Route: leaving the car on the A591 just north of Grasmere and heading south to pick up an unnamed road to its east. Taking a footpath signed Greenhead Gill and ascending on a tarmac track by the stream and, on reaching the fellside, taking a stepped pitched path to the left. Swinging right across the fellside and then bending left up the ridge to Stone Arthur. Continuing onwards to reach the main ridge and hence Great Rigg. At this point reaching fairly fresh, soft snow and continuing on to Fairfield. Descending, with care, on what may have been recently repaired but invisible under deeper snow to reach the Grisedale Hause and examining the icier snow-covered steep ascent of Seat Sandal but (with no way of arresting a slip) turning back to take the path towards Grasmere but detouring right over Hause Riggs and down near Little Tongue Gill. Crossing Tongue Gill by a bridge and ascending, briefly, past a disused reservoir to reach a higher track south eventually descending back to the A591 on a rough path.Conditions: surprisingly still. Cold, clear and still on the top with light blue skies and snow under foot.
Pub: Middle Ruddings, Braithwaite for Cross Bay Zenith IPA.
