It had been on my wish-list for a while, but as winter started to come to an end, had I left it too late to do my first wild-camp in the snow?.... ....The short answer was 'no'. Having been intently keeping an eye on the weather forecast for most of the week, on the Thursday I headed to Shap in eastern Cumbria, and followed the narrow country lanes to Haweswater below the Far Eastern fells & the car park at Mardale Head. The air was unusually still - not a breath of wind - meaning the reservoir was undisturbed & mirror like. It was just after 11 am when I arrived at the car park, and was lucky enough to grab the last parking space. I was also pleasantly surprised that the fells still had a good covering of snow. I hoisted by rucksack onto my back, and started walking. Heading south from the car park, I picked up the Gatescarth Pass, which heads up into the hills, and eventually over towards the hamlet of Sadgill in the Longsleddale valley. Following the pass uphill, i