After Whernside G/NP-004 on Sunday 4th May 2014, Liam and I were pleasantly surprised not to be wet. The whole walk and activation had been in light rain and thick mist but it had seemed that the stiff breeze had dried stuff out as soon as it got wet. We drove to the usual parking spot for Easington Fell G/SP-012, just beneath Waddington Fell on the other side of the road.

It was now completely dry, and I enjoyed watching two young lambs frollicking very close to our parked car before setting off for the summit. We walked in a straight line all the way to the right hand end of the wooded area, whereby we turned left and headed up towards the summit between a mostly tumbled down dry stone wall, and the barbed wire fence beside the forestry.

I was amused to find the summit cairn partly arranged as a rather comfortable looking stone armchair, so placed by seat mat on it quickly to bags that spot before Liam did! 12m was quite slow going, and just 7 contacts were netted, 4 on CW and 3 on SSB. 9H (Malta) and CM (Cuba) provided particular interest.

Although huge numbers of 12m QSOs were simply not out there to be had, it had still been a satisfying day and another couple of multipliers for the 12m Challenge were collected. On the way back home, we stopped in Clitheroe for a meal at a Spanish Tapas bar, which was excellent.