I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE | Hiking the Old Man of Coniston, Lake District 

Beautiful video again thank you Athena and Harvey. I liked seeing Mr Oslo’s ears in the wind! 😊

We love this walk. We nip over to Dow Crag and walk along the ridge then drop down to Walna Scar then on to The Sun Hotel for a drink (or 2).

Your smile is infectious. Thank you for sharing your walks - can’t wait till I can travel and go hiking properly again!

Wonderful videos...whenever I want to enjoy a quiet peaceful moment during the day, I turn to Athena Mellor....also great choice of music which I constantly have to Shazam. I walked the Pennine Way twice in my youth and these videos bring back such happy memories.

A perfect way to end an Easter Sunday. Congratulations in finding your new home and for the Fjallraven sponsorship (I now know how to pronounce it, thank you). Great brand and I love the “environmental sustainability” behind its ethos. I feel the weather is always quite changeable and left field this time of year. I love it regardless. Happy Easter x

Thanks Athena and Harvey

“I look up unto The Hills from Whence cometh My strength”. Wasdale Church, engraved on a tiny window in the Church with an outline of Napes Needle, Great Gable. Certainly true for many of us! Well worth a visit as you pass through on your way to Gable or The Scafell’s. The smallest Church in England and associated with a huge English Climbing History. Beautiful place to visit in Spring. 😊

Loved this video, you just have such a talent with synthesising certain shots and music together. Truly wonderful. You both look great in your new coats. I hope you, Harvey and Oslo are having a great long weekend and Easter!

Thank you Athena, watching this brought back happy memories of walking up the Old Man with my wife and young daughter in autumn 2019. It was blowing a hoolie up there on that occasion too.

Aww lovely video, we did this hike a few weeks ago. It’s one of the most stunning places in the National park

Thank you Athena and Harvey for your Old Man of Coniston video, brings back some great memories of when I went with my son when he was 8 years old back in 1997. Also was amazed at the time to be able to make a phone call from the summit with my first mobile phone. Will keep enjoying your lovely videos all the best Andy & Ann

Your photography, music and the simple pureness of these videos is inspiring. My first wild camp is this month. I've only just found your channel, but I am very grateful. Thankyou

Great to see you enjoying the lakes Athena keep up the great work that you are doing.....Stewart

11:17 wind blowing over the lake surface. Very special and beautiful moment!

Big thumbs up from me. The most joyful news I have had for months, the partial emergence from lockdown so we can all travel - a bit. I cut my hillwalking teeth in the Lake District and I have all of Wainwright's little guidebooks, rather well-thumbed and shabby but that is how they should be. I am now counting down the days to my release and a long drive north to some real hills. You can only experience hillwalking by doing it yourself and having a map in your inside pocket. I haven't walked on the Coniston Fells for years but I clearly remember a lot of the places in your video, all that was missing was the clouds lifting enough to show the Coniston Fells in their totality, as a massive horseshoe with the open end facing south and Goats Water flanked by Coniston Old Man and Dow Crag. I admit I did open Book Four to remind myself of the Goat. I have spent all winter doing coloured illustrations of my favourite places further north. Dozens and dozens of pictures later it won't be very long before I too am back on the hills to garner new inspiration and memories. My brother said thank you for your book, he really liked it. Even though he is not currently well enough to do the longest walks one day that too will be sorted out for him. He watches RU-vid with his laptop wired up to a large screen TV, so I hope he finds the time to find your channel, and maybe I will come across his postings in a future video!

Thanks for taking us on hike in the Lake District, the rugged scenery is beautiful. I am a fan of Fjallraven outdoor clothing. Have a lovely Easter weekend.

So beautiful and atmospheric as always! Looking forward to the next Ramble guide ☺️

Great video and amazing views, the Lake District is such a beautiful place. 😀

My hometown, we used to walk there every weekend as kids. Thanks for taking us with you

Good to see you very honest, up front, and transparent in the video and comments that you have been sponsored. Too many you tubers seem too 'forget' to do this. Well done. I have attempted Old Man twice - first time I ended up helping mountain rescue with a casualty and taking them to the ambulance, second time had to turn back due to trying too soon after an operation. Hopefully third time I will be lucky.

Looks like an amazing walk.....thank you for sharing it. 💕

Great videos as always! Thanks for sharing who you are with us! We still have a lot of snow in Canada! It looks like you have great weather right now in your region of the UK.

Thank you for another beautiful video! 😍 This one brought back so many great memories of walking in the Lake District back in 2018.

Thank you Athena and Harvey for the most enjoyable vlog. Oslo always make me smile. Looking forward to the next one.

Thanks for another beautiful video, Athena and Harvey!

This video was joyous. Thank you so much for sharing. My husband and I walked The Old Man of Coniston in February last year. Little did we know that would be our last trip away together for quite some time! (Thanks Covid 🙄) It holds a very special place in our hearts for that reason and it’s so lovely to see it all again on this lovely video. ❤️ x

So happy to see this! I've just moved to the area and Old Man was my first hike in the Lakes as a Cumbrian resident, earlier this week 😍 congrats on the move!

I enjoyed walking up to the Old Man of Coniston looking out over the beautiful scenery. So peaceful. Hope you, Oslo, & Harvey have a very nice day! . 🌷🐇🌷HAPPY EASTER!🌷🐇🌷

I remember walking this years ago with the family when we were kids. Thanks for the memories, need to go back!

Athena I am so happy for you!!!! To see you being sponsored by this brand is huge. It's because of you that I bought the Fjall Raven trekking tights last year and I seriously love them! I'm forever grateful I found your channel. You're living my dream life and it's just amazing to see you gain success. You deserve every ounce of it. So inspiring! :)

Lovely to see around Lake District again it brought us fond memories of our times spent there (my husband and I). Thank you Athena, Harvey and Oslo. From Queensland Australia

Lovely to see you out and about doing what you love. We’ve been walking this weekend too. All the way down south, hiking in the South Downs. Different landscape to the Lakes but just as liberating to be outdoors, I’m sure. Thank you for the vlog. Just as uplifting as always. 👍

Aw that lake looked great for a wee swim, cold water therapy in that beautiful environment!

Good to see you out and about in the lakes looking forward to seeing more of these lovely videos so inspiring to watch makes you want to get out and do more.

Beautiful Sunday video! Thank you so much! We really enjoyed it!

good to see Harvey dealing with the challenge of the Fjallraven zip - i love being up the old man

Fantastic and well done having your dog on a lead, a lot of dog owners could learn a lot of you.

Athena, you are living the dream girl. Best Wishes with the new house. Brilliant video. Thank you.

Did this with my kids 3 years ago. In summer. It was overcrowded! Nice video!

I really love your film making style, a real pleasure to watch. I've learned a lot about these cool places too, from your vids! Hills and mountains are the best places to be.

Great vid. Amazing colours

Just Beautiful

In your happy place....out walking the hills . Great video and product review..the coats look smart.

Oslo’s ears flapping in the wind! Great video, love to go here.

We love a windy day on the fells, makes you feel energised! Great video as per usual 👌🏼

Enjoyed that. Lovely bracing walk! Thanks for sharing - ATB - Ben

Wonderful video and great to see all 3 of you out and about again. We are still not allowed to travel, but the Old Man of Coniston is definitely one of my must-do's this year. Happy Easter to you all.

Perfect wet weather to try a new jacket. I like that it has side vents. That feature is something I look for as it makes it good for preventing condensate from forming in cold weather and letting excess body heat escape while protecting against wind incursion.

Lovely to see you return to the Lakes! I've had great fun up here having them all to myself but I'm looking forward to everyone returning for some summer fun in the fells. FYI, the old mining buildings toward the top of Old Man were there for slate not copper, which was mined at the bottom of the valley.

Loved this video....like the others too. Really excited that you will be creating another guide book.....the Peak ramble guide is amazing and I'll be doing my best to overuse it very soon. Thanks.

Great vid. Awesome landscapes and great music choices!

Stunning place, visited whilst doing some adventure training. The route you've taken up is the route we took descending. Almost surreal seeing the old mining equipment

Could almost feel the cold wind! Stunning views. Happy Easter 🐣🌿💛

Just what I needed to see that landscape Looks like you're all going to be really happy there Oslo will love it

Yay, Fjällräven! Good for you. Congrats or a swedish Grattis! :D

Very good video, that scenery is spectacular!

Absolutely wonderful 😊

Beautiful landscapes, really nice walk! ❤️

I love this hike, I've walked it many times. Lovely video as always, Happy Easter!

Another great vlog, greetings from New Zealand.

Whoa, I've hiked Old Man of Coniston once. It was the August bank holiday weekend of 2019 which was a crazy heatwave. There were so many people on our decent as we returned via the popular mines, and I was in a tank top and little running shorts... still sweating buckets. This has been a lovely contrast to watch!

Awesome video again, keep up the great work!

Oh I was wearing the same headband today, bought from your shop, so cosy!

Hi ya certainly rugged country, always so good to follow your journey thank you for sharing. Happy Easter to you all. Stay safe cheers from Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

great to see you out again, epic vid as always, been in the peaks a few times myself its proper epic to be free again.

Nice views Athena, the youth hostel is known as Coniston Coppermines , there is also one in the village of Coniston itself and that is called Holly How

Beautiful scenes, great footage as always ☺️

Incredible place, great video! I really like that jacket!

Absolutely gorgeous. I can't wait to get back into the Lake District. It's been strange to live so close but have it so out of reach over the last few months. It might be a while before we do any big hills with a toddler, though!

At one stage I thought that Oslo was going to take of as the wind blew his ears LOL

This is a great start to the day, thank you Athena.

I'm not sure whether I have climbed the Old Man. The first time we didn't make it having to turn back in a blizzard above Low Water. The second time we stayed at one of the cottages in Copper Mines Valley (where Harvey said there were holiday cottages). We went round the back of the Old Man had lunch in a hailstorm on the side of Goat's Water and then climbed up to the top (probably) The weather closed in so that visibility was about 20 yards but we did reach the OS bench mark so presumably we made it. Would love to do it in sunny weather with your Ramble Guide. All the best, Dick

Staying close by in a month or so camping and I have planned this walk , happy easter 🐣

Hi mate. Teasing my return to my beloved fells you wicked thing ha ha. Another fine approach to the Old Man is up Walna Scar Road & climb via Brown Pike, Buck Pike, Dow Crag then return via Brim Fell, Swirl How, Prison Band, Levers Water & the Coppermines Valley - past those cottages on your vlog. 10 miles. Will look forward to your guide, will definitely be buying. Love to you all xx

Another great video, nice jackets, bet thry come with a hefty price tag!

Great video as always. I was lucky enough to get back to the UK last summer and we did this hike. Really enjoyed it, I'm still yet to edit my video from that trip to the lakes🙈.

Great video!

I’m so immensely proud of you, this sponsor is incredible news to hear!! Coppermines is our Christmas getaway house, the workers cottages up the side are mostly holiday homes now with one of the last private houses being up for sale only last year. Top vlog with beautiful places and beautiful faces, Thankyou.

Congratulations on your sponsorship with Fjallraven, excellent company. Another great video that makes me look forward to getting back to the Lakes this year.

Looks a great walk, amazing views, lovely video ❤

Thanks Athena

Beautiful walk you are so lucky but I can’t grumble I been out in the peak district last 2 days 👍

Our all time favourite mountain, Highly recommend you a wild camp on there on day if you get the chance.

I might get one of those jackets - if I win the lottery(!)

How I have missed The Fell!

For your next guidebook could you have some longer hikes please, 5-7h would be ideal😀

Living close to the Lake District must be like an all day dream. Thank you for sharing with us. 🙂👍

Great video! Haven't been up there for years. Love the detailed close ups, scenery shots ... looks like you've upped the production values! Love it. The banter between you and Harvey is great too.

Are you considering including the walk up mount Skiddaw and its surrounding areas of Bassentwaite Lake / Bassentwaite.....? There’s also a nice campsite that I used to stay at as a kid in that area called Kestrel Lodge.....keep up the great vlogs.....👍🏻

Thanks to both of you for another great Vlog. So happy for you (and jealous) to be so close to the best place in the world. Quick question if you have time, we are not very fit and we got to Low Water last time we tried Old Man, and felt we couldn’t make the top, but in this vid it doesn’t look far from Low Water, although editing can be deceptive 😂

Superb - stunning footage and scenery. Fate has dealt you a wonderful hand moving to The Lakes and so many wonderful walks right on your doorstep. Love all the music you choose as the soundtrack. Any chance you can list the songs you play and maybe links to them. Good way to support musicians too.

amazing vlog :) scenic as ever

“Athena Mellor X Black Crag” videos now your based in the lakes you might even bump into each other. 😀

Lovely to see you and Harvey out doing what you love, oh not forgetting Oslo 🐾 ..great video.🐣

Nice to see another hiking video. I'd also be really interested in a gear and clothing update video. Would you consider filming one for spring and summer? Happy Easter 🐑🐣

The simple pure joy of walking in nature:)

Gorgeous vlog as ever! And so lovely to see you partnering with a brand you clearly love 🥰

Beautiful video! I live in London so haven't been able to get out into "proper" hills for over a year now! How small does this jacket pack down?

Do you bring water along for Oslo? I saw that you were giving him snacks. Just wondered as I have to bring along drinking water with me for my do Chloe when we go on long walks.

And I'm happy to see that brands are sponsoring you and sending you products. About time! They might like to know that yes, we do buy what you recommend!