29 12 05 - Place Fell with Paul Drury.

We climbed up from Patterdale to Boredale Hause and continued via Round How to the summit. From the summit of Place Fell we followed the path that drops down  between Black Crag and Mortar Crag and then follows Scalehow beck towards Ullswater. It was bright and sunny most of the day with much less snow than anticipated except on the highest fells. There were distant dark clouds from time to time but none approached us too closely. Despite a crisp, heavy frost everywhere it was also less cold than we expected though the summit was no place to loiter long. Visibility was good other than in the direction of the sun where views were hazy. There were lots of people out on the fell enjoying what was a great day for walking. The Kirkstone Pass Inn where we enjoyed a fine pint of Hawkshead bitter after the walk was also very busy.

  The Lake District Mountains