Close Quarry, and walk back vi…


Ullock Pike, Carl Side & Dodd

11th January 2022

A good day was forecast so we drove to the Old Sawmill Tearoom at Dodd Wood, north of Keswick. We planned to walk up to Ullock Pike, Long Side, Carl Side and then down to Dodd. A 7 mile walk. Very little snow was left on even the high fells. The walk…