Outdoor Experience

53 Munros, 61 Peaks, 26 Days camping, 41 Days backpacking, 22 Training days, 22 Nights in youth hostels, 15 Nights in refuges, 5 Alpine 4000m peaks

Region: Alps | Cornwall | Lake District | North York Moors | Pyrenese | Scottish Highlands | Snowdonia | South East | Spain | Yorkshire Dales | All
Breakdown: Alpine 4000m peaks | Days backpacking | Days camping | Munros | Nights in refuges | Nights in youth hostels | Peaks | Training days | All

Date Region Comments Key
12-Mar-00 Lake District Longsleddale: Sadgill to Gatescarth Pass, Haweswater, Mardale Ill Bell, Kentmere Pike, Shipman Knotts. Fine and sunny. 2 Peaks
09-Apr-00 Lake District Bow Fell by the Climbers' Traverse, Esk Pike, Rossett Pike and Pike o' Stickle, descending via Dungeon Gill. Fine and clear. 4 Peaks
27-Dec-00 Lake District Cow Bridge to Hayeswater, Gray Crag, Thornthwaite Crag, Stony Cove Pike, John Bell's Banner, St Raven's Edge, Kirkstone, Red Screes and Scandale Pass. Recce. Clear and sunny; deep frost; thin layer of snow above 300m. 4 Peaks
11-Jun-04 Lake District Gatescarth Farm, up Fleetwith Edge, across Haystacks and down Scarth Gap to Black Sail Youth Hostel. Fine and sunny. 2 Peaks, Night in youth hostel
12-Jun-04 Lake District Black Sail youth hostel to the top of Black Sail Pass, Looking Stead, along the Climbers' Traverse to Robinson's Cairn and Pillar Rock (Grade 1 scramble up Pisgar), the summit of Pillar, Steeple, Scoat Fell, Haycock, Red Pike (Mosedale), Dore Head, down the screes to Mosedale, returning to the Hostel by Black Sail Pass. Fine with long sunny periods; clear. 5 Peaks, Night in youth hostel
13-Jun-04 Lake District Black Sail youth hostel to the top of Black Sail Pass, Kirk Fell, Great Gable, Green Gable, Brandreth, Grey Knotts, contouring to the tramway on Fleetwith and descending to Gatescarth via Warnscale Bottom. Sunny periods, cloud base at 800m, lowering to 500m. 5 Peaks

Peter Harper 2006