All of Europe is in The scorching heat wave. Here in the Cotswolds, the grass is brown like a hay bale and the thermometer has touched 30°C. Meanwhile, colleagues in Geneva complained about temperatures close to 38°C.
For Edita, this is not extreme. She currently works in Haiti and these temperatures are in the medium aspect. She spent ten days at home and it seemed like a Good time to walk to the mountains. We decided to head to the Lake District where the weather was good and seemed to change.
We've been gradually bagging Tops from British Countythe highest point in each historical county. There are three in the Lake District: Scafell Pike, the highest peak in Old Cumberland County; Helfling, the highest in Westmoreland; and elderLancashire County is the highest in the old county.
The last one is the only one Edita hasn't done. I've climbed on April 29, 2011 before (I remember that date because there is Nothing else memorable happened that day). On that day, I went above and beyond my way on my main tourist route like Max Verstappen, before completing the circuit that connected the peaks, How about rotation and Wetherlam. I remember it was a nice ridge walk.
I booked a cottage in Coniston, a place Almost everything has this word Blue Bird In its title. Coniston Brewery makes the Bluebird bitter taste served by Black Bull Inn. On the shores of Coniston Water there is a Bluebird Cafe, a Bluebird Cabin B&B, and a Bluebird Car and Coach Park. The password for Wi-Fi in one of the bars (I can't tell you which one) is even a “Blue Bird”. This is not a tribute to Vera Lynn, but a tribute to Donald Campbell that broke the world's record of water speed on Coniston Water. He ended up dead there when his boat, Bluebird, flew into the lake at nearly 300 mph. Sadly for the Bluebird, the 300 mph flight record.
All these mentions of water should have Set the alarm ring.
“It's still important Green and lush onions Here, 'Edita said as we walked on the road from Windermere.
Of course. This is the lake area, The wettest place in England (Seathwaite, it's not near the coast, but it's because it's actually moister than the sea). If anywhere in the UK is destined to miss the summer heat wave, then we choose.
A glimpse of Coniston's weather forecast confirmed my worst suspicion. We had two days walk on the hillside. Friday is Predicted peeing On Saturday, you guessed it – expect to pee.
Check out when walking out of the mountains in England Metropolitan Office Mountain Forecast Also provided Wind speed and visibility predictions For the top of the mountain. The first of them shows a horrible 35 to 40 mph. In winter, this will be frostbite territory, but in the summer heat wave, I think we can achieve it with a good windproof jacket and pants.
Visibility predictions provide A glimmer of hopeHowever. Between the constant VP (very poor), there is a row of short GS (good) and VG (very good) before the heavy rain comes. I realized that if we set out from Coniston at 8am we might get to 10am near the top and enjoy the clear sky window as we cross the ridge route.
I decided to climb Wetherlam first and then rotate along the vortex to the old man to reverse the previous route. On the northeast side of Wetherlam, I found a feature on the map Wetherlam Edge. This hints at the scramble of ventilation along a rock blade to add a little bit. I programmed this route into an OS application and decided we had time to do so.
breakfast Predictions worsened. From dawn to dusk, there is now a series of uninterrupted vice presidents, but we are firm. We just need to put on waterproof clothing, keep our chin and keep moving forward.
We left at 8 am and were very happy to find out Hidden baron the hillside above the cabin on our station road. This bar may have been ridiculed for the day today, but if we were caught in the rain it would provide a safe haven.
We climbed through woodland in the crashed waters Church Bakerthe river that runs through Coniston, whose name obscures its violent nature.
Above the woodland, we appear in a historic place Copper ValleyIn a mining mine for 500 years, a place was created by quarries, slag piles and abandoned machinery. Hikers are advised to keep a distance from any holes on the ground. Many of them disappeared into the intestines of the earth, where there might be dragons.
At this stage, the weather is pretty good. The rain has not arrived yet, and the visibility is very good. But on the top of the mountain, it's a different story. thick From the old people in the valley through the old people in the valley to the Wetheram we were going to, we were covered in the ridge. It's obvious why the prediction has been changed to VP. If the cloud line is one hundred meters high, it will linger above the top of the mountain. Leave good visibility. But now the hillside has risen into a thick gloop. The visibility rating of VP seems generous. It looks more like FP in my opinion.
We walked through a pleasant naming Yewdale A pleasant hour passed in a quiet corner of Cumbria between Coniston and the busy Langdale Peaks. Our trail spans across Bogland and bends to the base of Wetherlam Edge.
The name on the map was exaggerated. The word “edge” implies Exposure degreebut Wetherlam Edge's exposure is the same as the nun wrapped in sheepskin. It reminded me of the time I attended Edita On the brink of Helvelin. When Edita murmured, “When will it reach the edge?”
There is one in Wetherlam Edge's defense Fightincluding the moment I had to stick my hand out of my pocket.
We enjoyed Yudell and his out of reach. We also avoided it for over an hour. About 50m after Wetherlam's summit, we entered the clouds. At the summit The wind hits us Summer disappears like distant memories.
Over the next two hours, we worked hard on one aspect Houyun Soup. On the vortex, we only once, whether we dive under the clouds to remind us that we are traversing an attractive mountain view. We walked around the top of the black sail, because it didn't seem to make any sense. This summit is aptly named because if you pull out your coat at the top, you may be blown across the Atlantic Ocean like a crew yacht. Above the vortex, we boarded a feature called “Prison Band” and was named because it was like a heavy chain around you, with a thick mist.
As for How about rotationwhat else do you need to say? How to rotate, rotate ho, rotate hey hey hey, non-No. crawling on the north side of its giant Cairn, we did manage to find enough shelter to sit down and have a sandwich, but this was the last time we wanted to stop until we arrived at the Sun Hotel.
Besides rotating how we walked 3 km along the ridge to the old man in Coniston. I thought we would drive south, Directly into the wind. Usually you can find your way along the ridge by keeping the top, but this twist contains several twists. The fog remains thick and I feel it is necessary to stop checking my app every few minutes and make sure we are still on the right track.
Despite a lot of caution, I still want to Navigation error. On the south of the Lever, I noticed a road skiing beneath the ridge I imagined would likely provide some level of shelter. However, the west side of the reverse ridge somehow managed to be windier than the crest. For the next ten minutes we leaned forward and struggled to the explosion. I feel like I'm pushing one of those luggage trolleys I always choose at the airport, and the weird wheels bring you in the opposite direction to the one you need to go.
Next, as I looked at my own app, I found that we were gradually moving into a hawkish path named Goats. I plan to transfer this way after we climbed the old man and crossed the tops of the Dow Jones Crag, Buck Pike and Brown Pike. Any fool can tell me when I bent west and hold my hat tightly This plan is crazy. Fortunately, only one of us is a fool. The wise man speaks now.
'Then let's climb a Coniston old man Go to the bar,'Edita said.
'Good idea. I did it for it.
We climbed straight up the grass slope to the flat top of Bollinger’s fall. That's a Strong winds on the ridge. This is because the weather in most mountains is bound by the SOD law, which states that if you do a rooster, the situation will suddenly worsen even without logic.
We've arrived 803m Summit The Old Man of Coniston, 12.15. We haven't seen anyone since leaving the cabin that morning, but many students and teenagers live behind the top of the seniors. As we descended into the Copper Mining Valley, we passed more. Almost everyone we pass by seems to be half of our age or below. They say age brings wisdom. In my case, this is not true.
this It's raining to begin As we pass through the quarry and build up grooves under low water. We descended the slopes of Brecon downstream of the valley. I was still thinking about my stupidity as we resumed the road with Church Beck. Back on the pedestrian bridge I crossed earlier in the day, I happened to glance at the left and saw something that reminded me of what I was actually a wise guy. Just under the bridge, a group of people wearing helmets groped in the water, clinging to the rope between the two sides of the ravine rocks.
“What are they doing?” Edita said.
'They seem to be Put down the waterfall,' I said proudly.
but Finally laugh exist The Rain God of Rain GodNow you should know the cruel Wetherlam or Waterlam. By the time we arrived at the Sun Hotel we were almost as wet as those idiots who were boating in the canyon. I am trembling We drank a pint of cold beer while we sat in the armchair next to the bar.
It rained until midnight, and then there was some. One day I will have to bring Edita back to the old man, preferably Not in the summer heat.
