The
weekend saw 14 members of the Kyle Mountain Club heading to the Lake
District.
Our base was the Barrow Mountaineering Club Cottage in the Coppermines Valley, Coniston. Our comfortable accommodation had been the former mine manager’s house with what had been the stables now the kitchen.
Our base was the Barrow Mountaineering Club Cottage in the Coppermines Valley, Coniston. Our comfortable accommodation had been the former mine manager’s house with what had been the stables now the kitchen.
The
area had been extensively mined for copper, possibly back to Roman
times, but most extensively in the mid nineteenth century.
Both
on Saturday and Sunday we were blessed with glorious weather. On
Saturday the majority of the group did a circuit of the Coniston
Fells including the Old Man of Coniston, Swirl How and Wetherlam –
quite a big day. The extensive remains of the old workings, some
reaching up to 700m height, did not detract from the walk and made us
appreciate what a difficult and dangerous life the miners must have
had. We had great views of most of the major Lakeland Peaks and could
see as far south as Morecambe Bay. Cameras were much in use.
Saturday
evening was spent at the cottage when a splendid communal meal was
enjoyed by all.
Sunday
was spent by visiting the likes of Ambleside and Keswick and also
admiring the wonderful autumn colours of the surrounding area.
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