Threlkeld Camping Trip (Part 1)
Over the weekend, I went on a solo camping trip, staying at Low Hollows camp-site, about a mile to the east of Threlkeld. The site was much larger than I expected. It offers a great vantage point to admire Blencathra in all its glory. The site seemed packed with fellow north easterners. Unsurprising, perhaps, given its extremely close proximity to the A66. This was a two day expedition. The main aim was to tick off the remaining members of the Skiddaw group. I did this on the second day and will discuss it more in part 2. On the first day, I made a couple of stops to tick off Wainwrights on route to the campsite. My first stop was the village of Hartsop. At the car park, I got talking to a geordie who was travelling in a campervan with his wife. He told me that he was on his third round of the Wainwrights and gave me some advice for the following day's walk when I planned to do the Skiddaw group. He asked me which fells I was doing today. I told him I was doing Hartsop Dodd and Ca