A fine 3-day solo circuit of fells around Borrowdale with fragmented late winter snow on the highest peaks.
The weather was mixed overall but the clarity and changeability gave superb landscapes in the clear periods, presenting rare opportunities to capture the dramatic mixtures of light and dark skies on rock, snow and frozen pools. There was a fantastic sunset and sunrise from the tent pitch above High House Tarn, the second occasion it has happened there: both suddenly appearing from nowhere and captured in the nick of time.
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Looks like you were on the right side of the Lakes. I was on the eastern side and it was a bit windy, mixed with snow showers on the Sunday. Great pictures.
Was wondering which tent it was to be then saw you used the Akto - didn’t you fancy your new one?
Looked like a great trip.
Robin,
Yes, the western side looked rather better with fewer showers, still a biting wind.
Phil,
It was an excellent trip, just in time before the busy Easter.
I’ve seen several reports that the LaserComp needs quite a bit of practice to get right. It seems that it’s quite easy to pitch but not so easy to pitch well. I haven’t had chance to do even a trial pitch yet, and given that very windy forecast I would probably have taken the Akto anyway - it was very stable.
See Robin’s report on his first hill test of the LaserComp here.
Amazing photos. It looks like you had a great trip.
Thanks Mark.
A great trip indeed, just in time before the rot sets in for Easter. Nothing like a good northerly stream to clear the air and make the skies interesting.