Joss Naylor Recce

Yesterday's outing went very well, with the added treat of a brief glimpse of a red squirrel as we approached Pooley Bridge.

The day was colder than the early clear blue sky suggested, cloud cover being almost 100% once we got north of Kendal. However, the ground was drier than we had seen locally of late, albeit with traces of ice above about 2,250 feet. There were also significant patches of snow which were trodden on just for the sake of it.

The aim was to cover the first 8 tops up to Rampsgill (Ramsgill?) Head against the 2:41 schedule and then return via Angle Tarn and Martindale. We were a full 30 minutes inside the schedule, despite YJ having to ease back a couple of times to allow me to keep up, so this bodes well for 24 May. Mind you, there was a trace of fade on the run-in, which will need addressing.

A good day out, but no sign of the start of the tan for Corfu, for which I was hoping.

Just out of interest, NLN and FSS, did you get permission to stray on to The Nab, as AW says you should, when you added it to your Wainright tally?

EtU