Walk two started exactly were walk one left off right at the top of Newlands Hause. It had only been a few minutes since I was descending High Snockrigg but in those few minutes it had started to rain heavily to a point where I even thought about sitting the shower out in my car but that would only waste time and since I was wet anyway I'm only going to get wetter.
By the time I crossed the top of Newlands Hause the two walkers I had seen during my descent of High Snockrigg were just disappearing over the ridge. Strong gusts were now being funnelled from the Buttermere side of the pass directly onto Knott Rigg south west ridge which aided me in ascent even though I was treated to an extra soaking I wasn't looking forward to the outward leg knowing I was going to be walking face first into the wind and rain but hey ho - the wind may subside and it may even stop raining.
Gaining Knott Rigg in twenty five minutes from leaving the top of Newlands Hause the weather continued to deteriorate but with the wind and rain on my back I wasn't complaining, well not now anyway. |