April 2010
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Mountain Walking: Lake District Winter/Spring 2010
The lowest temperature I’ve experienced in the Lakes is minus 15 degrees. The first time, it started with an initial stroll around Castlerigg and some trepidation: this was cold. The following day’s temperature was no better, but the difference was I was walking Glaramara and my perambulation kept me passably warm. I couldn’t stop for more than five minutes without feeling alarmingly chilled. Technically, all of this meant a borderline situation in regard to survival…