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That looks like a :cool: trip.

My trusty Brasher boots split last week in the Yorkshire Dales. Guess I can't complain as they are about 9 years old and they've seen plenty of miles in the UK and Europe.
 
Glaucus said:
What's the weather generally like at end of march on Snowdon? Is it likely to still be covered in snow and require crampons?
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This year was pretty rubbish at the end of March. There was barely any snow and I didn't use my crampons or axe at all in Wales last winter. 2013 was much better, there was snow all the way down to the road! Hoping for another year like that one this year! :D
 
Street said:
This year was pretty rubbish at the end of March. There was barely any snow and I didn't use my crampons or axe at all in Wales last winter. 2013 was much better, there was snow all the way down to the road! Hoping for another year like that one this year! :D
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I'm hoping for the opposite, haven't done any snow stuff yet.
Seems I'll have to leave it till march and see what it's like before booking any b&b up.
 
I'm looking in to doing the Haute Route (glacier version) from Chamonix to Zermatt this summer and was wondering if anyone else has done it?

I'd prefer to do it unguided but I think the logistics of hut bookings etc would be a pain so was after opinions of people that have done it before.
 
had tennis elbow for 2-3 months so ive been unable to climb since trying to be strict with it. started learning to do lead climbing around a month or two before i injured myself. since ive been unable to climb ive got my fix by buying all the things that i need.

started out just buying stuff me and my partner needed that he didnt have, then injured myself and ended up with pretty much a full rack to go at for when im fit. just need some metolius cams now for the smaller range and maybe another set of nuts and some dyneema slings but im gonna wait and use what i have for now lol

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in the climbing community ive met a lot of people who have climbed longer than me but yet have less than me. some say its overkill but id rather have it and not need it then need it and not have ot. compared to other sports its a pretty small investment. i mean, you can get a full rack and extras for 1500 and still have change left over. if you were to buy for instance a motorbike, you would have little to no change left over and still have to buy petrol ect

looking forward to doing some multi pitching in the lakes this year, have a couple of routes already of my wishlist
 
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What's the best current and historical weather place for Snowdon and lake districts?

Have we got any idea yet, what the snow will be like in Snowdon/lake district at end of march.
Really want to get something booked up, but if it's snow then I'm not interested as haven't done that yet.

Also anyone know any cheapo places in lake district to stay. Looking at 4 days end of march so probably scarcfel pike, skiddaw and a few others.
 
Met Office for current weather reports. It's looking pretty snowy in Snowdonia at the moment. I've been over there for the last few weeks doing some routes and it's definitely winter conditions, a lot of the gullies etc are in condition! The end of March it could be anything, last year there was no snow but the year before it was still full winter up until the end of March.
 
Street said:
Met Office for current weather reports. It's looking pretty snowy in Snowdonia at the moment. I've been over there for the last few weeks doing some routes and it's definitely winter conditions, a lot of the gullies etc are in condition! The end of March it could be anything, last year there was no snow but the year before it was still full winter up until the end of March.
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Very annoying, so I can't really book anything up. I hope it's like last year, I need to get some hiking done.
And thanks, never seen that on met office before, very useful.
 
Haha, i just came back and saw this.

When im back packing I dont take a digital camera, but on the said trip my friend took a very old one, so there are a few but to be honest not loads were taken.

Ill have a think. Im actually writing my own sort of travel biography at the moment about everywhere I have been and how I got there. This is a pretty damn big list now.

Maybe I save the post untill then and put a few more crazy things up too all in one go :)

Thanks though! Nice to hear.
 
So what's lake district/scarcely pike like. Is it hikeable without snow training/crampons etc. Can't see there being much snow in the next two weeks, but what's it like atm. Is it just a dusting and passable or what?
 
Do you mean scafell pike? mountain weather can change anytime and dont under estimate it especially this time of year still. its best to keep an eye on the local weather, the lake district have their own weather warnings as well as using the met office. if there is a risk of bad weather, and especially if you're travelling a distance then id avoid it until the weather is better, especially if you're inexperienced in bad conditions.

if you are referring to scafell pike, there is a ford you need to cross that in bad weather can swell enough that it becomes dangerous to cross

helvellyn and blencathra in my opinion are better days out on a mountain than scarfell. scafell is just a big, step like slog to the top, which is still a good achieving hike up a mountain but these two really give you a feeling that you're climbing a mountain; albeit only recommended on a good day!
 
I do mean scarfell.
I dont mind bad weather, heavy fog etc. As long as the snow is walkable without any special equipment.

The weather forecasts as far as I can see don't tell me what's already on the ground.

And planning to do 3 days, only one day would be scarfell.
 
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