Hiking in Wasdale and Ennerdale Valleys in the Lake District Feb 2010

This is a low level (we dont have crampons or ice axes) hike me and Jack did in the Lake District (Feb 2010). We started in Ennerdale Valley, camping by the lake on the first night. The next day we walked up the valley and over Black Sail Pass into Wasdale Valley. We found a lovely camp spot low down near Riscon Falls we where played in the snow as the sun set. We started late (to warm and cosy in our sleeping bags!) and walked up the Nether beck River and found another superb camp spot perched on the top of the river gorge. After another late start we made our way up the south ridge of Haycock, and then traversed around the SW side when we hit the snow line (this way we could play in the snow but also skirt round it if needed). Our last camp sport rates as one the best mornings I had wild camping due to watching the sunrise over the snow caped mountains illuminating Ennerdale valley with golden rays beneath a blue sky, all from the comfort of my sleeping bag in my tent!

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• canyon
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[1JjOoEe1]

how long did it take? :)

[PeterKingPortfolio]

@1JjOoEe1 hello. it was a 4 day walk, but we where pottering about along the way. 

[AribterRyan]

@PeterKingPortfolio When you were in the woods this may sound stupid but did you bump into random people. Also was it good camping and that?

[Speedster5150]

Nice! What music did you use?

[tokenminds]

Great video, love the part with the sheep.

[AryaSravaka]

Dear friend Peter, WOW..most beautiful video on youtube for me.. I always wanted to go to lake district and lost in nature. Beautiful..and i felt FREEDOM when i was watching this amazing video.I have never gone camping and you have done exactly what i want to do..I got no idea how to make this happen. Please give me some insight. e.g How did u do wash/toilet? What did u eat for 5days? Any wild animals? Pls can u give me a list of thing that i would need to have a trip just like urs.with metta

[kn1471]

thats fantastic, looks like one hell of an adventure. how heavy were your rucksacks aswell?

[northender2006]

Stunning video, thanks!

[alankw11]

I enjoyed this a lot.............Ennerdale is my local patch.

Time to grab my rucksac and cheese sandwiches, and head over there, me thinks!!

[goofa6641]

Very good mate i enjoyed the vid very much something i havent done is wildcamp more than one night at a time, i have done car camping at different propper campsites but not out in the wild, most of my wild camping ends in been soaked through wet soggy tent and clothes no sleep with high winds, by the morning im ready to go home, i found your vid by watching mine it appeared down the side as is to do with Ennerdale but without the great views.

Dave

[timetochill666]

Brilliant.