Coniston 8/11/09 Hike Report

Overview
The only other item I can find of note in the report is the quote "Eddie and Markus are coach organisational gods". I assume the ink from next part where they discuss their modesty dissolved in the rain.

Hike 1 - Old Man + Everything
Route - Up Dow Crag > Old Man > Continue until bored. 17km, 1200m ascent

Leaders - Paul + Salman Group size - 8

Happy hiking - Yes, good pace, lots of mountains, PUB, (good leader exp for Salman) Sad hiking - Absolutely not, (sad people were shot), saw hike 2

Animals seen - Dogs x lots, sheep x some, generic birds

Overall rating - 9.75

Hike 2 - Old Man + Dow Crag
Route - Up Dow Crag > Old Man > Coniston. 13km, 900m

Leaders - Eddie + Dave M Group size - 15

Happy hiking - Great weather, great views, good group, lots of smiles! The Irish accent, flute player on hill Sad hiking - Group bit mixed ability

Animals seen - Sheep, buzzard, crow, quadbike, dog, sheep

Overall rating - 11/10

Hike 3 - Old Man
Route - Up Old Man from east > down west. 11km, 750m ascent

Leaders - Markus Group size - 11

Happy hiking - Good group + route, scottish accent, beat hike 1 to top + pub, beat hike 2 to top, leadership skills of leader highly praised Sad hiking - Saw hike 2, no mic on coach, lost my hat 4 weeks ago

Animals seen - Sheeps, Dogs, Trig Point, Eddie

Overall rating - Woop

Hike 4 - Levers Water + more?
Route - Stalk hike 3 then go to Levers Water. If keen go to Wetherlam, if not go to Lake Coniston. 8km, 400m ascent

Nobody signed up for it!