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The summer had not been what I had planned for walking etc, so was pleased to get back into the swing of things in early September when my regular walking companion, Paul, came up, looking for some scrambling and to bag a few Wainwrights. We decided to give Halls Fell Ridge (Grade1 **) a bash. To say it was underwhealming would be an understatement. Despite taking the most demanding line possible, it did not tax our skills. (Subsequent training has indicated a grade 2 scramble is more the level we are at now)
However all was redeemed when we scaled the mighty East flank of Mungrisedale Common, probably the most pointless Wainwright in all seven guides. After congratulating ourselves in not falling asleep in its lofty environs, we tagged Bannerdale crags, Bowscale Fell and after some brief liquid refreshment, Souther Fell.
It seems the tribulations of the summer (A bereavement and an illness) took their toll and struggled around the last mile. Not a good portent for the winter season coming up.
The picture is me trying to make the scramble look difficult.
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