After a good nights sleep and an early start (due to some numpty feeding the geese as stoopid o’clock) I head over to climb Causey Pike via Grisedale pike.
I wanted to start at a car park at the start of the ridge but, even getting there before 9am wasn’t early enough to beat the masses, it was full! I ended up parking in a lay-by closer to the village and followed a low level path before cutting up a gully to meet the ridge route. The going up the gully was as hard as it gets; steep, uneven surface and waist deep bracken!
By the time I reached the ridge path I was knackard and I’d only just started! Fortunately, the route from here was really easy going and I was soon on top of Grisedale Pike. Next I went over to Hopegill Head then tried the direct route up Crag Hill where I planned to have my lunch. The climb was tough with some very loose rock making the scramble quite tricky but, with the trig point in sight, it was time for a snack. Bugger, forgot my pack up!
From here the route to Causey Pike is quite long but generally easy.
From here the route to Causey Pike is quite long but generally easy.
Once on the summit and with my stomach making some strange noises I decided to take the direct route back to the car and continued the journey without the use of a single path!
A great walk!
A great walk!
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