Sharp Edge
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 12:46 pm
Day Two - Souther Fell to Bowscale Fell, with a Sharp Edge in the middle!
Surprisingly, I didn't feel bad at all from the day before. My feet had took a bit of a pounding because they get really hot. I definitely need some cooler boots for the summer. Today was going to be hotter so sorry feet.
We managed to get one of the last two parking places and set off up Souther Fell. It wasn't as steep and gruelling as yesterday which I was grateful for. It was quiet setting off from here.
The walk up to Scales Tarn and Sharp Edge was long from here and seemed to go on forever. I couldn't wait to start on the ridge but I won't deny that I was a little bit apprehensive. I'd been wanting to do Sharp Edge for ages and today was the day. Yikes.
We were starting to see a lot more people as we got nearer to Scales Tarn. A lot of them went straight down to the tarn for a rest and some grub.
It had been a long walk up and I was well ready for a rest at this point, but really looking forward to going on Sharp Edge as we got nearer.
Further up this path someone had written "It's scary" on a flat rock. Ha ha quite funny. It didn't put me off though.
Well it is definitely sharper than Striding Edge but not as bad as I thought.
I tried to take photos that showed how steep it was but they were rubbish.
There were a few awkward bits that would be dodgy on a wet, slippery day but i was really enjoying being there. Even the scramble onto Blencathra wasn't that bad. It was good fun in fact. It was a great feeling getting onto Blencathra and we had a bit of a rest. We could see good old Skiddaw. It looked completely different from here, not the pointy mountain I always think of it as being.
Our next stop was Atkinson Pike. From here we could see Hallsfell Ridge which looks a great way onto Blencathra.
Three more Wainwrights to go. The two days walking had caught up on me and my feet were sore with a couple of blisters, despite slapping the blister plasters on. I've walked miles in my boots with no trouble, so I was surprised that they had suddenly started to cause problems. It was a long trudge to the summit of Mungrisedale Common, where I tried to cool my feet down. Don't think it helped much From there we made our way to Bannerdale Crags and then Bowscale Fell.
There was still a lot more of Mungrisedale Common to trudge over before a steep, dodgy descent, scattered with scree. I managed to land on my backside, just the once, sticking my hand in some gorse at the same time.
Thanks for planning the walks Simon and kicking my backside. I do need the training, and the weekend was exactly that.
Thanks for doing the driving Emily. It was a busy drive back after two days walking, so much appreciated.
Would I do Sharp Edge again? Definitely yes, just not in wind, rain, snow or wellies.
Surprisingly, I didn't feel bad at all from the day before. My feet had took a bit of a pounding because they get really hot. I definitely need some cooler boots for the summer. Today was going to be hotter so sorry feet.
We managed to get one of the last two parking places and set off up Souther Fell. It wasn't as steep and gruelling as yesterday which I was grateful for. It was quiet setting off from here.
The walk up to Scales Tarn and Sharp Edge was long from here and seemed to go on forever. I couldn't wait to start on the ridge but I won't deny that I was a little bit apprehensive. I'd been wanting to do Sharp Edge for ages and today was the day. Yikes.
We were starting to see a lot more people as we got nearer to Scales Tarn. A lot of them went straight down to the tarn for a rest and some grub.
It had been a long walk up and I was well ready for a rest at this point, but really looking forward to going on Sharp Edge as we got nearer.
Further up this path someone had written "It's scary" on a flat rock. Ha ha quite funny. It didn't put me off though.
Well it is definitely sharper than Striding Edge but not as bad as I thought.
I tried to take photos that showed how steep it was but they were rubbish.
There were a few awkward bits that would be dodgy on a wet, slippery day but i was really enjoying being there. Even the scramble onto Blencathra wasn't that bad. It was good fun in fact. It was a great feeling getting onto Blencathra and we had a bit of a rest. We could see good old Skiddaw. It looked completely different from here, not the pointy mountain I always think of it as being.
Our next stop was Atkinson Pike. From here we could see Hallsfell Ridge which looks a great way onto Blencathra.
Three more Wainwrights to go. The two days walking had caught up on me and my feet were sore with a couple of blisters, despite slapping the blister plasters on. I've walked miles in my boots with no trouble, so I was surprised that they had suddenly started to cause problems. It was a long trudge to the summit of Mungrisedale Common, where I tried to cool my feet down. Don't think it helped much From there we made our way to Bannerdale Crags and then Bowscale Fell.
There was still a lot more of Mungrisedale Common to trudge over before a steep, dodgy descent, scattered with scree. I managed to land on my backside, just the once, sticking my hand in some gorse at the same time.
Thanks for planning the walks Simon and kicking my backside. I do need the training, and the weekend was exactly that.
Thanks for doing the driving Emily. It was a busy drive back after two days walking, so much appreciated.
Would I do Sharp Edge again? Definitely yes, just not in wind, rain, snow or wellies.