Day 11. Fri 22nd June 2012. Dufton to Alston.20 miles. Weather. Heavy rain to start, followed by more heavy rain and finally, more heavy rain. Cold and windy. The walk today incorporated the most amount of ascent, 3410ft over Cross Fell, at 2930ft, the highest point of the P W, and its near neighbours. We were soon climbing into the low cloud where we stayed for about 6 hours. Visibility was down to about 50 yards in places. It was just a question of getting from A to B without getting lost. Not for us, the fine views of the Lake District that the guide book suggested. We just trudged on thinking of a nice dry and warm Youth Hostel. Today was a day of abject misery.
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