Swarth Fell and Wildboar today. Start: Bullgill, to the Tommy road, Little Fell, High Dolphinsty, cairns east side of Wildboar (High White), down to the saddle, then the cairns on Swarth Fell. Back via the trig and shelter on Wildboar, and then I took the 'pony route' to Dolphinsty, and return to Bullgill. 12.93 miles, 2,558 ft of ascent, 3 hrs 12 mins.
It was light and sunny on the drive over to Kirkby, but as I approached Bullgill, the rain started. Low cloud covering Wildboar, and once I got to the Tommy road, the heavens opened, accompanying the headwind. Same conditions all the way to Swarth, with low visibility, and a waterproof needed. The BBC weather app suggested a possibility of thunder and lightning. Not a spark noted, but the possibility added the frisson of jeopardy and a flattering of nose-thumbing intrepidness. Once back at the Tommy Road, the sun burst out. The temperature soared, and I was peeling layers off, just in time for a post run flask of coffee on the primrose peppered grassy verge. Not a soul seen on route. Sometimes a dodgy forecast can be a friend of those who appreciate a bit of solitude occasionally.