This Christmas I got a brand spanking new set of crampons for a mountaineering course I am doing in Scotland in February. Given that we have had an unusually large amount of snow recently, I wanted to go and try them out in the hills and I am glad I did!
The main problem with the idea was actually getting to any kind of hills being as many of the passes in the Peak District are closed at the moment. I managed to make it as far a Ladybower reservoir (with a bit of wheel spinning) and did a few miles over Wym Hill (i jut looked at the map for the most contour lines close together).
It was pretty cold (I think around -3 deg C). But being as I had all my gear together for the course - it was not too bad.
I took a few pictures too (though they did no kind of justice to the actual views):
I particularly like the sheep which had been burying its face in the snow:
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a sheep putting it's head in the snow..that's what they call it these days..uhu.
just joking :P
Cool photo's.
@ Arjan - these days? I have know idea what they used to call it? Perhaps a sheep putting snow on it head :)
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