Thanks Sally. The views are amazing, and not too much of a hike to get up there if you take the more direct route from Great Wood.

It was good to get out Cathy. The views were great and there was plenty of water in the streams.

We do have some great views, when you can see them!

It’s been a dreadful year for weather John. Glad you managed to get out. Our last two walks have been in clag, wind & rain.

Not many folk at the top Darren. Past a stream of DofE’s on the way up as we headed down and Keswick was HEAVING!

@@TonysTrails Same as last weekend then. Never seen anything like it. We’re hoping to get to the Langdales in a couple of weeks so hoping the weather forecast picks up.

@DarrenK276-NE hope you have good weather

I was a walking advert for RR, Karl. Had their trousers on too.

Hi Ben. I ALWAYS take a map and compass out with me, however… I plot the routes on a mapping app on my laptop and upload them onto a GPS as a GPX file. These files can be loaded into just about any mapping app and GPS unit. If you look in the descriptions under the videos you will find links to the GPX files of the route I planned and the track we actually walked.

Hi Darren. Yes, up to the trig was a slog. The goats were good though. The other side of the valley was much more interesting. We were up The Dodds on Saturday in the clag and gales. The forecast was blue skies and 15-20mph winds! Did you get up any hills away from the crowds?

@@TonysTrails We climbed Catbells, Maiden Moor and High Spy. We managed to get to Catbells summit ahead of the massive crowds that followed shortly after but Maiden Moor and High Spy were both fairly quiet. Your route down via the quarry is superb. Spent about half an hour exploring all the old workings. We were going to tag Castle Crag on at the end but the heat defeated us and we just headed for the bus back to Keswick.

@DarrenK276-NE Glad to hear you used one of our routes. We started in Rosthwaite last time we were up on that ridge and Catbells was a nightmare with the crowds! It was still quite busy until we dropped down to the quarry.

@@TonysTrails Catbells was busy when we got there but when we looked back down there was a constant stream of people behind. Hopefully going to the Langdales in a few weeks.

Thanks Adie. Yes, very similar to a Lake District “round”. I don’t know much about the hills & mountains of Scotland, but hoping to get there more in 2025.

Hi Cathy. Yes, it absolutely was. Although the goats on Black Crag were cool.

Thanks Sally. The last quarter was the most enjoyable section of the walk. The goats were good to see though.

Thanks Sally. It was a lovely night out in the hills.

Sunday, usual time Darren.

Thanks Darren. I think it was the best two consecutive days of the “summer”.

Thanks Cathy. Glad you enjoyed it. That is our favourite camping spot.

Excellent Darren. Be warned, it’s a tough route and the climb up to Pillar is STEEP! The final descent is also steep and the path a bit slippery in places. The last stretch along the track by Ennerdale Water is a bit of a slog.

@@TonysTrails Thanks for that - good to know! We might wait until we have a few more under our belt before we try this one. 15 done in a couple of months so far.

@DarrenK276-NE you’ve made a good start. Took me 13.5 years to complete the Wainwrights. Charlie rattled them off in 4.5!

@@TonysTrails We haven’t set a time limit. If we manage to complete them I’ll be amazed!

Thanks Sally

Hi Sally. Yes, ticks, and their associated Lyme disease, are something always to be aware of and body checks should always be done, especially if you’ve been wearing shorts. Don’t want to tempt fate, but I’ve only ever had two. Charlie’s had quite a few, but his flea treatment also kills ticks.

@@TonysTrails Thanks for the advice 👍

Cheers Dave. Glad I’m not the only one with daft plans - oh the joys of Birketts Bagging! I’ll have a look at those two outlyers - ta. You trying Scotland next week?

@@TonysTrails yea i did plan on goin sun mon, tue... but weather looks fantastic on wed,thur,fri.. so i might drive up tuesday and hopefully get some decent walking conditions wed and thur.. ya coming?

@daveostlemountainman Hope you get some decent weather and awesome views 👍

We did Wansfell a few months ago and that was too busy as well. Thanks for watching and dropping us a comment.

Thanks Cathy. Yes, I got the jacket back. I didn’t want to risk tearing it on barbed wire. We got caught in a shower near the end, but we were almost back at the car and it didn’t last too long.

Hi Karl. Yes, we did meet. First time we’ve actually met someone who watches our videos. Glasson Moss is one of our regular walks. We live just round the corner. Thanks for watching our vids. Hope you continue to enjoy them.

Cheers Dave. It was one of the few sunny days we’ve had this summer. Aye, the views to the Scafells were fantastic. You can’t have many Outlyers left now - what’s next? Birketts? 🤔

@@TonysTrails i cant take birketts seriously after i found out theres 4 on skiddaw summit.. ill pick up a few of the worthy ones but dunno what ill focus on yet :)

@daveostlemountainman I’ve done 490 out of 541 Birketts so far. One of them (Pillar Rock) will never get done though. We were in the Southern Uplands last week and go up there more often as they’re actually closer than the Outliers in the far south and east.

On a day like we had it was a stunning walk. I wouldn’t bother walking down to Yeastyrigg Crags though, unless you’re bagging Synge’s. Fortunately the jets only flew right over us once.

@@TonysTrails I’ll keep that in mind. We were hoping to do the Newlands horseshoe this weekend but the ascent up Robinson looks far beyond my comfort zone!

Have a look at this: Lake District Walks | Dale Head, Hindscarth & Robinson | Wanwright's North Western Fells kzbin.info/www/bejne/maC0d6KrmrOBZ7M You can go up to Robinson the way we came down (by Scope Beck and past the reservoir) and then I believe there is something of a faint path (or you may just have to make your own way) diagonally up. I’ve only ever been that way the once in the video and the ground was covered in snow. You could always go up the way we did. It’s a brilliant way up Dale Head and despite what it looks like on the approach, there is no exposure at all. Then come down over Hindscarth and Scope End. Let us know how you get on.

@@TonysTrails That’s fantastic - I’ve just watched that video. It looks an amazing route. The path does seem to be faint but it is there. Suspect we’d go up to Robinson then down via Dale Head but we’ll let you know how it goes. Thanks again!

@DK276-NE Hope you have a good day. That path to Dale Head is quite obvious when not covered in snow!

Thanks Cathy. It was a beautiful day. Thankfully the jets weren’t around too long, but you should have heard the noise when they flew right over our heads!

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you. It was a brilliant day and a great route.

Cheers Adie. I can recommend the Climber’s Traverse if you’re heading up that way. Could be tricky going up by the side of the Great Slab if the rocks are wet though.

Thanks John. It was a great day. There are a few videos to come yet filmed during the holidays.

Thank you Sally. It was a brilliant day. I can recommend Climber’s Traverse, but as I said, Mickleden is a trudge. I don’t use any expensive gear, just my phone attached to a gimbal on the end of a selfie stick. Next walk I film I’ll show you. It’ll be the first one to come out in October.

@@TonysTrails ok, great. Look forward to it 👍 Thank you.

Thanks Sally. Full video out tonight.

Thank you. Most people seem to like me showing the route. The views made up for the boggy, overgrown paths.

Thanks Cathy. Yes, it was a bit wet in places. I’ve been walking the hills for almost 15 years now, so many of the skylines are familiar. There are some areas I’m a bit rusty on though.

Hi John. Not surprised the greenery is lush with all the rain! Turns out the gimbal issue was operator error - must have forgotten to charge it after the Yorkshire trip.

The views just about made up for the bracken & bogs. Bracken is also a tick Heaven (or Hell, depending on whether you’re a tick, a Tony, or a Charlie).

Thanks for watching and the comment. The state of the footpaths surprised me too, as you say, given the location. Let us know how you get on with the WHW, as it’s something we’re considering. One of the problems we have on multi-day hikes is finding convenient dog-friendly accommodation.

@@TonysTrails Will do. Will Charlie be going via the CMD Arête with you?

He was supposed to be, but it was going to be last week and I cancelled our trip due to the forecast.

@@TonysTrails Ah that’s a shame.

Thanks Sally. The views just about made up for the bogs and undergrowth 🙄

Cheers Dave. Wondered if you’d done ‘em yet. I’d already done Carron Crag. Hope you have a good day.

Thank you. Yes, it can be boggy up there, but it’s a positive oasis compared to the Central Fells!

Thanks for watching and dropping a comment. As with a lot of the Outlying Fells, the paths can be vague or nonexistent. There were some great views though.

It’s called “Climber’s Traverse”, Cathy. It’s a less-popular but stunning route up Bowfell from Great Langdale. We did it on one of the very rare sunny days this “summer”.

Glad you enjoyed something extra, Sally. I might make it a regular thing - a little “teaser” from an upcoming video.

@@TonysTrails absolutely 👍

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