This meet was held in the Duddon Valley staying at the remote High Moss hut set in open fields near the northern end of the valley. Luckily it had a welcoming pub about a mile before the hut for everyone who couldn't or didn't try to find it on their own in the dark. Mark Winfield got the directions from the pub landlady: "You won't make it in an ordinary car" she said. Mark lead the way and followed the directions perfectly except when he tried to get his car behind a big pile of bales when it was really obvious to his passengers that it couldn't possibly lead anywhere at all. When we eventually got in the hut, which was spacious and comfortable, we lit a roaring fire and chatted for hours before going to bed late on Friday.

Saturday was glorious - sunshine, blue skies and everyone was inspired by the fantastic views from the hut and out on the mountains by 9.30. There were two groups. Mark Winfield, David Dees, John Bradshaw, Simon Atkins, Lee Clements and Mark Huish went to find an ice climb on Scafell Pike. Helen Baker, Caroline Watson, Sarah Waldron, Sarah Glover, Margaret Ingham, Jane Buxton and Rob ("I couldn't believe my luck to be with so many lovely women") Mitton walked on Coniston via Dow Crag. Louise Hawson and Matt Fennelow left the Coniston group at lunch time to return to the hut via Seathwaite Tarn and rugby in the pub.

The ice climbers found a nice, steepish gully full of snow and ice and went up it to the top of Scafell Pike. Then they split into 2 groups. Dave Dees, John Bradshaw and Mark Winfield went on to Scafell via Lords Rake while the others descended to the valley. The cloud came down on them all in the afternoon.

Meanwhile the walkers had fierce winds on Dow Crag but then found a very calm spot right at the top of Coniston Old Man for a long lunch basking in the sunshine and enjoying the views. As soon as they set off from Coniston Old Man along the ridge to Grey Friar they were back into the strong wind. They still had clear weather but could see cloud sitting on Scafell and Scafell Pike which looked like a blizzard. On the way down Grey Friar one person slipped into a fast stream and got wet but it then wasn't far to the hut. In the evening most people visited the pub and then sat chatting in the cosy lounge with the fire going.

On Sunday the weather was glorious again and everyone was out early: John Bradshaw, David Dees, Simon Atkins, Lee Clements and Mark Huish went up Coniston. Sarah Waldron, Margaret Ingham, Sarah Glover and Mark Winfield walked down the valley to explore the Dunnerdale fells and a found a big mining cave. Jane Buxton, Helen Baker and Caroline Watson went up Harter Fell - "another good walk on a lesser trodden fell". Matt Fennelow and Louise Hawson did a long fell run. Rob Mitton ran on his own for three hours via the Walna Scar Road over to the tourist path on the Coniston side, up the Old Man and back via Seathwaite Tarn cadging a cup of tea from John Bradshaw on the top! Everyone left at about four after an impressively quick clean up of the hut.