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solo wild camp 22 miles 8 wainwrights and a hewitt

solo wild camp 22 miles 8 wainwrights and a hewitt


Postby baja » Sun Jun 23, 2019 7:56 pm

Wainwrights included on this walk: Blea Rigg, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott, Helm Crag, Silver How, Steel Fell, Tarn Crag (Central Fells), Ullscarf

Hewitts included on this walk: Ullscarf

Date walked: 23/06/2019

Time taken: 9

Distance: 35 km

Ascent: 1450m

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working fri night so after sleep sat day got lakes for 5pm and set off to silver how

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then onto blea rigg not sure which was summit but this looked good

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then onto codale tarn for camp, was a couple girls already there so went to far side and found a nice pitch

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go a bit of sleep but was off about 830 in the morning

onto tarn crag

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then big swing around to calf crag

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then doubled back to ullscarf

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then back to dead pike and steel fell

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then gibson knott was a larger cairn but this look correct according to viewranger

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and finally helm crag didnt make the top looked a bit dodgy

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