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On Saturday, Anna, Ian, Andy, Sabiene and Arthur decided to brave the weather and headed for Grisedale Pike. The weather forecast was for gusty wind and showers and for once they were right! Stinging hail and wind to knock us over greeted us on the ridge but we battled onward and in places were forced to crawl. 
On the way up Sleet How with Braithwaite in the background
Once on top we headed for Coledale Hause, deciding it was too windy to continue up Hopegill Head. The lure of a pint at the Coledale Inn was an added attraction. On the way down we passed Force Crag mine, worth a visit if you’ve never seen it.
Force Crag Mine
Anna and I headed home, and were tucking into our tea when we found out that Andy, Sabiene and Arthur were stuck on the M6 for 3 1/2 hours. 
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6 Responses to “Grisedale Pike Wander”
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An outing enjoyable only in retrospect! The first of the above pix shows the relatively balmy conditions on the lower slopes and bears no relation to the howling gale accompanied by either rain or stinging hail that we encountererd higher up. However the open fire at the pub afterwards made up for it.
Nice picture of the mine buildings. I might put that on my list of places to visit, especialy as it appears to have a road running up to it
Trust Colin to spot the potential for subterranean adventure!
But it is a good piccy, it looks like a deserted (perhaps a ghost town) set from a Western movie… Is it a working mine? And is there a crag too as the name suggests?
3 1/2 hours
Poor them.
And now the M6 is closed again! Well I suppose we’re just not used to these EXTREME weather conditions.
What’s happened to mine and Anna’s pictures?
Force Crag mine is now a museum and is open on certain days of the year for guided tours. I went on an archaeology society field trip in 2006 and in one of the sheds was the WI with tea and cake