*Skiddaw and Skiddaw Little Man

This was the sraightforward walk up Skiddaw, initally intending a shortish walk up and down Little Man but whist we were up there we decided there was no point in not taking in Siddaw summit. The weather at the start was awful with very heavy rain in the morning postoning our start until about midday. The start of the walk was the car park up behind Latrigg and the route, the main path to the summit. What is often tough if as a 'slog' was in fact a very pleasant climb with very few people about. At Jenkin Hill we ( or to be accurate, I) made the decision that Skiddaw itself would be an ideal detour then come back over Little Man. We knew the top would be in mist but with a good path and cairns, navigation would not be a problem. However, once on the summit plateau the strength of the wind and rain was unexpected and made the final walk to the summit quite a challenge. Spending little time on the top we retraced our steps and then veered over to Little Man before descending back to the car prk


Time 4hrs 15 mns

Grade Excellent

Memories

•  Mist and high winds on Skiddaw summit
• Variable weather
• View over to Causey Pike and surrounding hills

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