Our
mission was to get two newbies up to the highest point of England. One was
particularly lazy but he did accompany us to Ben Nevis a few years ago; the
other had never conquered a peak before but was ready to try. A few of the
girls were considering joining us but after some on-line research they decided
to give it a miss and go for afternoon tea instead. So after reassuring people
that I’d been up there before and promising to bring them back in one piece, we
kitted up and set off to Wast Water on a beautiful sunny day. We got there just
after 11 and as one of us was a National Trust member we got free parking. As
we stood there admiring the glistening lake of Wast Water the ranger
practically gave my friend the golden handshake for becoming a member. Then he
moved onto us. I quickly explained that I was with their enemy while my other
friend considered getting a joint membership for him and his wife; but sensibly
decided that it would be better to wait and see if he survived conquering the
mountain first.
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