| The original plan was to only climb the Old Man, once we were at the top we decided to carry on over to Brim Fell and then Swirl How before returning back. | |||
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Date: | 7th September 2008 |
| Start Location: | Walna Scar Road | ||
| Time Started: | 11:30 | ||
| Duration: | 6 Hours | ||
| Distance: | 11.7km - 7.27 Miles | ||
| Ascent (m/ft): | 875m (2871ft) | ||
| Highest Point: | Coniston Old Man (803m/2634ft) | ||
| Parking: | Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel Car Park | ||
| Weather: | Mostly Cloudy - Base around 750m | ||
| Difficulty: | Difficult | ||
| Walna Scar Car Park - Low Water - Coniston Old Man (8) - Brim Fell (9) - Swirl How (10) - Prison Band - Levers Water - Walna Scar Car Park | |||
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| More walkers following the 'tourist' route. | |||
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| Old mine workings on the may up. | |||
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| Lots of spoil and mine workings. | |||
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| Low Water and Levers Water. | |||
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| Coniston Water from the last section of ascent. | |||
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| Black Comb way over near the coast. | |||
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| Standing on the summit of Coniston Old Man. | |||
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| Looking down to Low Water and the mines. | |||
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| Levers Water from Levers Hawse. | |||
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| Seathwaite Tarn and Harter Fell. | |||
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| Coniston Old Man and Brim Fell. | |||
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| Dow Crag. | |||
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| Coniston Old Man and Brim Fell from Swirl How. | |||
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| Low cloud starting to come in again. | |||
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| Coniston Water and Levers Water from Prison Band. | |||
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| Levers Water backed by Brim Fell on the decent. | |||