Home : Weekend Trips : ht07 - Lake District
We will be heading to Borrowdale for some proper mountain walking! The barn is
ideally placed for some of the biggest fells in the Lake District, and we may well
head up Scafell Pike — the highest in England! Hence this trip is not for the
inexperienced or faint-hearted, as the walking will be long and strenous over steep
and rocky terrain! Hopefully though, the effort will be rewarded with great views of
the surrounding lakes and fells, and the satisfaction of a good day’s peak-bagging...
Read the description sheet
Please note that this trip will not be run as a normal OUWC trip
where the group is led by leaders. We will soon be having a change in policy in the
club, the aim being to move towards trips where small groups of participants
self-lead their own walks and do their own planning, navigating etc rather
than following the leader like sheep! The Lakes trip is going to be run as a
trial of this system. Hence you will be expected to take an active role in
the walks -- the leaders will be present (in line with current policy) but
will be "shadowing" rather than leading.
Also, the new policy will make it mandatory for all participants to have
attended a basic skills and safety evening before they go. Hence we will
also be running a trial evening, and it will be compulsory to attend this.
Date is tbc at the mo but it will likely be the week before the trip.
If you have any questions about how the trip will be run, please don't hestiate to contact me
on president (at) ouwc.org.
| Principal Trip Leader: | Marion Crawford (marion.crawford(at)oriel.ox.ac.uk) |
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| Trip Co-Leader: | Rob Siddaway |
| Accomodation: | Dinah Hogus Camping Barn |
| Cost: | 45GBP |
Photos taken during previous trips in the same area (Lake District ).