FOR THE SLOGGERS

‘The summit, when you get there, won’t fail to baffle the observant. A concrete ring sits flush to the ground; surely the shortest triangulation point in the country.’

Discover Blencathra


At Blencathra’s south-west end, a high car park gives you a 900foot leg up on the mountain, and a path that does the odd zig and zag on its way up Blease Fell. I’m not going to sugarcoat this one: the persistent closeness of those contour lines means...

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