First Crossing: Alastair Basden

Reporting a crossing, East to West.

We started at 5:30am on 5th July at the Ravenscar mast (having walked up from the nearby Bent Rigg Farm campsite, and finished at 21:28 at the LWW stone at Cod Beck.

A group of 5, with 3x 17 year olds (M&F), 18 year old (M) and 46 year old (M): Miriam Basden, Matthew Armes, Hector Sequera, Iain Ayres, Alastair Basden, all from Durham.

We had a strong head wind all the way, but the weather was otherwise good, and dry underfoot.  Very quiet along most of the route.  This was a first crossing for all of us, and we are now planning to cross West to East!

Thanks, Alastair.

 

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