79 miles - 29,093ft ascent- 18 Wainwrights- Hike/camp 7 days!
Last month I attempted a route I found in an old Trail Magazine. I managed most of it!
It was fairly brutal though, halfway round I stayed at Eskdale YH. I started at Threlkeld about 3pm and camped at the following places:
Skiddaw YHA
Buttermere YH
Black Sail Pass
Wasdale Head pub camp field
Eskdale YHa (private room)
Chapel Stile BaysBrown campsite )
Grasmere YHA
I finished by coming down off Helvellyn to Thirlmere and getting bus back to Keswick.
Highlights:
- Once up Scafell, the hike over to Mickledore and up Foxes Tarn Gully to Sca Fell.
- Section over High Stile, Haystacks was incredible (this wasn’t on my route but added it in)
- Was really looking forward to Pavey Ark but was a thick foggy mist! It cleared by the time I got to High Raise and Greenup edge which was spectacular.
I
Osprey Eja Pro backpack
Durston X-mid 1
Sea to summit spark
Thermarest x-lite
Think my pack came to about 6.5kg as I had to take wet weather gear, hat, gloves, hot weather gear 🙄 etc.
Food - I sent some to Eskdale YH, but did manage to resupply ok.