Patterdale YHA w/e Cumbria

Older Scouts w/e 22nd to 24th March 2002

Present

Leaders: Keith Hampson, Mike Ney
Scouts: Martin & Jonathan Miller, Julian & Miles Batty, Daniel Jones and Nick Bullied

Saturday

Walked from YHA to Hole in the Wall. Big patch of snow on side of Catstye Cam. Taught scouts how to use ice axes and arresting, spent about an hour doing that. Then up Catstye and Swirral Edge, ice axe work put to good use on final 10m to top. Over Helvellyn and down Striding edge no snow on decent. Watched rescue helicopter for a while but got fed up of waiting for move of casualty. Back at YHA 1700.

Time 7hr 45min, 11.2Km, 900m climbed.

Sunday

Walked from Brothers Water car park up to Priest Hole cave and back same way. Had lunch in cave.

Time 4hr, 9.8km, 500m climbed

Priest Hole Cave

Created 17-4-2002