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    Re: anyone swum Wast Water ?

    Open 24 2 years ago we had to swim across having traveresed along under the screes from the south. Knowing it was coming my partner and myself took flipers which helped a lot but we did have to cycle with them for 8 hours. I will say it is cold but nothing like as cold as Loch Morar where we had an acidental swim while kayaking.

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    Re: anyone swum Wast Water ?

    Quote Originally Posted by merrylegs View Post
    Some beautiful pics on there Marvin, especially like the 'natural symmetry' one
    All courtesy of the mysterious Uphilldowndale.

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    Re: anyone swum Wast Water ?

    Had a swin in Wast Water on my stag do, I noticed that the top metre or so seemed okay but if you dropped you legs down the water underneath was freezing, not sure if this is from the sun heating the water on the surface ??

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    Re: anyone swum Wast Water ?

    those divers look pretty well insured against cold !

    definately the full gimp suit and hat(s) for my swim.

    tis the most beautiful corner of the L District, but also the most savagely menacing at times

    I'm sure the lake will mirror this...think it's c.80m ( unlike some Loch's @200m ) deep so probably some noticeable currents from convection

    except for the superficial solarised surface, temperature 'contours' will radiate out from the centre of the lake making it most dangerous in the middle ( or slightly skewed over to the screes as I reckon it dives deeply to its glacial bottom there ), above its deepest reaches...which is why many a summer swimmer only get into trouble and die when 'out of their depth' unfortunately. Atleast that's my understanding

    i guess it's like the risk of exposure correlating to altitude contours on land

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    Re: anyone swum Wast Water ?

    It would be alright if it wasn't fopr those pesky gnomes

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/4263761.stm


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    Re: anyone swum Wast Water ?

    This book mentions the gnomes & swimming in Wast Water if I remember correctly, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Swimmin.../dp/0955203678

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    Re: anyone swum Wast Water ?

    Quote Originally Posted by merrylegs View Post
    Some beautiful pics on there Marvin, especially like the 'natural symmetry' one
    we even get a mention...
    Quote Originally Posted by uphilldowndale
    Here they are emerging from their natural habitat (it’s a hobby I suspect gets as many ‘you must be mad’ comments as fell running.)
    See some of his comments about fell runners here.
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    Re: anyone swum Wast Water ?

    Quote Originally Posted by XRunner View Post
    we even get a mention...


    See some of his comments about fell runners here.
    And more here.

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    Re: anyone swum Wast Water ?

    Only swam coniston and Windermere- and they were cold enough!
    Oh when the blues...go marching in...

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    Re: anyone swum Wast Water ?

    well, swam in the sea off st bees...ok

    swam in Coniston....cold at first ...my feet were warm again within 4 hours of getting out

    swam in Wasdale...absolutely glacial, a bit scary and wonderful all at once......

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