Iolair-Bhara
Dow Crag & Goat's Water
I spent the previous night in the car (again), parked at the very elevated Walna Scar Road, above Coniston. Low temperatures & a howling gale, that repeatedly rocked my little vehicle, made sleep a stop & start affair. With no sign of the wind abating, the matter of venturing out into this maelstrom at 5.00am became a serious question of whether I had enough self-discipline. The lure of just trying to sleep on & spending the rest of the day wandering the shores of Coniston Water had to be ruthlessly dispatched.
I arrived at the summit of Coniston Old Man wrapped in many layers & a down jacket zipped up to my eyeballs, only to find one of those mad fell-runners already there, taking in the view (very unusual: they normally never stop for anything). He was lightly dressed in shorts & an alarmingly thin top. I'm beginning to wonder if there's some new medication on offer that effectively makes you impervious to the cold. If there is, could someone give me the details?
Dow Crag & Goat's Water
I spent the previous night in the car (again), parked at the very elevated Walna Scar Road, above Coniston. Low temperatures & a howling gale, that repeatedly rocked my little vehicle, made sleep a stop & start affair. With no sign of the wind abating, the matter of venturing out into this maelstrom at 5.00am became a serious question of whether I had enough self-discipline. The lure of just trying to sleep on & spending the rest of the day wandering the shores of Coniston Water had to be ruthlessly dispatched.
I arrived at the summit of Coniston Old Man wrapped in many layers & a down jacket zipped up to my eyeballs, only to find one of those mad fell-runners already there, taking in the view (very unusual: they normally never stop for anything). He was lightly dressed in shorts & an alarmingly thin top. I'm beginning to wonder if there's some new medication on offer that effectively makes you impervious to the cold. If there is, could someone give me the details?