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<\/a>Over breakfast I was feeling queasy about the task ahead, but, by the time we were setting off out of Middleton, I’d focused on the task with a grim determination. As usual, I have to say, Adam was stoic and determined despite his various injuries.<\/p>\nWe left Middleton for the trek along the River Tees. This is delightful tourist fodder, and a very pleasant stretch of the Way. It runs alongside the river, departing at times, but then returning for views of Low Force and High Force waterfalls (the latter being understandably larger and more impressive than the former).<\/p>\n It was around here that we were required to wash our boots with disinfectant. It seems there’s a disease affecting the juniper bushes that is spread via soil stuck to walker’s boots.<\/p>\n After departing the Tees, the Way makes one final wave towards civilisation at Langdon Beck before marching off into the moorland.<\/p>\n There were a couple of breathlessly warm miles before we met up with the Maize Beck, the valley of which facilitated a wonderful cool breeze. Then there was the approach to Cauldron Snout. It’s a combination of lazy moorland hugging the Beck, and arduous, ankle twisting, expletive inspiring rock scrambling. The Snout was where we were going to take a break, so of course it was a very long time in coming.<\/p>\n After Cauldron Snout (at 14 miles in) is where things started to fall apart. Adam soldiered and I stumbled on along the now paved access road that takes the Way most of the way to High Cup.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Cauldron Snout is a large waterfall, where the overflow of Cow Green Reservoir flows into Maize Beck. It’s as impressive as it is arduous to climb – more vertical rock scrambling akin to climbing Pen-y-ghent.<\/p>\n