01/08/2026
‘Crag’ Haystacks. By Graham Vasey
‘On a murky day in late April, clouds hung heavily across the fells above Buttermere. As we set off on our day’s objective, the small but rocky fell of Haystacks, still clear of the weather. But no sooner had we started to climb the rain came in, blotting out the views and soaking through our boots! On trips like this I usually travel light, choosing more compact camera gear. With me on this occasion I’d brought my little Rolliecord which though small shoots 6x6cm negative on 120 film with pin sharp lens.
Thankfully the incessant damp didn’t reach my camera and as we descended towards the Warnscale bothy the cloud lifted, revealing the vast expanse of striddle Crag and Fleetwith Pike rising beyond….A view too good to resist!!’
