Blackdog92 2,047 Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Aye definitely great place.. Your lucky enough with coast to one side and lake district to the other.. Did you see many other walkers ?? It's that time of year for them,I've seen folks on top of latrigg in flip flops lol Only the serious cragg rats will venture up the over sized mole hill that is latrigg lol. 1 Quote Link to post
FUJI 17,327 Posted March 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Aye definitely great place.. Your lucky enough with coast to one side and lake district to the other.. Did you see many other walkers ?? It's that time of year for them,I've seen folks on top of latrigg in flip flops lol Only the serious cragg rats will venture up the over sized mole hill that is latrigg lol. Haha,now that made me laugh ? ... still the views from Latrigg are pretty much to die for for many as was the view not long after 1st light yesterday morning up in the Grampian's looking towards Ben Lawer with the cloud below us ? 3 Quote Link to post
Declan. 318 Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Living the life chaps, cracking pics! 1 Quote Link to post
Blackdog92 2,047 Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Aye definitely great place.. Your lucky enough with coast to one side and lake district to the other.. Did you see many other walkers ?? It's that time of year for them,I've seen folks on top of latrigg in flip flops lol Only the serious cragg rats will venture up the over sized mole hill that is latrigg lol.Haha,now that made me laugh ? ... still the views from Latrigg are pretty much to die for for many as was the view not long after 1st light yesterday morning up in the Grampian's looking towards Ben Lawer with the cloud below us ? When your stood down in keswick latrigg looks as if its big but once you get up skiddaw it does look slightly pathetic in comparison. I try to avoid latrigg theres been a couple of occasions when i have witnessed the plauges of chinese fleeing as i come over a hill with a dozen dogs or so. I dont understand why there so scared of dogs lol. 5 Quote Link to post
mushroom 13,090 Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Beautiful photos... the day I can't feck off to the mountains for a bit is the day I'll be off to dignitas Idiots in the mountains are a liability, esp over the winter. 1 Quote Link to post
Bosun11 537 Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Lovely stuff Fuji.... Quote Link to post
Haiddheliwr 1,911 Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Oh how I envy you I would be like Bambi on ice in the first 50 yards with my knees lol. Keep on living the dream and if I seem selfish I apologise but for me as well. I am with you all the way Fuji all the way not in body but in mind lol ATB 1 Quote Link to post
low plains drifter 10,618 Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Aye definitely great place.. Your lucky enough with coast to one side and lake district to the other.. Did you see many other walkers ?? It's that time of year for them,I've seen folks on top of latrigg in flip flops lol Only the serious cragg rats will venture up the over sized mole hill that is latrigg lol. Haha,now that made me laugh Maybe they've seen one of their own hanging upside down by their Crocs on some Hillbillys lurcher shed, you never know what goes on in some of the backwaters you get around lolol Quote Link to post
dytkos 17,802 Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Defo mate,i turned back tother week as i felt it unsafe more so being on my own,i aint got crampons or an ice axe but some places you need them for your own safety,some people are very reckless,wellies & a fkn cagoule aint exactly whats required up one of Englands highest peaks ffsMy Godfather, a keen and experienced walker who took me Youth Hostelling many times as an adolescent, collapsed and died of a heart attack on Hellvellyn in 1994. R.I.P Uncle (proffessor) Brian HartleyCheers, D. Bloody hell,thats so sad is that D,sounded like a fella who you had a great bond & lots of respect for..R.I.P Brian He was Andy, only one of our family who "made it" was a proffessor at Warwick University, went touring America - in 1969! No one else had been to Spain then, never mind America lol Walked the Dales and the Peaks and the Lakes with him, happy memories. Cheers, D. 2 Quote Link to post
mushroom 13,090 Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Helvyllyn is a beautiful yet dangerous place. Seen plenty up there in the depths of winter walking over the snow with nothing under it. I've turned back here in the Pyrenees due to bad conditions and not having the right gear with me. Sometimes it's just best to say mother nature won this time 2 Quote Link to post
mushroom 13,090 Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) Blackdog one of my favourite places on the planet is atop of castle rock Even want my ashes spread up there. Edited March 31, 2016 by mushroom 1 Quote Link to post
FUJI 17,327 Posted March 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Living here in Cumbria Hellvellyn is forever on the local news,9 times out of 10 it's to announce the death or rescue of a walker on there,I've never climbed it,i don't like heights lol so when i do i will definitely NOT be climbing it via Striding Edge..like Mush said Hellvellyn can be a dangerous place as can almost any mountain,i regularly see the Air Ambulance out on the Fells or cross paths with the Mountain Rescue teams,yes they are amazing places but never take them for granted & again likes been said don't ever be afraid to turn back if the weather,illness or something else strikes,it really isn't worth it..there will be other days ? 2 Quote Link to post
mackay 3,384 Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) Just reading this morning about a 28 year old woman having to be rescued off Ben Nevis, she was wearing shorts and trainers, she was on a mountain biking holiday and apparently just decided to pop up the mountain. No long term ill effects although it would seem she has suffered slight oxygen starvation as she keeps rattling on about a hobbit like figure with a Pomeranian appearing out the mist mumbling minshaw over and over again. Edited March 31, 2016 by mackay 5 Quote Link to post
FUJI 17,327 Posted March 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Just reading this morning about a 28 year old woman having to be rescued off Ben Nevis, she was wearing shorts and trainers, she was on a mountain biking holiday and apparently just decided to pop up the mountain. No long term ill effects although it would seem she has suffered slight oxygen starvation as she keeps rattling on about a hobbit like figure with a Pomeranian appearing out the mist mumbling minshaw over and over again. I've no "likes" left so this will have to do lol..here's a few more pics from yesterday,if the weather forecast is correct for low 70's this upcoming weekend & beyond i will be back on tour haha..watch this space lol 7 Quote Link to post
FUJI 17,327 Posted March 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 FairPlay Fuji your living the life. Some great memories ' Pics and stories to leave the clan . Just love being out & about Max,you know how it is..anything beats sitting looking at 4 walls ? Quote Link to post
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