Route - Ennerdale Backpacking Circuit Day 2 - Kirk Fell Tarn to car park via Kirk Fell and Pillar
Weather - Overcast with moderate wind to start then hill fog and rain
Learning Points/Skills Practices - Poor visibility navigation and security on steep ground going down Kirk Fell Crags
Group - 6
Camp style - N/A
The individual takes part in the planning and leadership - yes
Navigation skills are required away from marked paths - Yes through Ennerdale Forrest
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 descent off Kirk Fell and also advised to shorten route due to weather and drive back to south east
The journey is five hours or more - Yes, 5:42 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, Kirk Fell and Pillar
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.
