Keswick: Gem of the English Lakes District

Keswick: Gem of the English Lakes District: "Keswick: Gem of the English Lakes District By Colin Todhunter The imposing bulk of the Skiddaw mountain looms over the Cumbrian market town of Keswick in the northern part of the English Lake District. Skiddaw always looks like an angry mountain when blackened by cloud, but blanketed in white it looks a much happier proposition. After scaling its snowy peak, I began to make my way down. The blisters on my feet felt like they had blisters and were about to burst and fill the valley below. I was tired, worn out and cold. Climbing an English peak in early December is not the ideal thing to do. The views below would have been brilliant, if there had been any. Unfortunately, at this time of the year, swirling mist obscures just about anything beyond twenty yards. You don't have to be insane to climb Cumbrian mountains in late autumn - but it helps."