Dogs Andrew Cotter - Olive, Mabel, The Mountains & Me
Sports broadcaster Andrew Cotter covers the BBC's major events including The Olympic Games, Wimbledon, The Masters, the Rugby World Cup and the World Athletics Championships. He's also a keen hillwalker and dabbles in climbing. We asked him...
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Wonderful inversion, but there is something unnerving about a pack of hounds apparently on your trail!
..and I too love walking that Brotherswater path as the light is fading - the perfect way to end a day on the hill.
That sounds a memorable experience Norman. I've met unaccompanied dogs from the Patterdale hunt a couple of times, had a hound join us for a day's climbing at Mart Crag once, but never anything as unsettling as your encounter
Thanks WaW. It was a great outing but maybe would have been even better without the canine attention. Yeah, those Brotherswater woods are gorgeous. I bet they're full of birdsong right now and it won't be long before the flycatchers and chiffchaffs are back.
I'm curious to know if anyone other than us have been pursued up this valley. I'm considering a small investment in aniseed to lay decoy trails.
I have had hound encounters on Rossett Pike and the summit of Whitbarrow, but thankfully I have escaped the attention of the Patterdale Pack.