Route - Ennerdale Backpacking Circuit Day 2 - Innominante Tarn to Kirk Fell Tarn via Brandreth, Grey Knotts, Green Gable and Great Gable
Weather - Hill fog until 14:00 providing poor visibility then lifting to provide good visibility, moderate winds over the peaks in the morning easing to gentle in the afternoon
Learning Points/Skills Practices - Poor visibility navigation including relocation exercises
Group - 6
Camp style - Wild camp at Kirk Fell Tarn
The individual takes part in the planning and leadership - yes
Navigation skills are required away from marked paths - Yes up on to Brandreth
Experience must be in terrain and weather comparable to that found in UK and Irish hills - Yes Lake District
Knowledge is increased and skills practised - see above
Attention is paid to safety - Controlled group during scree descent off Great Gable
The journey is five hours or more - Yes, 7:30 hours in total
Adverse conditions may be encountered - Mist and rain in the morning with moderate winds on the peaks
Ascent of a substantial peak would normally be included in the day - Yes, Brandreth, Grey Knotts, Green Gable and Great Gable
Area :
Western Fells
The Western Fells form the southern wall of the Buttermere valley and the northern fence of Wasdale. Between the two lies Ennerdale so that in effect the group is the shape of a single horseshoe, each branch about 10 miles in length.
At the head of Ennerdale stands Great Gable. The southern arc of the group travels due west from Great Gable, the main ridge consisting of Kirk Fell, Pillar, Scoat Fell, Haycock and Caw Fell.
