5.22 miles 1102' ascent

I  met up with James at Malham Tarn on a wet and extremely windy Sunday morning. We decided to drive down to Malham and walk to Malham Cove and Gordale. It was definitely not a day for spending any time on high and exposed ground.
The walk took just over 3 hours, which as usual allowed us plenty of time for photographs, especially at Gordale where we were treated with the sight of the few energetic climbers who braved the strong winds and a thorough soaking when they climbed the Gordale Waterfall.

5.00 miles 2075' ascent

Today we had arranged to meet up with fellow OFC members Dave, Josie and Ian on the Birker Fell Road near Devoke Water.  the weather was fantastic and after a leisurely stroll to Devoke Water we decided to make the most of the day and climb Harter Fell.  So we made our way back to our cars and drove down to Eskdale, where we parked near Doctor Bridge.
The Harter Fell walk took approx 6 hours but as usual we spent quite a bit of time admiring the views and taking photographs.  This has been a truly enjoyable day with good views and excellent company.
 

12.10 miles 2194' ascent

Today’s walk was the third OFC Peak District Walk organised by Angela Clarke. The two previous walks had been in very dubious weather and we had watched the weather forecasts with trepidation in case we were going to have to walk in similar conditions again.  However although we didn’t always have far ranging views, we did at least manage to stay dry. 
Thank you Angela for an enjoyable walk which took us approx 7 hours.

6.70 miles 1772' ascent

As it it had been my birthday earlier in the week, we had arranged to meet up with Les and Kev on the Friday for a long weekend at Caldbeck as a birthday treat.  This is the last of three walks in the Back 'o' Skidda area.  

It was an excellent finale for the weekend and the weather was much better than we had had to endure on the Scafell Pike walk last year.

10.30 miles 2849' ascent

As it had been my birthday earlier in the week, we had arranged to meet up with Les and Kev for a long weekend at Caldbeck.  This was the second of our three walks and was a mammoth peak bagging exercise. 

My walk was a little shorter than everybody else's but I still managed to visit 5 new Wainwrights.  During the walk I manged to find a snipe that stayed on the ground long enough for me to get a photograph of it.

4.59 miles 1389' ascent

As it it had been my birthday earlier in the week, we had arranged to meet up with Les and Kev on the Friday for a long weekend at Caldbeck as a birthday treat.  This is the first of three walks in the Back 'o' Skidda area.   We all met up at Rheged and and had a wander through the centre before driving to the parking area near the Carrock Beck ford.

This was an excellent introduction to our weekend's walking and helped us work up an appetite for the excellent meal at the Oddfellows Arms that evening.  The walk took us approximately 3 hours.