DATE 27/09/16
ACTIVITY
Hill Walking / Scrambling
REGION
Lake District
AREA
Southern Fells
DESCRIPTION OF ROUTE
Long Crag (Grade 1) & wetherlam Circuit
I parked just outside of little langdale and headed along the road then out into greenburn beck, It was a relaxed start to the day and didn’t leave the van till 1 after looking at the forecast I followed the track with was flowing water to greenburn tarn. We I reached the tarn I headed off the track and made by way along Long Crag to the summit of Wetherlam. The scramble was broken but open to lots of variation and some of the moves where defiantly harder than a grade 1. I had taken a rope out with me to practice some rope skills protecting steep ground. When I reached the summit of wetherlam the wind was blowing fast and made walking difficult in places I headed west along the tops to black sails then dropped down into the saddle and up to swirl how. The rain was painful on the skin at this point as was hitting me sideways I didn’t hang around and was keen to drop out the cloud, I carried on west to the summit of grey fairs when I reached the summit the cloud has lifted and the earlier decision to head ou later had paid off ithen did a 180 and walked back across to Great Carrs where I visited the memorial where On October 22, 1944, Halifax bomber LL505 crashed into Great Carrs, killing all eight airmen on board and leaving a trail of wreckage that can still be found on the summit, as well as in the nearby scree and crags, to this day. I followed the ridge line along to little carrs which continued on the other side of the beck and returned back down the mine ruins where I re-joined the path and headed back to the van.
Area :
Southern Fells (Scafell Pike)
The Southern Fells Include Scafell Pike, the highest peak in England, occupy a broad area to the south of Great Langdale, Borrowdale and Wasdale. High and rocky towards the centre of the Lake District, the Southern Fells progressively take on a moorland character toward the south west. In the south east are the well known Furness Fells, their heavily quarried flanks rising above Coniston Water.
