Fell Walking
Having grown up on the southern edge of the Lake District it’s no surprise that I’ve spent many days walking the fells in that region. Indeed to some degree fell walking has been my first passion and one that I’ve curated and pursued throughout my life regardless of other sports and pastimes occasionally coming to the fore. Almost regardless of what else I’ve been doing I’ve always managed to do some walking.
There have been sporadic excursions into Scotland to bag a Munro here and there but it’s been very hit and miss rather than with any purpose. Many of the early Munros were as a result of being close to the summit after doing a climb, usually a winter climb. Ben Nevis is a case in point: on my first trip to “The Ben” I climbed Orion Face Direct which finishes right next to the summit cairn.
I lived in North Wales for nearly a decade so made many ascents of the peaks there. Living in Llanberis and having many of the hills on your doorstep meant I could pop out in the evening and run up Yr Wyddfa then back along the ridge over Moel Cynghorion, Foel Goch and Foel Gron to Moel Eilio and back down.
An area I didn’t pay much attention to despite it being almost on my doorstep was The Howgills. In fact I only began visiting them maybe fifteen years after moving away from The Lakes. They are very grassy and well suited to longer days following the ridges. One of my first trips was on the day of The Three Peaks fell race, the day before I had been gardening in shorts, on that day we were in a snowstorm! The vagaries of spring in Britain.
Latterly, being Yorkshire based I’ve concentrated more on the tops in the Yorkshire Dales. Aside from the three peaks of Ingleborough, Whernside and Penyghent most are little known so the chances are that you’ll have them to yourself.
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