BREATHTAKING Walk to Lake District's Mini Matterhorn / S4-Ep12 Hiking the Wainwrights 

A grand hike and waffle, so many interesting things to see, the quarries, copper mines and great views. Some really good path ways, not forgetting having a witch snapping at your heels... Respect to the airmen that lost their lives. Thank you Glenn.

The second version of that story is correct about the sad event leading up to that Halifax bomber having crashed. The story is quite a long one but the crew had lost their way in dense cloud and had been instructed to maintain height as it was known they were in a mountainous are - and a "Mosquito" fast fighter/bomber had been sent out to locate and guide them to safety. For whatever reason though the crew reduced height and hit Great Carrs at the point now marked by that memorial that also incorporates part of the plane's landing gear. The resulting fire was intense, and as can be seen by some of those bits of the landing gear having melted. Afterwards RAF personnel were sent up to cut the wreck into bits and as its a remote area they threw the remaining remnants over the adject cliff. One of the engines from the plane was recovered, and used to be outside the local museum in Coniston Village.

We ❤ waffle,stunning views ,love watching all you do glen

Re. the Halifax, 50 years ago I was an Air Cadet and during a weeks walking in the Lakes we did get up near the crash site. The officer/instructor with us said that the Halifax was largely intact (albeit burned out) and that the crash was reported several times until eventually, to stop it being reported again, a Crab Air team bimbled up the mountain, cut it up and threw it down Broad Slack. BTW, the waffle is fine.

Prison band is awesome, looks horrendous but sooo much fun!

Four and a half thousand people can't be arsed to give you a thumbs up. I understand how hard it must be to press a button. Even if I don't enjoy someone's vlog, I still give them a Like. They have spent time putting it together, something I don't have the ability to do. By the way, love the waffle.

Been very low and depressed today, and I can't shake it! But watched about 30mins of this earlier and I'm now sat in the car park at Tiberthwaite 😅so thank you for making me give my head a wobble and making me drag my sorry backside off the sofa and out 😊

So happy to see you back where you belong 😃😃😃😃

At least it's good waffle!

cracking route.

Definitely love the wafflage Glenn another really good video mate , loved it.🤪👍

Thanks Mr Crag! We are heading up on Thurs so we've not got this one on the list for our travels this hols! One day we may see you out in t'fells, i'm keeping hoping 🤞🏻 and do NOT apologise for the wafflage, I can't believe anyone would want to watch without it? Surely that's the best bit no?! 🤷🏻‍♀

Glenn waffle all you like amazing vlog, what a walk that must be would loved to have walked that in my day, but not a problem still did it, walked every inch of the way with you. Keep up the good work definitely going to get view of the Pikes amazing and see if the Witch is there 👍

Hi mate. Currently about 16C here in Durham. Hoping to start my walking season over there shortly. Enjoyed your Madeira series with the lovely Dina but the Lakes is just, well, it's the LAKES !😁 I hope that 'witch' isn't watching this video, she'd be gutted !!

Great video Glenn and k eep up the informative waffle. What a fantastic route I’ll be doing this soon.

Another very enjoyable Video Glenn. I’m getting quite used to your “waffle “ which brings your videos to life, though you do yourself a disservice describing your pleasant chatter as such. So pleased to see you avoided using words like “ absolutely “ stunning “ and “fabulous” over much if at all..( my personal finger nails on blackboard experience..🤣🤣

I absolutely love this one! It’s so good and I love your waffle 😂 Spectacular Glen 💜 amazing work. I did think of a new t shirt for you……. ‘I’m going to stop moaning’ 😂😂😂

Madeira is beautiful but there's something about the Lake District which is unique to anywhere in the world, you seem to have that glint in your eye again.

.....Good Afternoon, the black and white photograph of Finn @27:30 is probably the finest that you have taken of her in the Lakes, is this photograph available to purchase ?, thanks Michael.....

96F or 35.5C in Central Florida

Hi Glenn, watched it all, proper hardcore me!! 🤣 looked like a very interesting walk, given me some good ideas for possible future wildcamps aswell

Cracking walk, Glenn, got to be one if my favourites. Great video btw. I'm from Sunderland, flipping only 12 degrees today, 9th June (soz, I'm late catching the video), ridiculous for the middle of June!

Today it is about 15 degrees Sunday Evening whilst watching your stunning rambling video. Don't change anything, love you the way you are. Best regards Dan and Nicky xx

Love the waffle! 👌👍

Love the waffle Glenn😉

Really good informative video again Glen. Also, nothing better than sitting on a rock, on top of a hill, having your bait, taking in the scenery, the peace & tranquility. Brilliant. Newcastle upon Tyne, (27th May) warm with a shower. 😊

Looks like it's all right out of The Lord of the Rings. Half expecting Legolas, Aragorn and Gimli to run by. Beautiful

That music! That voice! Those views! Welcome home Glenn. As nice as Madiera was, there is no place like the lake district. We have a little sunshine here in Northumberland ( that's the forgotten land between Leeds and Scotland!,) Glad you're back on home turf. Finn would make it extra special. Waffle on. ❤

Honestly love the waffle I’ve even started saying things like ‘hey herdy’ and ‘mars bar’ and ‘tarnlet’ 😂 from South Shields been about 13 degrees here with showers off and on all day, when will this summer start 😂

86* feels like 99* here in Cape Coral ,Florida…

Waffle on! Can't cope without the wafflage! An essential part I'd say.. Great video this, definitely one to watch again and again as it is chock full of goodies! Never knew about the mini Matterhorn! Strangely enough I was just today in a RU-vid Matterhorn rabbithole 😂👍👍👍

Thinking the witch was a old woman out for a hike and had a weird smile because she was awkward hunched down taking a toilet break lol

Glenn, I never hesitate to give all your videos a like! Your content is always great. Thanks for taking this 67 year old with you on your adventures. Have loved and walked in the lakes since the 70's! Stayed at Brathay hall on an outward bound for my company. Have fallen in love with the lakes since that may venture in 1975. Getting a bit old for it now but try to motor uo to the lakes whenever I can. Thankyou!

I love your videos and your "waffle". Could listen to you talking, especially so passionately, for hours. Also you are funny which also helps. Honestly they bring me such peace and mental calmness

I am one of those who live the other side of the world.. during the day bright sunshine with 12c at night got to -4last night, we are by the coast ... It's very much colder up the Tekapo and Mount Cook area... Keep the films coming 😊

Enjoy the Waffle = Inspirational and Informative👍 Keep on “Waffling”, fantastic video’s👍

You used to be able to see the Black Pool Tower. Is this still the case? Woffel, ì didn't notice....much. South Coast Hampshire, 16°C

Kia ora from Wellington, New Zealand. 14°C

Waffle Edge...that's what sets this channel apart, in a good way. I recall reading Richard Adams' book The Plague Dogs, much of which was set around this part if The Lakes. The original book used Mr Wainwright's illustrations. A good read!

Nice pint of trooper at the end. Lovely!

1:04:05 - Steady on Black Crag she could now be one of your Patreons ! 🤣

Hi Glenn 💙 welcome home 🏡 loved madeira fantastic vlogs! 💕💙 but welcome home! Honestly Glenn I adore your so called waffle I’m 💯 for it! I nearly fell off my chair laughing when you said you have the other channel for people that don’t like waffle. That you’ve cut the waffle out and said but you obviously couldn’t cut your breathing out! Hahaha 🤣 I laughed and broke ribs your humour! Dry humour is brilliant 🤩 your waffle is informative! So educational and soooo much fun for us in the waffle club so please no more apologies we love it 🥰 💙 fabulous vlog today (as always) they lift my heart every time 💙 thank you 😊

Great video, really enjoyed this one!

Best channel on RU-vid!

I’ve got a Farthers Day weekend hall pass, thank you for providing me with a fantastic route!

13 degrees.10 pm.bracknell. berks. Great waffle.and the walk not too bad either 🤣 actually walk was brilliant!!!!!!

Hi Glenn. Chorley, Lancashire, p1ssing down, again, June on Saturday, make it stop, please 🙏🏻 Great video and views. Waffle on. Thanks, Paul

Another part of the Lakes i'm looking forward to explore later in the year, Wouldn't be the same without the waffle, 15% here in Suffolk.Thanks Glen another great vlog.

Hiya Glen, yes I'm still here, loving it too, we are currently in the camper vayn in hawes, north Yorkshire. Its currently 13 degrees here , the sun's out and we just saw thee troughing thi Mars bar😂. Now I've trawled all over those fells and never knew there was a mini matterhorn?? Every day's a school day. 😀

Good afternoon Craig It’s so nice to have you back in the Lake District again and what beautiful views I don’t mind you talking a lot my partner dose it all the time looking forward to the next walk oh I’m from Sheffield and it’s bit cold here at minute have a gd afternoon Craig 😊

It's currently 12 degrees C here in Sheffield. Talking of Diminutive Matterhorns, check out Parkhouse Hill in the Peak District. Loving the series. Can't wait to get back up t'Lakes.

Welcome back to the lakes, currently 14 degrees in Scottish Borders. Hey Herdy Tee arrived and one happy wife. Had a great day up Kirkstone and Stoney Cove Pike on Monday just gone.

Louise says, the “witch” wasn’t smiling, she was probably just grimacing because she was minding her own business trying to have a dump after a hard day on the fells 😂

Dear Mr BC, your videos are definitely’High End’, your waffle is informative, an asset to your videos and funny 😁 I so look forward to sitting with my cuppa & walking along with you in the beautiful Lake District. Really enjoyed your Madeira walks too. I solo walk a lot in the lakes and you have inspired me to try some of the more challenging hikes. 😊

15°C, here in Brighton, currently planning a 3 week wild camping trip to wasdale and then up to knoydart

13 degrees here near Guildford , Surrey. Love the videos. Will be in Chapel Stile in three weeks to do some big fells.

I'm thinking it can't get any better and then you come up with that absolutely stunning drone footage. Love it 🎉 Not far from Dortmund here and temperatures in summer can rise to way over 30°C. Around 23°C being my comfort zone though. I tried to find out whether the Halifax had retractable landing gear. Well I learned a ton about the bomber and watched a few old films. No answer to my question though. My guess: non - retractable. But I'm sure someone out there will have more ken than me.

St Helens, cold. 🥶 😁 cracking video as always Glen 👍

Still with you! From a very sunny & warm Southern Arizona! Enjoy your videos.......so many beautiful places, Than You

I am watching this seven days later. June 02, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and it is 26C. Amazing vistas, I enjoyed tagging along. Thank you - Ontario Canada

What a great video, which we watched while staying at Brantwood House, Coniston. Tried a short section of this walk from the car park, then headed to The Ship for a beer! The landlord said “Hi” and has bookmarked your video. We really enjoy your videos and our short visit to the lakes. Thank you! :)

Just letting you know I'm "THAT hardcore" and watched all the way through 😜👍🏼 Haven't dropped a comment for a while but I still give a thumbs up and like every single one of your videos. I'm the guy with the Salawa Repace's you met on your way up to Blea Rigg, up Stickle Ghyll! Quality videos as always mate. Perfect to wind down the day too in the evenings. For the record, I love the waffling and it really adds to your videos so not a problem for me 😀 All the best!

Hi Glenn. Greetings from Fleetwood, so temperature pretty much the same as where you are. I was in Mosedale on Saturday to take in Red Pike, Steeple, Scoat Fell and Piller. It was a beautiful day. All the best mate Dave

Leeds, 14 degrees currently but I was climbing Ingleborough and Whernside on Saturday, that was fun

Outstanding Glenn lad, brilliant walk. Done parts before, but not that route ... thanks for bringing us along! Grand Cayman, 94F.

Sorry to say I've missed a fair tew adventures lately but I'm glad I came back to this rippah of a video, so happy to hear the wafflage and take in the views with you 😊 Cheers from Western Australia 🦘 🇦🇺 🤘

Cracking video as always. Done the Coniston fells quite a few times but have never started from Tilberthwaite. Watching from Dubai. Temperature currently exactly 40 degrees. It will get hotter in the next couple of months. Thanks for the vlogs as always. Stuart.

Ayup Glen, still watching in Derbyshire, another top vlog , loads of inspiration again cheers

Hi Sunday was about 15C here in Norfolk with some sunshine early in morning. Great walk again some interesting photo opportunities.

Thanx 4 this craggie. I followed your route yesterday (skipped Grey Friar) in 8½ hours (wee legs) . That last ascent was a killer! Amazing part of the Lakes. Loved it! (Brown cow)

Am watching from Glasgow Scotland this week weather been showers

Hi Glenn.Great to see you on Wetherlam.When are you going to do Jack's Rake?

Morning! Started watching your awesome content a couple of months ago and inspired me to sort my belly out and get out there. Last week organised to walk to Golden Valley pilgrimage walk in Herefordshire - walking for 6 days and stopping in historic churches. Not as far as you ya machine but for me anyway, your videos inspired. And yes there's village pubs close to each stop.

Wonderful video Glenn! Back on top Wainwright wafflage form with ties one. This is how I like your videos best. Keep it up 😁👌 In The Lakes next week for my annual trip and hoping to do the other "half" of the Furness Fells (Dow, Brim and Old Man), so defo looking forward to you doing those (next?) 🙏

Keep waffling... I don't look at it like that I find the channel very knowledgeable the map route is class. I did this route with a wild camp thrown in in winter. Keep it up (waffling away)👏👏👏

74° in Maplewood, Missouri. I have to have the waffling otherwise I won't have a clue what's going on.

It’s currently 33°C here in Dubai. Definitely not walking conditions for another 6 months or so. Certainly no where as stunning as the Lakes here in the UAE.

Another great video. 15C and overcast here in Suffolk today.

I had to pause the video and play it back from 35:40 because you said Swirl How and I immediately thought brown cow and then I thought did he actually say that very quietly? Yep, you did. Tickled me.

I am a member of the WAFFLING club LOL. It is who you are and how you share your world with all of us! I live in Rhode Island USA. Today it hit 95 degrees 38% humidity.. not what we should be experiencing in May. You make me want a Mars bar!! Thanks for sharing! Love from the USA!

That red haired witch story has some credibility. During the 15th century red haired women were persecuted. Did you see some type of forgotten entity? Thank you for making these vlogs. I love that you always add the gpx files so I get to follow in your footsteps/escapades.

We live in Sandpoint, Idaho USA Currant, it is 11:10 PM May 26, 2024. It is 50 degrees (Fahrenheit)…

Currently 16° Watching from kingston upon Hull

Loved this route and it’s definitely going to be one of my next walks up there. Also the Witch story was brilliant, although it does sound like it was a creepy experience. P.S please continue with as much waffle as possible this household is a big fan of the waffleidge 😂

Rubbish weather on Teesside today, but if you’re ever over on the North East coast check out The Northern Saints Trail, it’s a lovely little bumble

Good morning Glen, In Norwich, it is currently 16° overcast. Waffle on fella!!

Hi Glenn, that is the crash site and most of the aircraft was OK and was cut up and thrown down the gully, due to continual sightings and reports from other aircraft, the undercarriage was put on the memorial crash site.

Wonder if anybody else has seen the witch? See you have had other strange encounters on the fells. We once met an elderly gentleman with a german accent wearing dungerees, wellies and an ancient rucksack at the foot of Blease Fell. He asked us "is this the way to Blencathra?" and set off in front of us. He then disappeared from view and we never spotted him again, bright sunny day but he seemed to completely disappear 😮

You saw the Washer at the Ford? And survived? Obviously you are destined for great things or a terrible fate

As in every video you make on the Lakes,I am in awe of geographical knowledge of that beautiful area. Loving your work,fella.

Those caves would be great shelters if hikers get caught in freak storm.🇬🇧

You have freaked me out with the witch story, but now I'm intrigued to who she was and what the heck she was doing, and where is she now 🤔 😮😂

Hi in Nz south island currently -1 @630pm

3:40, that’s where Bilbo encountered the trolls. You can’t tell me it isn’t.

Fab video Glen interesting story about the witch 🧙 I’d of been legging it too

Best of these four Wainwrights is Grey Friar because it makes the Scafell Range look really big.

Great walk and a slightly reverse to what we did late February, with a camp on wet side 👍🏻

Glenn. We come for the views, and stay for the waffle😃

Thoroughly enjoyed this Glenn. Thank you.

Hi, has anyone had a problem with the OS maps app since the upgrade?