''The descent of the nose of High Hartsop Dodd has something of a reputation. It's a bit steep. Variously described as horrendous, horrible, and "blimey that was tough". We didn't think it was as bad as perhaps suggested. On a dry day it was straightforward, the path often zigzags quite easily with only the way the ground drops away rapidly does it make you feel vulnerable. It seemed to us that this wasn't an awkward descent as others that get barely a mention.'