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From Keswick to the top of Skiddaw the barometer falls very
nearly three inches; and the air often feels colder than the
thermometer would seem to indicate; which may be owing, partly to
the heat acquired by the exertion in climbing, partly to the
greater quantity of moisture in the air, and a current prevailing
upon the summit; by which the heat evolved by the body is more
rapidly dispelled from the clothing; but the difficulty of
breathing, which some have apprehended from the diminished
pressure of the atmosphere, is not found by experience.
The distance to be travelled from Keswick to the top of Skiddaw
is nearly six miles. Since the inclosure of the common took place
in 1810, the way has been varied at the discretion of the
gentlemen through whose grounds it lies. At present it takes the
Penrith road, by the side of the river
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