The Coniston Fells – a mountain or a massif?
The Old Man of Coniston is the crowning peak of southern Lakeland and one of the most popular ascents in the Lake District. When viewed from the shores of Coniston Water, the mountain exerts a massively dominating presence, although the Old Man is merely the highest point (and only that by supposition) amongst a compact range of seven summits, each offering equally rewarding exploration. For that reason, this particular ‘Worthy’ is not a solitary hill but a collective, under the…