What's a little Weather between valleys?

What a difference a valley makes.  Last Sunday, we left Carlisle basking in a rosy glow of sunshine  reflecting off its red sandstone walls to begin a walk from Kirkstone Pass with R and C. But, as we reached the top of Kirkstone, we found ourselves in thick mist, howling winds and horizontal rain.  As a friend commentated, we wimped out,  having no desire to trudge across slippery screes without a view to brighten our experience. Fast forward an hour later and we found ourselves in rather better weather on the top of Walla Crag at the end of Borrowdale