From Kirkland the ascent of Cross Fell is quite an effort; a 3-4 mile uphill walk and a height gain of well over 2000'. In the conditions it was a slow and sweltering ascent; although taken at a nice steady pace. Despite a stop of drinks and cake we still got to the summit in about 2 hours; where we stopped for lunch. It was very warm on the summit - far warmer than I have ever seen it before even when I've been up in June and July. The notorious 'helm' wind was also largely absent as well, making for a very pleasant sojourn for lunch. The only drawback was the haze- which was enough to obscure some of the views which the mountain is famous for - yet regrettably enough to see the horrible 'golf balls' on top of Great Dun Fell.
Continuing on we ascended Little Dun Fell. Peter shot off to do Great Dun Fell whilst the three of us basked in the sun. My energy levels were pretty much shot after lunch, which was a surprise as I had ascended quite well and felt quite fresh....the long, long descent was therefore not too much to my liking....although the glorious weather helped a lot. A couple of blisters on my heels didn't help too much either. However, these are minor quibbles from an amazing day out - a great start to my Easter holiday.....
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