An almost empty mountain landscape on a bright sunny day with snow under foot, from a Grasmere Cottage.Route: From Chapel Cottage Grasmere up the Easedale Road before turning off left for the Blindtarn Moss path. A slight navigational error in the snow rationalised an early ascent of Swinescar Pike before Castle How and Blea Rigg and then up to Sergeant Man. Back along the same route to find, successfully, a shed Grivel Spider.
Conditions: Bright sun but a very tiring 8-12 inches of powdery snow drifting to a couple of feet.
Pub: Tweedies Bar, Grasmere for Cumbrian Legendary Ales Langdale.
