Lakes Summit Snow Report

[daz h]

Lords Rake is still full of snow, was up there today...no new footprints there either, fell or crampons so guessing not many have been this way on recent recce's or rounds?? Not sure I fancy it to be honest, you can get further down to the foot of the gulley than you could 3 weeks or so ago but this stuff will be here for a while yet I think.

didnt you take your hairdryer

[emmilou]

No. it broke, can I borrow yours? It'll be fine, Ian will have his fancy spikey shoes and give me a piggyback!!

didnt you take your hairdryer

[IanDarkpeak]

Daz can take us via foxes if it's still bad, either that or we'll send some one up the day before to cut some buckets

[emmilou]

Daz can take us via foxes if it's still bad, either that or we'll send some one up the day before to cut some buckets

Yiannis and I did a really good recce of FT today, a much better route than the norm that I don't think you or Darren know?? I just hope I'm not too wacked on the day to forget it... here's FT as it is at present!!

[ydt]

"I just hope I'm not too wacked on the day to forget it... "
Em, just remember to go up the bouder field when you come to it.
Yiannis

[daz h]

"I just hope I'm not too wacked on the day to forget it... "
Em, just remember to go up the bouder field when you come to it.
Yiannis

Think your talking about not actually visiting the tarn. maybe 60/ 80ft above it. Ive scrambled there before. Ive also gone to high as well and there is one awkward spot.
Perhaps a couple of mins quicker if you get it spot on. It can be trickier in the wet mind. Was there a lot of wet moss in places Yiannis.

[emmilou]

Nothing was wet it was dry all over but you could see where it could be tricky if it was wet i.e rocks covered in dry black stuff (sorry don't kow the technical term for whatever plant life it was)

You're right we went no where near the tarn, a much more direct route that is very do-able just need to find the 'turn' at the right point to avoid any unnecessary scrambling

Think your talking about not actually visiting the tarn. maybe 60/ 80ft above it. Ive scrambled there before. Ive also gone to high as well and there is one awkward spot.
Perhaps a couple of mins quicker if you get it spot on. It can be trickier in the wet mind. Was there a lot of wet moss in places Yiannis.

[Harry H Howgill]

It was snowing over Shap Summit this morning! There was quite a sprinkling over the eastern fells and Pennines too.

[emmilou]

Bloody hell

It was snowing over Shap Summit this morning! There was quite a sprinkling over the eastern fells and Pennines too.

[Harry H Howgill]

Bloody hell

My thoughts too. I'm just glad I chose not to cycle to work this morning. It was fine in Kendal first thing.