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John Paterson

Sunday, 10 February 2008
The Monte Rosa ski area is an area of steep-sided, wooded valleys strewn with boulders large and small. Because of this the ski area, whilst huge, is only medium sized in terms of the number of runs - although some of them are several miles long with descents of up to 5,000 feet. The valleys are branch valleys off the huge Aosta Valley which stretches for many miles below the Swiss border.

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Base Brown and Green Gable via Gillercomb

A reasonable forecast for the fells today after a torrential downpour in the night. Sure enough by 8am patches of blue sky were appearing. My drive to Seathwaite was quite exciting as Borrowdale had flooded in the night. But the road was passable with care.

Stickle Pike and Dunnerdale

The weather changed today just as forecast. I decided on a circuit of Dunnerdale including Stickle Pike - one of the Outlying Fells. I have seen this walk many times on Sean's site but today there were none of the wonderful views. I started in mist and only dropped out of it for about ten minutes.

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UWR 18: Brim Fell from Low water

With rain forecast for this evening (which has duly arrived) I headed south over Dunmail Raise early this morning for a route I have had my eye on for a while. I parked in the carpark at the Walna Scar fell gate and headed off up the tourist route up Coniston Old Man.

UWR 11: Great Dodd via Mill Gill

Today's Unfrequented Wainwright Route was an ascent of Great Dodd via Mill Gill, returning to Fornside via Calfhow Pike and the peat track down Beckthorns Rib.

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