Swirl How & Wetherlam

[Phooooey]

Wrynose Pass - Little Cars - Great Carrs - Swirl How - Wetherlam - Swirl How - Grey Friar - Wrynose Pass

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A lovely day started at 9:30 after getting to Wrynose Pass from Dalton. Damson the Dacshund cross and I treked up the flanks onto Little Carrs & Great Carrs rounding the ridge upto Swirl How stopping by the memorial.

Climbing Great Carrs from Wrynose Pass

Aircraft Memorial on Great Carrs

I made the decision to bypass Grey Friar at the time thinking that if we had the time we could get it later that afternoon (if we had completed it then I believe the walk may have been very different).

View back to Great Carrs from Top of Swirl How

From Swirl How we ventured down Prison Band and onto Wetherlam where we grabbed a bite to eat watching the hordes of ants climbing the Old Man across the valley.

Damson over Levers Water on way down Prison Band

At this point my decision earlier started to play on my mind and I wished I'd taken the different route as going back to bag Grey Friar meant climbing back up Prison Band which we did.

Prison Band & Swirl How on way back from Wetherlam

Otherwise I may have headed round in a big horseshooe heading for the reservoir and climbing back up Wrynose. Views from Grey Friar made my decision worthwhile though.

View of Eskdale from Grey Friar

Bumped into a few friendly people on our trip round and had a great day. Stopped at Three Shires Pub on way home.

Three Shires Pub in Little Langdale with todays walk in background

[mountain coward]

You don't have to do them all in one go you know - they're worth another visit!

[Phooooey]

Did a lot of fell walking as a kid coming through from Lancaster with parents most weekends. Moved to Dalton just recently and got a dog which has rekindled the passion. Ticking off the biggies with Damson and doing a few surrounding fells and walks with the wife on the wekends she can join me. Doing 4 at a time isn't a matter of rushing through them, its more time away from home and sorting the bathroom and kitchen out .... lol

[mountain coward]

Well that's a good idea anyway then - far better for you to be outdoors! Dalton must be a nice place to live...

[Phooooey]

Its a great little village !
Close enough for work (in Barrow) and on the doorstep for the lakes