9th Meet 7th June 2009


Route: Longsleddale
We made our usual rendezvous on the Cathedral car park, Lancaster at 8.30am. The weather was slightly overcast but at least it was dry and we prayed that it would stay fine for the duration of our walk. We headed northward on the M6 via our usual pit-stop at Wilf’s CafĂ©, where we enjoyed milkshakes, cups of tea and cakes. The walkers for our ninth meeting were: Fr Phil Conner, Ruth & Joe White, Nora Moriarty, Ralph Garcia, Louise Cullen, Lizzie Cavanagh and Diego Garcia.
Our route started at Sadgill (ref. 484057) and we made our way up towards Wray Crag. The weather was very mixed throughout the day with the clouds becoming rather dark and wet at one point and it was extremely cold. Mass was celebrated around 1.30pm before a long awaited lunch.
We then continued to Kentmere Pike (466078) with a height of 730m. Visibility was good in parts but soon disappeared when the dark clouds appeared. We then set off making our way through Gatesgarth Pass, Buckbarrow and back to the cars at Sadgill. We played the “reed game” on our way down and Ralph was the winner! This summit walk was another excellent opportunity to enjoy the wonders of the Lake District. It wasn’t as physically demanding as the other walks we had but I feel that Joe is saving us for a greater and more demanding challenge on Summit 10 in July. It was, however, another brilliant day with friends and another opportunity to exercise and build up stamina.

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