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The Fellwalker by Peter John Farnworth
WALK 18 SUNDAY MAY 9th 1982For today’s walk we will cover another four summits. I have been on two of these before on Walk 10. It was about this time that I was checking the number of mountains on which I had walked. I did not realise I had been on so many, and it would not be too long before I would complete the Top One Hundred at the rate I was going. However, since Mark had joined me in this great adventure in 1978, I thought it would be nice for both of us to complete it together. So I set about organising our walks to include those I had previously walked and, some time in the future, he would catch me up, which he did eventually. When someone sets out to climb certain mountains in a particular order, the term used is Peakbagger. In my case, that’s what I had to do to fulfil my ambition and for Mark’s sake also. But I would like to think that I am a fell walker first, and a Peakbagger second.
I have walked two or three times onto the summit of High Street and every time I’ve been there I have seen very few fell walkers on this summit. I suppose if I had been around some hundreds of years ago, when this area had the name of The Roman Road or Racecourse Hill, the situation would have been different. But it is quite true. And it was the same this time. As we were sitting there having a bite to eat, I commented to Mark how quiet it was. You could hear a pin drop, as they say. To think that down below in the valley, the hub of people were going about their way, and the two of us were just sitting there enjoying the peace and quiet of it all. I do wonder why so few fell walkers come to visit this area. Perhaps its because these summits are not as well known as the Scafells, Helvellyn, Fairfield, and the other well known summits within this area. But take it from me, these are just as good and maybe better. When you are here on the high ground, you really are away from the madding crowds. NOTE: I also think this is a very pleasant walk. There are so many things to see from these summits, and also the path on this round is quite clear to follow. There is a stone wall which accompanies the path from The Knott past High Street and on to open fell for perhaps some three or four hundred yards to Thornthwaite Crag. If there is mist down at this point, it is better to follow the path down to Threshwaite Mouth, as the path cuts through the stone wall at the bottom of the Coll, which leads down past Pasture Beck. I say this because it could be a little bit tricky going over Gray Crag as the path is very indistinct, there are crags to your left, and to your right the ground falls away down to Hayes Water. Mountains walked that day: The Knott 65 High Street 25 Thornthwaite Crag 44 Gray Crag 91 [[]] Diagram & Stats
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