Coniston Old Man and Low Water
Fri 6 Jun 2003
Route: Torver - Banishead Quarry - Goat's Water - Goat's Hawes - Coniston Old Man - Low Water - Coppermine Valley - Coniston village - Monk Coniston
Distance: 7.50 miles
Ascent: 2,350ft
Time: 6 hours
With: 5 HF Holidays guests and another leader
Notes:
Cloud base 1,600ft, lifted and became broken later in day
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Coniston Old Man lost in cloud from above Torver
The big hole, Banishead Quarry
Heading for Goat's Water and into the cloud
Goat's Water!
Heading for Coniston Old Man's summit
The summit of Coniston Old Man
Looking down on Low Water as we drop below the cloud again
Low Water and Levers Water as the cloud starts to lift and break
Wetherlam
Old mine workings, Coniston Old Man
Coppermines Valley
Miners Bridge, Coniston
The Sun Hotel, Coniston
The Sun Hotel, Coniston
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