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Tuesday 7 May 2013

Bowfell from Old Dungeon Ghyll in Great Langdale

After spending Sunday in the Lakes with Hester, Harry and Wallace on various adventures and camping over night at the Great Langdale National Trust campsite, for our Monday morning run we decided to 'whiz' up Bowfell and back. Our route went out via Mickleden and the Rosset Gill track towards Angle Tarn, then hooking south on a direct line up to the summit of Bowfell, following the Bob Graham 'back scuttle' trod under Hanging Knotts, before trotting back down via the Band. A beautiful run, albeit with things being darn tooting claggy on on the tops. Harry and Wallace absolutely loved it, as they did their swim afterwards at Skelwitth Bridge and their follow up swim after that in Coniston Water with me. Hester also tried her hand at a bit of film shooting of me and the boys playing stone chucking as we trundled down the Band - Stephen Spielberg eat your heart out!

The route google earthed

Wallace and Harry embarking on another adventure in the hills

Whoa!

Somewhere up there is Bowfell...

Hester and Hazzer digging in

Hester nearly getting lost in the clouds

Wallace (back end) me and Hes on top of Bowfell

Harry taking a chill pill

Hester and Wallace descending towards Langdale

The boys waiting for us to catch up

Harry swimming and Wallace looking bedraggled

My first Lake's swim of the year with Harold and Wallace (with huge stick)


Hester's excellent film: The Hills have eyes dogs

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