Wrynose Pass - Little Cars - Great Carrs - Swirl How - Wetherlam - Swirl How - Grey Friar - Wrynose Pass
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. 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). 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. 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. 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. Bumped into a few friendly people on our trip round and had a great day. Stopped at Three Shires Pub on way home.
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Swirl How & Wetherlam
Swirl How & Wetherlam
by Phooooey » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:29 pm
Wainwrights included on this walk: Great Carrs, Grey Friar, Swirl How, Wetherlam
Hewitts included on this walk: Grey Friar, Swirl How, Wetherlam
Date walked: 11/04/2010
Time taken: 5
Distance: 10.5 km
Ascent: 890m
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Re: Swirl How & Wetherlam
by mountain coward » Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:31 pm

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Re: Swirl How & Wetherlam
by Phooooey » Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:49 pm
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 

Re: Swirl How & Wetherlam
by mountain coward » Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:59 pm
Well that's a good idea anyway then - far better for you to be outdoors!
Dalton must be a nice place to live...

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Re: Swirl How & Wetherlam
by Phooooey » Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:32 pm
Its a great little village !
Close enough for work (in Barrow) and on the doorstep for the lakes
Close enough for work (in Barrow) and on the doorstep for the lakes
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