The Lakeland 214 Challenge - Whinlatter

Just before the Lakeland 214 Challenge week was about to commence, Pete Hardy, the event organiser, advised me that there were one or two fells that hadn't been allocated. One of these was Whinlatter above the Whinlatter Pass and I therefore offered to climb this fell as well. From Honister where the walk to Haystacks commenced, it was necessary to drive down past Buttermere and Crummock Water to Loweswater. It is in this most picturesque Lake District village that the Wainwright Society Patron and author Hunter Davies lives. I called at his house to see him but unfortunatley he was down in London at the time. The first three pictures are at Loweswater and then the rest on the walk.


Hunter's house at Loweswater.

The view across to Grasmoor.

Mellbreak across the fields.

The red squirrel carving at the start of the trails in the Whinlatter Forest.

The stile where the walk leaves the forest to go out onto the moorland.

Looking across to the East Peak of Whinlatter.

The climb towards the main summit.

The wind shelter on the main summit.

Myself on the summit.

The windshelter and views down to Lorton.

View back to the East Summit.

Squirrel feeding box in the forest on the return.

At the end of the Challenge, a cheque for £4,000 was presented to the representatives from SARDA (Lakes) and SARDA (England) in the Keswick Lodge Hotel from monies raised by walkers over the week. The picture shows l-r. Les Telford (SARDA - Lakes), Peter Linney (Wainwright Society Secretary), Sir Chris Bonington, Lindsay Shaw (Society member who suggested SARDA to be our chosen charity for 2009) and Ian Thompson (SARDA - England).