Towards Great Sca Fell from Great Cockup
My third day in the Lake District had been planned as a long walk from Honister up to Great Gable and a number of its surrounding peaks. The atrocious weather made me think twice and I chose an easier walk over safer ground in the Northern Fells, a circular walk peaking at Great Sca Fell. The first peak on the route was (and I'm really not kidding here) Great Cockup. You pass Little Cockup on the way, and Cockup itself is close by. The wind and rain up here was something else. I was stood on the straps of my 65/85 Litre backpack to stop it blowing away. The waterproof cover had been blown off and was attached solely by one piece of elastic and was now functioning as a parachute... I gave up on it and shoved it back into it's little compartment in the bag.
Off into that cloud was my general direction of travel.
Towards Great Sca Fell from Great Cockup
My third day in the Lake District had been planned as a long walk from Honister up to Great Gable and a number of its surrounding peaks. The atrocious weather made me think twice and I chose an easier walk over safer ground in the Northern Fells, a circular walk peaking at Great Sca Fell. The first peak on the route was (and I'm really not kidding here) Great Cockup. You pass Little Cockup on the way, and Cockup itself is close by. The wind and rain up here was something else. I was stood on the straps of my 65/85 Litre backpack to stop it blowing away. The waterproof cover had been blown off and was attached solely by one piece of elastic and was now functioning as a parachute... I gave up on it and shoved it back into it's little compartment in the bag.
Off into that cloud was my general direction of travel.