Another Brocken Spectre

Exactly a year after seeing my first Brocken spectre on Bow Fell, we came across another one on Coniston Old Man while in the Lake District this week. Here is a videoclip I loaded to YouTube and a picture. This time, you can see 2 concentric rainbows.

Tubular Fells

Now for sale - an interesting map of the Lake District.
See http://www.tubularfells.com/

Ospreys in South Lakeland

Are there ospreys in South Lakeland? They have been reported there in the Beacon Fell log book and also in the Westmorland Gazette. I reckon I saw one on my last visit to the Lake District around Beacon Fell.

Aerial flight over the Lake District

Found this YouTube video of a flight over the Lake District starting from Cark and flying over the Crake Valley, Coniston Water, Dow Crag and Goatswater, Wastwater, Great Gable, Scafell Pike and Helvellyn. Can you spot my holiday home (Lingmell)?

Successful 10th anniversary challenge

I can report on the successful completion of the 4 English 3000 footers last weekend on the tenth anniversary of the first annual leaders' weekend in 1997. The Saturday walk was up Skiddaw in force 12 (confirmed by anemometer reading!) winds. On Sunday we walked up Scafell Pike via Piers Gill and Scafell via Fox's Tarn. On Monday we climbed Helvellyn via Striding Edge and returned via Swirral Edge and Lanty's Tarn. On Tuesday, we split into two groups, one climbing Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man and the other christening the newly repaired boat "Second Wind". More photos can be seen here.

Starting entry

Climbed Blencathra via Sharp Edge on 1 March and then went over Bowscale Fell nearly 10 years after completing the Wainwrights on this fell. More photos can be seen here.