Coniston Old Man is a classic for good reason, says Norman Hadley
WITH A MODICUM of deviousness, you can sneak up on The Old Man of Coniston from the back, avoiding the busy, stony zigzags coming from Low Water. Better yet, you can include Dow Crag (nominated by Wainwright as one of his six finest summits) as a preamble, approached from the delightful valley of Torver Beck.
This short loop has