{"id":158,"date":"2018-06-09T16:39:47","date_gmt":"2018-06-09T16:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2021-07-15T09:32:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T09:32:51","slug":"skiddaw-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/sota-summits-on-the-air\/english-summits\/skiddaw-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Skiddaw 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

G\/LD-004 \u2013 Skiddaw<\/h2>\n

A weekend in the Lake District and a chance to do a couple of Sota summits.\u00a0 On the Saturday we went up Skiddaw. The weather was favourable forecast as a clear day with occasional showers and cloud above the summit.<\/p>\n

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We chose the shorter route, starting from the car park East of Applethwaite (CA12 4PH).\u00a0 This can get busy so on a good day it\u2019s worth getting in early.<\/p>\n

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The path up to Skiddaw summit is very obvious and well frequented.\u00a0 You won\u2019t travel up alone!<\/p>\n

There is the option to also bag the summit of Little Man, I chose to do it on the way back down so bypassed it on the way up.<\/p>\n

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On a clear day as expected the views are stunning.\u00a0 As you gain altitude Derwent water will emerge below you as the main summit of Skiddaw appears above you.<\/p>\n

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At the summit there is plenty of\u00a0room to set up the station.\u00a0 I found\u00a0a spot to the NE of the cairn with just enough grass to get the pegs into.\u00a0 The summit will be busy so it is best to be far enough away from it so as to not annoy other visitors.<\/p>\n

There was plenty of activity on the bands and I soon had eighteen entries in the log including a couple of summit to summits.\u00a0 All to soon it was time to pack up and after a bit of lunch to head back down to the car park.\u00a0 On the way down I took in the summit of Little Man, not a Sota summit but a nice bonus on the side.<\/p>\n

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On reaching the car park we were welcomed by the sight of a small van selling ice creams and soft drinks which was a welcome finale to a lovely day walking.<\/p>\n

Journey Details<\/h2>\n

Date \u2013 9th June 2018<\/p>\n

Postcode \u2013 CA12 4PH<\/p>\n

Parking \u2013 NY 280 253<\/p>\n

Radio \u2013 Wouxan KG-UV6D + 50W PA on 2m<\/p>\n

Antenna \u2013 2 ele dipole<\/p>\n

Band \u2013 144 FM<\/p>\n

Contacts \u2013 18<\/p>\n

SOTA points \u2013 10<\/p>\n

Group \u2013 Myself & Belinda<\/p>\n

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G\/LD-004 \u2013 Skiddaw A weekend in the Lake District and a chance to do a couple of Sota summits.\u00a0 On the Saturday we went up Skiddaw. The weather was favourable forecast as a clear day with occasional showers and cloud above the summit. We chose the shorter route, starting from the car park East of … Continue reading Skiddaw 2018<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,6,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-english-summits","category-lake-district-summits","category-summits-on-the-air"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1192,"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions\/1192"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}