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BB1921
: Then There Were Two
Wednesday
26th June 2019
Due
to earlier commitments Brian and Martin
were unable to join in with the main outing
this week. The weather was too good
to miss however so they decided to have
a quick circuit of Red Screes and Middle
Dodd to knock off a couple more Wainwrights
for Brian.
The
route had been used a few years ago in the
winter snows (BB1606)
and to add an impetus to the day, (partly
due to the extortionate parking charges
in Ambleside), a return to the car by 15.20
was required!
It
was a warm struggle up The Struggle and
shortly after taking to the open fell we
chatted with a man somewhat older than either
of us who had three dogs and his arm in
a sling.
It
transpired that a few months earlier he
had been thrown from a horse in Scandale
Valley, broken his shoulder, collar bone
and a couple of ribs He had managed to
get himself almost back to Ambleside before
a passing walker called the rescue services.
There was no mention of the outcome for
the horse.
Further
on we chatted to another much older chap
on his way down, dressed in a fleece with
hat and gloves who said that there was a
cold wind on the top. He explained that
he was doing on of his regular walks – bus
to the Kirkstone Inn then up the steep face
of Red Screes before walking back to Ambleside.
He was very pleased to report that he had
done the climb in his usual 48 minutes!!
Most times he usually descends to Ambleside,
catches a bus to Dungeon Ghyll and walks
over the top to Grasmere before bussing
back home to Windermere. We were full of
admiration.
We
thought Tony may have been to the top recently
as we found a pile of potatoes scattered
around. It being too early and too cold
to stop at the summit for lunch, we made
for Middle Dodd and found shelter and warming
sunshine.
The
descent was uneventful, contouring round
to the head of Scandale before a non stop
walk back to Ambleside. A swift pint
followed in The Golden Rule and we were
back at the car exactly at 15.20.
Martin,
Wednesday 26th June 2019
Comitibus: Brian,
Martin
Rowing
Machine on Scafell Pike
Last
Sunday, Bryan was out with the Kendal
Fell Walkers "A Team" on a rather more
challenging walk than today's. He
told us about a most unusual sighting:
Just
as we were leaving Dungeon Gill at the start
of our walk, we met a man carrying
a rowing machine. We interrogated him and
found that he was about to carry it to the
summit of Scafell Pike!
We
set off on our walk and, although we went
via Bowfell, we met him again approaching
the summit of the Pike. Absolutely remarkable.
He carried it on to the summit cairn where
he proceeded to row 978 metres (the height
of the Pike).
Apparently
he'd started his outing by climbing Snowdon
and had then walked to Langdale from there
(still carrying his machine) and was then
on his way to Ben Nevis!
You
can read and see much more about Matt Disney's
700 km Rowing Machine challenge at: Jason
Howard Photography.
Matt
says that he is undertaking a series of challenges for Rock2Recover and for The Royal Marines Charity because of the great work they
do. If you would like to support him,
visit his Just
Giving
page.
Bryan's
walk photos are on the KFW website together
with a map of the route.
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