This is an account of events following a lost camera incident on a previous visit to Tarn Crag

The camera went over the Crag into oblivion and with no time to carry out a thorough search there was only one thing to do if the important memory card was to be retrieved - make a return visit the following weekend and continue the search

Note to viewers of ‘The Search Is On’

With a little research it is apparent that the Easedale Tarn Crag is not a noted climbers or scramblers crag and on close inspection of the area where the camera was lost much of the face is covered in vegetation mostly grasses and mosses on ledges and the easy climbing bits, evidence that it doesn’t see a lot of action. The cracks in steeper rock support shrub type wild plants and small trees flourish there too and although here can be found clean bare vertical rock in places there are more notable climbs within the district. Regarding its scrambling qualities they are worthy of a mention because it looked a fairly interesting crag for that pursuit and although not covered in the Cicerone Guide, Scrambles in the Lake District by Brian Evans the crag is probably featured in other publications therefore down the years explored by many scramblers so it was essential to make certain no one was about to scale the rock below me before endeavouring to put my camera recovery plan into action. Another important consideration was not to over look the possibility of nesting birds on the crag face in the immediate vicinity of the search area, a thorough search resulted in discovering no birds are nesting there.

The method used to locate the precise area of rocks the camera could have fallen onto may appear to be a dangerous act and rather irresponsible behaviour but rest assured a thorough inspection ( I wont say risk assessment, sounds like being back at work) was carried out both on and below the crag before the retrieval attempt was made. Besides anyone out and about at that altitude at such a ridiculously early hour in those weather conditions must be crazier than me and more to the point probably wouldn’t feel a thing - The video reveals all regarding this statement - Terry

In AW’s account of Tarn Crag he told us it is not a place to visit in bad weather - he never wrote a truer word

Tarn Crag - The high point on the right is the true summit. The vertical crag on the left is the search area

Part 1 - The words needle and haystack come to mind but there is a plan. Click on the picture above for video clip of the conditions at Easedale Tarn

Easedale Tarn below Tarn Crag

Part Two - Click on the picture above for the video clip ‘The search Is On’

My route back from Tarn Crag alongside Easedale’s Sour Milk Gill flowing magnificently into the Valley  

 Click on picture above for the third and final part

Windermere from Tarn Crag