At least half of Derwent Water is frozen, near enough from the youth hostle down to the South end. The islands have 50-100m of ice around them and the rest of the lake has football pitch sheets of ice floating round in it.
My verdict is not worth the risk of a paddle as there is ice extending out from the shore line.
These were icebergs when you told me the story this morning. Any Polar Bears?
(03-01-09 07:27 PM)aslan Wrote: [ -> ]These were icebergs when you told me the story this morning. Any Polar Bears?
Nope but a couple of frozen penquins. I thought you said you put them in your jacket to warm up before eating as to not break your teeth.
(03-01-09 05:50 PM)Retro Wrote: [ -> ]My verdict is not worth the risk of a paddle as there is ice extending out from the shore line.
Bah Humbug
Paddled across Rannoch Moor one February. Had to pull the boats half way across Loch Ba before we could get to open water, then again at the eastern end of Loch Ba, before the portage to Loch Laidon... Go Adventure.
(03-01-09 10:45 PM)mattT Wrote: [ -> ] (03-01-09 05:50 PM)Retro Wrote: [ -> ]My verdict is not worth the risk of a paddle as there is ice extending out from the shore line.
Bah Humbug
Go Adventure.
Lack of drysuit, on my own, descression is the better part of valour and all that
(03-01-09 11:01 PM)Retro Wrote: [ -> ]Lack of drysuit, on my own, descression is the better part of valour and all that
Yes, you're quite right. We should support the right to make our own judgement - to run or portage; to paddle or not.
(05-01-09 06:22 PM)Retro Wrote: [ -> ]This made the national news today.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/7810435.stm
It's dropping well below freezing up here again tonight and much the same for the rest of the week, might be no flat water to paddle by the end of the week
Derwent Water Today
![[Image: 3160756871_015f7a24e7.jpg]](http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u267/retro4848/3160756871_015f7a24e7.jpg)
Hope you noted the ticking off of the local lads for going out on the ice. How far was it you said you'd walked out at Kettlewell?
I didn't walk out as far as the kid's had I only went about 50ft and I wasn't carting dirty great rocks with me.
That is a stunning photo my friend.
Excellent,,, best ice rink I have seen in ages,,,, so it can no longer be a lake can it
(05-01-09 07:00 PM)Retro Wrote: [ -> ]I didn't walk out as far as the kid's had I only went about 50ft and I wasn't carting dirty great rocks with me.
Were you considering sinking some people
TGB
