Posted by Laurence Monkhouse on April 06, 2004 at 23:35:46 from 217.137.108.32 user Laurence_.
In Reply to: Re: Idea? posted by John Nichols on April 06, 2004 at 15:30:15:
Boots, warm clothes, something waterproof, compass, (add in a whisper GPS)
And above all else Wainwright's Guide Books, which will be a joy even after you get back. The final volume gives a list of his favourite peaks, walks, ridges etc. which really are the best.
I fear that the best places are well away from Coniston - round Ennerdale and Wasdale + Saddleback (or Blencathra). You have to go up Kanchenjunga (Coniston Old Man), but NOT by the tourist path.
Nothing extreme. These aren't the Grand Tetons. But they need a bit of respect nevertheless.