Really not a great forecast but can't let that stop me from climbing Great Gable for the Remembrance service. I am joined by KA, not long after her finishing an 11 hour night shift (!!!), and we set off in the dry from ODG at 8:30. But it soon starts to rain and the wind picks up.
It's grim and gets grimmer. Up Rossett Ghyll, Angle Tarn, Esk Hause, Sprinkling Tarn, Styhead and up Gable. We time it well, just a few minutes before 11am and just enough time to get under my survival shelter and put on extra layers. We emerge at 11am, hear nothing of the service and see very little, but we are there.
Then we are just about first to leave and battle into the wind on the way back. It's a long way and is hard work. Good to be back at Cali, dry clothes and a cuppa. Then to Stickle Barn for venison stew and dumplings :-)
A tough day and, for me, that was after a reasonable nights sleep !
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