completed wainwrights

[rabnud]

completed Wainwrights today, set off with Munro from Buttermere and followed path to Scales force waterfall.
from here headed on compass bearing onto Great Bourne, then followed bearing onto Starling Dodd my last wainwright.
weather was very poor should have been dry and clear, instead snow,windy, about 15 mts visibility and about -5c, took bearing from summit and headed onto Red Pike and descended back to buttermere from here.

[skuk007]

Congratulations
Not let's get those others done, don't put your feet up just yet.

[Merry-walker]

YAYYYY

CONGRATS!!!!!!

[Red Peak]

Congratulations! Munros next? ...

[fedupofuserids]

Well done, shame about the weather

[Allan 601]

Congratulations !

Book 8 next ?

[yorkie bagger]

Congratulations... yeah, Book 8, 'The Outlying Fells' are well worth tackling

[susanmyatt]

Very very well done,

[johnnyaztec]

well done Rabnud.

[tango]

OUTSANDING effort, good going....

[JohnRose]

Many congratulations. Which was your favourite?

[Slogger]

Very well done you are 70 odd ahead of me. I really must try and get around to those remaining lower ones that Ive never had the interest to visit, preferring higher rugged tops, which I lay siege to and slaughter from every conceivable direction and route , then go on to find more adventurous ways to the top via Gullies and rarely traveled ridges.
I'm sure i will be surprised and find some of the little brothers fascinating, I must make the effort.
Dave.

[icemandan]

Very well done. You're 10 ahead of me. The last few are the hardest in some ways. Not physically or technically but more from the motivation needed to devote a day to Troutbeck Tongue or Ling Fell.

[susanmyatt]

Another option with this great web site being able to see which tops people have done, looking at yours Ice, they are all lower ones, were you not able to do Ling when you left Sale Fell ?, we did them both in the snow. Yes Troutbeck is only about 2 to 3 hours but it means that day is lost unless you need to take in Sallows etc or on to Thornthwaite. I have some singles left too, hope we can fit them in a round somehow. Look forward to you completing the last 10 soon then

[fedupofuserids]

I think the problem Ice has is that to get to the likes of Ling Fell he has to pass much more interesting/attractive mountains.

I have the same problem with Troutbeck Tongue/Wansfell, to get to those I can head down either side of Bass Lake, either drive through Keswick ignoring the turn for Borrowdale or head down St John' in the Vale. Once there I've got to pass under the Hellvellyn range over Dunmail and on through Ambleside. Many more appealing mountains passed. Unfortunately I can find 212 reasons not to climb them !

The biggest problem I've encountered is the weather and road conditions recently. When I get the opportunity to venture onto the hills theres clear roads but low cloud or treacherously slippy roads and crystal clear skies. The majority of the ones I've left to last on my current round I've left to last for a reason so I'd like to get a nice view !