
19.1km, 1220m. Grasmere, Lake District.
Cloud base 1800ft, 3-6" fresh snow, 2ft drifts on west slopes, little wind, whiteout conditions. Two school friends and I. Grasmere YH, Grisedale Hause via Toung Gill, Dollywaggon Pike, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn, Lower Man, Brown cove from col between Lower Man and White Side, Greenside Mines, Glenridding, Patterdale YH. Followed someone’s footprints up Dollywaggon; they had missed the path. The blind leading the blind!
Area :
Eastern Fells
From the Kirkstone Pass to the M6.