Cross Fell is the highest point in the Pennines at 893m in altitude. It is located at the northern end of the Pennine moors and has extensive views of the Lake District, the west coast and also the east coast. The southern uplands of Scotland and the Cheviots can also be seen from here
The Pennine Way goes over Cross Fell from Dufton via Great Dunn Fell to Garrigill and Alston.
Snow has been known to lie on Cross Fell for up to 140 days a year.
Three of England's major rivers rise near to the summit - the Tyne, the Tees and the Wear.
In times gone by Cross Fell was associated with demons and was often known as the "Fiends Fell", possibly because of the great wind it can produce in the valley of the Eden to its west. Known as the Helm Wind, this fierce gale of hurricane proportions, can strike most unexpectedly during the spring.
On Saturday 13 March two fantastic friends of mine; Richard and Julie Robinson joined Kathryn and Murphy and me for a crossing of Cross Fell, taking in the summits of Little and Great Dunn Fells, including the North Atlantic aircraft radar station 'The Mighty Dunn'
Deep snow, white-outs, streams, rivers and bogs, howling winds and freezing conditions ensured we had a very demanding and interesting days walking ha ha.
Oh well, it was a charity challenge; dreamt up by the ever active Jules to help 'Everest 4 Heroes' on its way to achieving its grand target of 200k for 'Help for Heroes'
The adventure was certainly a fantastic one, 9 hours 10 minutes and 28km's (17.4 miles) and over 720m of height gain, raising over £300 for 'Everest 4 Heroes'
Thank you very much Richard and Julie x
