Lake District Walks, Brutal Buttermere, Red Pike, High Stile, High Crag & Haystacks. 4K

What a route this is... we set off from Gatesgarth Farm under the scowl of thick cloud that cloaked the high tops. Not knowing what to do we set off anyway to see if the weather would improve. The weather improved slightly but the severity of the walk slowly ground us down. At around 9 miles the distance wasn't much of a problem but coupled with the total ascent of over 4000 ft and the shortening of daylight hours paid its toll eventually and being Halloween added to our anxiety. We set off in good spirits but we began to race against time and made it back to the car in complete darkness after a mishap at a beck crossing where we wrote off our sound equipment. All in all though we really enjoyed the route, and after some spooky happenings we ended up exhausted at our favourite lakeland pub for a well deserved pint.
Hope you enjoy this one...
Thanks for watching.
Matthew & Sue