Walking UK | The Lake District | Coniston Fells | Coniston Old Man
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Being the highest point of proper Lancashire, I have been meaning to do Coniston Old Man for years. I'm not sure why I have never got round to it really, I guess something else has always appealed more when I've been in the area.
However, a recent stay at Hawkshead YHA with family gave me the necessary impetus to do it and I'm glad I did. I found it to be a superb and varied walk, with the Old Man well able to hold its head high amongst the best of the Lakeland Fells. It was very busy, which isn't surprising considering how good a mountain it is.
Bethany's a natural! Great to get the kids up there, even if it means a bit of whining on the way up. I whined a lot as a kid, but my parents persisted, usually with a bit of candy for our successes. Sundays weren't church for us, they were outdoor walks in interesting places. As an adult, I'm so grateful for their encouragement!
Oh she loves the limelight Karen. She should come along more often as my own personal camera-person.....though 99 per-cent of the footage would be of her and not me!
That was excellent. We’ve stayed a few times in the copper mines mountain house. Fantastic seeing what’s above It. Thankyou.
Thank you. 🙂. It sounds a great place to stay....perfect for the mountains.
Perfect fell for all the family Chris! Dow Crag is another favourite of mine too! Love all the mining history associated with the area.👍👍
Thanks Anthony. This was a rare occasion when the kids didn't moan (much) on a walk. Yes, I thought the three fells tremendous and right up there with my other favourites in the Lakes.
Great fells thereabouts... 😁 Coniston is a top wander for all and has Super views. Cheers Chris 👍
Cheers mate. It was an ideal family one really with a good sense of achievement for the kids. 🙂
Great to see you all out having fun, love Bethany she has her Dad's wit. Slay! God our eldest 2 would have disowned us if we'd asked them to walk uphill. Looks like a smashing family day out x
Many thanks both. Oh our Bethany loves the limelight! Re them enjoying walks depends on the mood they are in. If they are already grumpy at the start then the grumpiness gets much wore as the walk goes on! x
Great family outing Chris and some cracking weather 👍🥃
Cheers Chris. Yep we did well on this one. 🙂
Slay! ✌Really lovely to see a family day out in the great outdoors. Love the Misty Mountain LOTR atmosphere, too.
Thanks Andee. I still don't know the right context to say slay 🤔. That misty cleft reminded me of the scene in The Return of the King, when Aragon, Legolas and Gimli walk down that really narrow pass on the way to summoning the ghostly army. 😎
@@ChrisJB oooh yes! Great scene!
Great day out Chris. I haven't been up there in years. Think it's time I did it again. Many thanks.
Thanks Neil. Well worth it mate.
Great to get the family out for a hike 👍
I suppose this is where my proper roots are...all my Grandparents were from Coniston, Uncles and Great Uncles worked in the quarries on the Old Man...Mandalls then Brosan Stane (Bursting Stone)... Great Uncle Frank had "The Ship" back in the 50's
That's one of my favourite walks in the Lakes... although I usually do it the other way round.
Glad you all enjoyed the day, the footage was excellent 👌
TFS cheers Alistair 👍
How nice to have your roots in a place like Coniston Alistair. I was very impressed with the Wainwrights we did and they are certainly .well up there with my favourite Lakeland fells.
Thanks and best wishes, Chris
Great to see you out with the family for a hike! Loved the views, esp looking down at the lake. The mist was really rolling in for part of the day. Nice to see lots of people out enjoying the day! 😄👍👍 See you next time!
Thanks Jennifer. I was hoping for good weather for this one and thankfully that's pretty much what we got. Bye for now, Chris
I'm doing that same walk with the family tomorrow, so thanks for sharing they now know what to expect
How do Shawn. It's a good family walk to be fair. Suitably challenging and exciting but with no hidden terrors. Hope you all have a great day.
@Chris J-B I see what you mean about walna scar car park I got there early, just me a few vans when I got back it was mayhem. I struggled to get out of my parking spot
@@xjessukx It's a mega busy place. 😬
How do Chris, Looked a great family day out ..... The TOTAL VIBES I was getting is that you absolutely SLAYED that walk 🤣 😉
I wish I knew when to say 'total vibes' and 'slay' in the right context. It's all baffling to me. Thanks for watching and commenting pal. 🙂
Hi Chris. How nice to see your family with you on your walk, including your dog. I remember doing Coniston Old Man years ago also staying at the Hawkshead YHA.. I don't remember the archeology bit though. Some beautiful shots along the way. You did well with your three fells.
Hello Shanita. It was a good one for the kids to do and gave them a real sense of achievement. Unfortunately the pooch isn't mine but my sister-in-laws. 🙂
Family knackered up the ending 🤣
Nice to see you out with your guys Chris. Stay safe and well mate.
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Cheers Adge. You too pal. 👍
Great to see you out having fun with the family...its a great area..we camped at Goats water about 20 years ago and enjoyed a scramble up to the top of Dow crag through a steep gully, wouldnt be able to do that now but it's a great memory.
How do Steve. Checking the Wainwright guide beforehand I noticed the gully route. I wonder if that was the misty gully that I filmed?
Great trip out. Fantastic views when the clag cleared. Best wishes on the next.
Thanks mate. Aye, the weather certainly helped on this one. 🙂
Great film, glad to see your family enjoying it too. I've been up the Old Man of Coniston a few times. But never had a view from the summit...so a good experience to see from the top ! Atb Grant 👍
Thanks Grant. We did very well with the weather and I'm so glad as it really added to the experience. With the rolling clouds I just had a feeling of being really high up.
Nice day out Chris ✌
It was great John.....really enjoyed it. ATB, Chris
Lovely vlog Chris, we did this walk in March, but the opposite way, great views, could even see all the way to Ingleborough top, looking forward to the next one 👍
How do Matt and thanks. I thought those three fells were fab, right up there with my favourites in the Lakes. 🙂
Enjoyable vdeo Chris. I always look forward to your output. Glad to see the view from the summit of The Old man as well. I've been up there 3 times and been in thick clag every time😅
Thank you Alan. The views definitely made a difference to what we got out of the walk, ATB, Chris
Loved that. Really nice to get out with your family. Made me smile. Loved the ending. I’ll have to copy that🤣
Cheers Uncle Pete. I'm so gormless when I'm filming sometimes. 🙄
@@ChrisJB me too but I like the fact you’re authentic. Loved it. Hope you get out with the Beavers
We actually did a brilliant trip together a couple of years ago but didn't film it. I haven't watched your Yockenthwaite experience yet but I will!
Long time since I did that route, and it was crowded then. Great place, and nice to see the youngsters having fun. Bet the dog liked finding such a large 'bone'. Super views when it's clear.
Hello Michael. Yes, I really enjoyed those fells. They just made you feel really high up.
Great video Chris, looked like a nice family day out
Many thanks Stuart. Hope you are well mate.
@@ChrisJB I'm good thanks 😁
Lovely video Chris. Tell your kids there are people on CZcams who think their Dad is an absolute legend (although they won't believe you). Slay!!
Ha ha! I'll show them this comment Sean as they usually think I'm an absolute muppet 😄. Thanks mate. 👍
@@ChrisJB I agree, I too think you are an absolute leg end!! Go on, show the kids this comment too.
@@gordonmonaghan133 Many thanks Gordon. I did show our Bethany.....she thought it highly amusing. 😄
Lovely video Chris, really enjoyed it. Enjoyed Bethany Cam! I’ve got a 17 year old daughter and she won’t come up the fells - she got scarred by her experience on Snowdon (was forced to do a dump on a cliff 😂). Was meant to be out this weekend but couldn’t, and so my next planned camp is here - southern fells. Looking forward to it. Thanks for the video mate 👍
Ha ha!....'dump on a cliff'.....😆. Our Bethany doesn't even like having an outdoor wee so a 'bob' 💩 would require her needing therapy 😆! I'm not sure why I've often bypassed these fells as I thought they were tremendous.....if a little busy. ATB, Chris
I did a lot of work on Ambleside University few years ago now, and I stayed at couple different pubs in Hawkshead for about 6 months. Best work I've ever had. Love Hawkshead and i was working there though winter so no tourists, as i don't particularly like people😂...dogs yes, people no. Anyway this video jogged my memory so thought I'd share it😂😂
How do Phil. The pubs in Hawkshead looked great, though they were mega-busy. Six months in a lovely place like that sounds bliss. I could do with a bit of escapism like that myself. ATB mate. 👍
Made me smile that Chris, mint. Old man is a fantastic hill, on every side, in every way, history, geology, views. That unforgettable view. You need to let Lancashire go though mate 😉😁😂
PS you should do more vids with your youngen , might get a younger audience than old lags like us 😂 Brilliant
None of that Greater Manchester bollocks for me Dave. I shall always be true to the proper county boundaries. Mickle Fell I consider to be Yorkshire's highest too 😎. Yep COM was brilliant....it felt really high and airy somehow. I should drag the kids along more so they can do all the filming and I don't have to keep walking back for the camera when doing walk bys! 🙂
@@ChrisJB I'll walk Mickle Fell in your honour ✊🙂
Cracking Chris I did that route but opposite to your route and camped on brim fell on Easter weekend the carpark was horrendous
Hello Craig. I loved it! It just felt really high up and in the clouds. You are right about the parking though. We got there later than I wanted to and I was getting a bit tetchy! Bye for now, Chris
Enjoyed that Chris👍 I've had a similar route planned for a while, as I think there's a couple of campsites just down below to stay at. Looked like you had a great family day out too👍😁
Thanks Des. It's a great route, giving a real sense of being high up. Beware of one of the campsites in Coniston.....I've heard reports from Cumbria Way walkers saying it is noisy! Can't remember the name though! 🤔
@@ChrisJB Cheers Chris👍 The two I was thinking of are outside Coniston down the west side of the lake. I think one is a Caravan and Motorhome Club site. Not renowned for their raves 😁
Amazing shares with Nature new friends 🦚🌸❤️🦋🕊️🌻🌸🦚🦋❤️🌻🕊️
Thank you Mandy. Best wishes, Chris
Morning Chris.
You keep campaigning for the restoration of the Lancashire borders fella 😂
Lovely day out with the family. Tickled me when Bethany had the camera, 😂 she looks full of confidence. Have they expressed any interest in coming out on overnighters?
Thanks again Chris, Paul.
Or is it.... Slay ✌️
I'm a bit fixated with the proper Lancs boundary and other counties too 🙂. Surprisingly it's our Bethany who probably has a more natural thing for the outdoors.....though it does depend on what mood she is in! Our Isaac is going through that 'on his computer, never leaving his bedroom' phase, which I hope will eventually pass. 🙄
Looked a great day out as always Chris, liked the bit ‘I’m not a Wainwright Bagger, but let’s just nip and do these two as well” make sure you chalk em off the list 😉 lovely to see your family with you, looks like daughter might get into a bit of vlogging too 👍all the best pal 😊
Cheers Tito. I was well impressed with COM....perhaps with the lie of the land, it just felt really high up. Oh our Bethany loves the limelight, our Isaac less so. And I have ticked them off in my Southern Fells Wainwright guide. 😉
@@ChrisJB haha love it, I might have a trip out when you do your last one, have you selected a last one yet? They are all different, least you got them out, I might miss my May camp by a day or so but off last week of May, so hoping to sneak a wild camp in. 🤞
@@titothetroddler Hmm, what would my last one be? Either a really good one I haven't done.....maybe Scafell (not the Pike, done that) or Pillar, or a really crap one like Mungrisdale Common. 😉
@@ChrisJB have you done Helm Crag and the howitzer? Mungrisdale I liked, but spectacular for the last for me, Scafell would be a good one 👍
@@titothetroddler I have done Helm Crag.....1989 on the Coast to Coast. I was 17 😬.
A bit of a challenge for some members of your family then Chris. They all managed it OK in the end - a well deserved sit down for the tribe. What was the consensus? Did everyone have a good time? And di they learn to carry their onw gear? A great day out. Mark P.S what was the camera? It was good quality!
It was a challenge for the nippers Mark but not as much moaning and groaning as usual which was a bonus! Our Bethany had the rucksack for a time which was a first. The camera was the trusty Go Pro. Bye for now, Chris
@@ChrisJB Good to hear they're sucking it up Chris. To be honest Bethany looked to be having a great time. Thanks for the info - great quality film.
Hallo, es gefällt mir❤👍 wünschen dir einen schönen Abend, liebe Grüße Anne & Siggi🔔 Abofreund 🔔
Hello Anne and Siggi. Thank you for watching. Have a nice evening too. 🙂
@@ChrisJB Come on now, be honest, do you speak Deutsch or have you used some form of Google translator?
@@gordonmonaghan133 Definitely an online translator. 😄