GREENDALE 3 PEAKS - WASTWATER
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 3:03 pm
We were parked up at Greendale and were ready for walking at 8.00am, not a very nice morning with the rain and low cloud but off we set straight up Middle Fell. We followed the Greendale Tarn path but we left this and headed upwards It was hard going with the rain and now as we climbed the wind was getting up, also the mist was getting worse so the camera stayed in the bag until we reached the summit at 582m The ground was waterlogged after seriously heavy overnight rain and poor weather the week before, this made it hard going as we sunk into the ground. We were soon descending down off the fell to the level of Greendale Tarn. Visibility was still poor which was a good job as we set off up the steep ascent to Seatallan we couldn't see the top. It started steep and got worse as the soggy grass changed to scree and boulders, on a good note the mist kept clearing and giving us some views. We even got our first view of Yewbarrow Once past the boulder field we crested the flat summit and headed for the trig and shelter atop Seatallan, at 692m It was trying its best to clear but we didn't hang around as it was still blowy and a bit chilly as we set off across Nether Wasdale Common, still treading water but downwards now to Cat Bields. We went in a straight line until we reached this cairn and turned left, still boggy It was now that we met our first fellow walker, obviously waited for the sun to come up It was getting warmer and visibility was quite good now as we headed for Glade How and then Buckbarrow Suddenly there were people everywhere in the warm sun wondering why we were wrapped up and looking bedraggled We went left to the descent back into the valley passing Jos Naylor's cairn as we dropped onto the path that would see us back at Greendale Hamlet, what we now had were views to die for The screes looked magnificent and reminded us of when we trekked along them, without injury We could see our route up Middle Fell It remained for one last look back to Buckbarrow It was a good walk that started grimly but finished in fantastic weather and we really enjoyed it