Skiddaw solstice fly down time :0)

gordie · Post by **gordie** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:06 pm

OK so the sun is nearly at the yard arm and the weather gods continue to give us heaven day after day. The place to be on next Sunday night (20th June) is the top of Skiddaw were will spend a night of merryment and get in touch with our hippie sides at sunrise @ 4.30a.m. I will be leaving my house in Bassenthwaite around 9 p.m. and I am sure there will be others going from the Keswick side to meet up and kip on the summit. Here's Mondays chart looks canny http://www.ecmwf.int/products/forecasts ... 2010061612!!

Here's a vid of last year to give you an idea of what to expect: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ePq4ceah30

Stuart Bertram · Post by **Stuart Bertram** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:14 pm

Busy that night Gordie - any chance of making the solstice the week after??

gordie · Post by **gordie** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:48 pm

mmm might have been a bit hasty going for Sunday night looking at the latest forecast and charts. Reccon it will be cloudy, windy and cold Sunday but Monday night looks perfect. So sorry to mess any of you around but we be leaving the Sun Inn Bassenthwaite at 9 p.m. Monday 21st. Still get to walk up and watch the solitice sunset and even better fly down at silly hour in the morning.

http://www.westwind.ch/?link=ukmb,http: ... cknell+120

http://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/weatherline

gordie · Post by **gordie** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:43 pm

OK I AM A MUPPET

. Should never turst them weather forecasts, as the LCC proved. It no looks O.K for the true solistice night Sunday 20th into Monday 21st , so were gona go for it when its supposed to happen. I'm leaving Bassenthwaite Sun Inn at 9 p.m. after a wee pint from around 8.30ish. And Stevie G is leaving same time from Latrigg carpark. Hopefully see some of you up there

gordie · Post by **gordie** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:35 pm

So 9 brave aviators took up the challenge and reached skywards in search of solstice treats. Attacking Skiddaw from all sides the lucky souls were treated to a breath taking solar show of sunset and sunrise. As dawn grew over the landscape below, unfortunately as did the fell fogs over our lofty take off location. With heavy packs but not heavy hearts we all retraced our steps from the night before and returned to the real world below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/Gordiefly/S ... lstice2010#

John Wallis · Post by **John Wallis** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:29 pm

Stunning