The Pewits is a notorious bog on the ridge between Watendlath and Thirlmere. The wettest bit of the Lake District. It hasn't rained for two weeks so we tackled it. The peat had dried and cracked for the most part but some bits were still awful. We met a woman who had fallen in up to her waist. We found a helpful section where someone had laid down fence posts. This meant that my weight acted on a much larger area that my feet. Pressure is force per unit area so I put less pressure on the surface of the bog. Pressure is a measure of the damage done by a force. Low pressure meant no damage to the bog surface. In other words, I didn't sink in so High Seat was conquered.
