We were working in the Ullswater valley with these clients and spent the Saturday on the lake. The picture here taken just after the start of the session gives an indication that once again, the weather was mixed, but the group were ready for anything!
As you can see we found some and at 1 point had 4 canoe rafts sailing abreast at high speed - not quite the Red Devils, but impressive all the same. Whilst we all enjoyed this, the only snag was it was taking us further & further away from the van & trailer so, we had a fair paddle to get back.
Suddenly the day was over, but the group had loved it.
Before we knew it, it was after 1pm and we still had lunch and then the ghyll scramble to do! This picture was taken just before we left the crag and shows the impressive remains of Greenside Mine in the background.
Greenside was one of the country's major producers of lead ore and worked continuously between 1690 and 1962! The history associated with the place is awesome and well worth reading about. As it happens, Iain spent the first five years of his life living at Helvellyn youth hostel (then known as Greenside youth hostel) - truly a local lad having also spent 21 years as a member of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team until 2007.
Then it was time to pack up and go home.
The group thoroughly enjoyed their weekend with us and will be back again for more in the future.
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