After bagging Great Gable in fine style (see previous blog entry), he promptly fell over in his own car park ( think there's a claim there Steve!) and put himself 'hors de combat' with a nasty ankle sprain.
However, he has made a full recovery and has been 'bigging it up' about getting on with the other 9 peaks on his bagger list. So, taking advantage of a good weather forecast, Steve and Davie headed to the Lakes to have a go at Skiddaw, a hard slog from the car park with 45 minutes of agony to look forward to, but a straightforward runout for Steve and his new ankle...
The weather was excellent - sunny but a cool and stiff breeze once you reached the foot of Little Man.
In spite of a good few 'viewing' breaks on the way up, we made good time, summiting in 2hrs. Steve, flushed with success, suggested tackling Little Man on the way back so we returned via this top to get back to the car park.
At the top of Skiddaw, we had lunch with a retired couple who had just completed all 214 Wainwrights, having started on January 1st. Champagne and sandwiches greeted us, but sadly had all been consumed on our arrival.
Never mind....next time.
Adventure over, we had our therapy session at the Llama Karma Cafe near Penrith. home of the worlds biggest rabbit.
Excellent day out... only 8 more to go Steve - maybe go for Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike and Catstye Cam next.
Excellent day out... only 8 more to go Steve - maybe go for Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike and Catstye Cam next.
Davie
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