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The Fellwalker by Peter John Farnworth
WALK 30 SUNDAY MARCH 2nd 1986This walk took us from Glenridding near Ullswater, walking over five summits, the last one being Hart Side. We left the disused lead mines and took the path that leads to Helvellyn and followed the little used path near to Keppel Cove Tarn (now dried up). From here we followed the zigzag path up the fell side. From a point one quarter of the way up, the conditions became very icy underfoot so we fitted our crampons and this made walking much better. The snow in this area was like a solid block about two feet thick - it just shows you how much snow had fallen that year. With conditions as they were, we made slow progress towards the summit of Raise. When we arrived at the summit, there were a lot of skiers enjoying the conditions (see Walk 23 for more about the ski-run). What a good walk from Stybarrow Dodd over high level ground to Great Dodd. Just think about that day; there were fine views and a good layer of snow down. What more can anyone ask for? And yes, one more important ingredient was all that good, clean, fresh air. To think that some people pay a lot of money to go to places like Switzerland, and here we were getting it all free!
On our way back from Hart Side there was very deep snow down, which made walking very difficult indeed. But even though the conditions were bad at times, it was still very enjoyable. We have been here two or three times now, and each time we do not see many fell walkers in this area, but if you get the chance to come here, you will enjoy it very much. NOTE: See where Sheffield Pike (97) is, in relation to Hart Side on the map. We have walked past it in 1984, and in 1986, and it was another four years before we returned here again to climb it in 1990 on Walk 39. As I have said before, you cannot climb all the mountains in one day, some have got to be left for another day (in my case it took me six years). Mountains walked that day: Raise 12 Stybarrow Dodd 21 Watsons Dodd 40 Great Dodd 19 Hart Side 60 [[]] Diagram & Stats
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