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The November 2020 issue of BBC Countryfile has my piece about Gummer’s How in it. (And, in case you’re wondering about the Old Man’s Mountain title … it’s something Wainwright said.)
Although, when I was up there once, I overheard another walker say that he’d climbed all 214 Wainwrights and, in his opinion, it had the best views. And they are crackin’ views, too.
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And in the magazine there’s an image of Windermere, looking towards the River Leven and the peninsulas (with snow on Black Combe, too!).
It’s a great climb for the family. Not too far from the car park, and then there’s lots else to see, including:
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