6 Dec 2015
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| Smearsett Scar |
Although the
weather was dull and we had light rain on the way, we expected the forecast to
be accurate and hoped for some sun.
When we started the walk at
Buckhaw Brow on the A65 although the rain had stopped we never saw much sun! Two
men appeared with a goshawk; they were going to fly it to catch rabbits.
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| Back to the Middle Ages? |
All
the way was running wet, and there were many large pools everywhere.
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| The wall had to be climbed |
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| A small part of little Feizor |
Feizor
was as pleasant as I remember it, and the walk up from the hamlet was
good. The route to Pot Scar was steep and featureless.
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| On Pot Scar |
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| View from the dip between Pot and Smearsett Scars |
Part of the route over to Smearsett Scar around a bluff proved too intimidating for me.
I just couldn't contemplate the thin path on the steep fellside. I felt drawn
down to the fields far below. I had to almost crawl back part of the way and then
walk up over the top to join Andrew who had found no difficulty at
all. I am becoming very frightened of the high narrow paths on steep slopes and
feel really upset about it. I should go back and do again the parts of walks
where I have chickened out but I might find I still can't do them! I am really
annoyed about the fear I now experience on the steep hillsides. It is beginning
to make walking in the hills less attractive.
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| But I did make it to the summit! |
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| The Celtic Wall |
The
Celtic Wall is 'an interesting survival from the past, thought to be over two
thousand years old.' There we met a man who didn’t like Wainwright's guides!
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| Dead Man's Cave |
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| Live (just about) man emerging |
One
of the better parts of the day was a short exploration of Dead Man's Cave,
where we could hear the water in the narrow tunnels. My small head torch wasn't
much use, so in future I must take a better one when it's likely I shall be
visiting a cave.
