Saturday 10/10/2009. Slept well in the bothy, being the only resident was just fine by me. Away about 9.45am to do the classic round of Riggindale Horseshoe starting from the car park at Mardale End. However that is about five miles from Mosedale Cottage with a climb up and then down the lovley Gatescarth Pass to reach the "official start" of the walk. The weather is beautiful and it would be hard to improve on the pleasure of being on the hill on a day such as this. My route climbs the long ridge to the summit of Rough Crag before continuing in the same line to the top of Riggindale followed by a simple stroll to the summit trig point of High Street. From here an easy walk along the delightfully named "Straights of Riggindale" to turn to the top of the distinctive Kidsty Pike, this is the first time I will have topped out on this impressive Peak.
Afther that it's back down to Mardale and then the little matter of a 1300' climb up the Gatescarth Pass and over the Mosedale Hawes to reach the Cottage. The picture shows the entire route as seen from near the top of Gatescarth Pass.
Later that evening a party of eight young men, 30's with three boy aged from 6 - 12 arrived from Kendal so I moved into the second bedroom to give them the "master" I've given up sleeping with strangers! They were a good bunch of folks though and it's good to see Fathers doing so much for and with their kids.
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