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Coniston Old Man

Date ... Monday, 14 April 2008
Distance ... 7.5 miles
Ascent ... 2770 feet
Time ... 5 hours 0 mins
Weather ... 7 ºC, cold NW winds, sunny spells with light snow showers (pm)
Summits ... Coniston Old Man - 2633' (aw32) (en49)
Brim Fell - 2611' (aw36) (en25)
Dow Crag - 2555' (aw47) (en64)
Buck Pike - 2368'
Brown Pike - 2156'
Walna Scar - 2037' (en232) (outlying fell)
White Maiden - 2001' (en240)
Start ... Fell Gate, nr Coniston village (SD288970) 
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº4 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000)
Books ... Pictorial Guide Nº4 by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 9780711226586)


The Bell and the Yewdale Fell's from where we left the car

The Bell and the Yewdale Fell's from where we left the car

Swirl How and Wetherlam from where we joined the 'tourist' route, coming up from Coppermine valley

Swirl How and Wetherlam from where we joined the 'tourist' route, coming up from Coppermine valley

Tim looking for buried bones amongst the spoil heaps!!!!

Tim looking for buried bones amongst the spoil heaps!!!!

Coppermine Valley and the Yewdale Fell's from the disused quarry workings

Coppermine Valley and the Yewdale Fell's from the disused quarry workings

Wetherlam and Black Sails seen from the old quarry workings

Wetherlam and Black Sails seen from the old quarry workings

Small Water and Lever's Water (Wetherlam is in the background) from the top of the zig zag's

Small Water and Lever's Water (Wetherlam is in the background) from the top of the zig zag's

Looking along the ridge to Brim Fell and Swirl How from the summit of the Old Man (The snow topped hill on the far right is Helvellyn, the Sca Fell's are those on the left)

Looking along the ridge to Brim Fell and Swirl How from the summit of the Old Man (The snow topped hill on the far right is Helvellyn, the Sca Fell's are those on the left)

Dow Crag from the summit of the Old Man

Dow Crag from the summit of the Old Man

The Sca Fell's from the summit of Brim Fell

The Sca Fell's from the summit of Brim Fell

Coniston Old Man from Brim Fell

Coniston Old Man from Brim Fell

Harter Fell from Brim Fell (The water level of Seathwaite Tarn was very low for some reason

Harter Fell from Brim Fell (The water level of Seathwaite Tarn was very low for some reason)

Goat's Water and Dow Crag seen from Goat's Hawse

Goat's Water and Dow Crag seen from Goat's Hawse

Grey Friar with the Sca Fell's behind from the ascent to Dow Crag

Grey Friar with the Sca Fell's behind from the ascent to Dow Crag

Coniston Old Man from the ridge to Dow Crag

Coniston Old Man from the ridge to Dow Crag

Swirl How and Great Carr's from Dow Crag

Swirl How and Great Carr's from Dow Crag

Coniston Old Man from the summit of Dow Crag

Coniston Old Man from the summit of Dow Crag

Goat's Water and Brim Fell from Dow Crag

Goat's Water and Brim Fell from Dow Crag

The summit of Dow Crag

The summit of Dow Crag

Blind Tarn and Brown Pike from Buck Pike

Blind Tarn and Brown Pike from Buck Pike

Walna Scar and White Maiden viewed as we descended from Brown Pike

Walna Scar and White Maiden viewed as we descended from Brown Pike

Looking back along the Walna Scar ridge to Dow Crag and The Old Man

Looking back along the Walna Scar ridge to Dow Crag and The Old Man

Coniston Old Man from the Walna Scar road

Coniston Old Man from the Walna Scar road

Looking towards Goat's Hawse from the Walna Scar road

Looking towards Goat's Hawse from the Walna Scar road

Brown Pike, Buck Pike and Dow Crag from Cove Bridge

Brown Pike, Buck Pike and Dow Crag from Cove Bridge

Coniston Old Man, Dow Crag and Brown Pike from the Walna Scar road

Coniston Old Man, Dow Crag and Brown Pike from the Walna Scar road