Saturday, 26 November 2016
Yorkshire Dales.
Parked up at Malham and started walking. With no plan I ended up climbing the famous Yorkshire Three Peaks, of which I knew nothing about prior to this trip.
Wednesday, 29 June 2016
Lake District
Day 1. Leaving the car in Coniston I ventured forth into the hills...first time ever in the Lakes.
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Church Beck. |
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First target was The Old Man of Coniston. |
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This area was heavily mined in ages past. |
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It even had a cable car system. |
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Mine entance. |
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Low Water. |
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Coniston and Coniston Water. |
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Old Man of Coniston trig point... |
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and Cairn. |
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Swirl How from Brim Fell. |
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Levers Water. |
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View from camp. Brewing up with MSR Windburner. |
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SMD Deschutes. |
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Sunset. |
Day 2. Covered a lot of ground today on my way to Scafell Pike, tallest mountain in England. Gotta say though, Crinkle Crags had some great character.
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Sunrise. |
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Fluffy clouds near Great Carrs. |
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Pike of Blisco from Wet Side Edge. |
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Red Tarn and Cold Pike. |
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Great Knott. |
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Pike of Stickle and Loft Crag, in middle. |
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Crinkle Crags. |
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Crinkle Crags |
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Pool on Crinkle Crags. |
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Atmosphere up on Crinkle Crags was awesome. |
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Bow Fell. |
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First proper sight of target...Scafell Pike. |
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Esk Pike. |
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Great End. |
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Ill Crag. |
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Broad Crag summit. |
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Final ascent up Scafell Pike. |
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Scafell Pike trig point. |
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View north from summit. I spy a place to camp! |
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Lingmell. |
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North Face of Scafell Pike. |
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Great Gable and Styhead Tarn. |
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Styhead Tarn. |
Day 3. Heading north.
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Weather closed in. |
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Climbing Great Gable. |
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Great Gable summit. |
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Green Gable summit |
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Weather clearing up. |
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Brandreth summit. |
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Grey Knotts summit. |
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Dale Head. |
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Looking back at Fleetwith Pike and Honister Crag, whilst climbing Dale Head. |
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View North from Dale Head. |
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Dale Head summit. |
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Gill from Dale Head Tarn. |
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High Spy summit. |
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Perfect! Camped out on Minum Crag overlooking Derwent Water and Keswick. |
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In the distance Skiddaw and Blencathra call to me. |
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View of the Helvellyn Range. |
Day 4. Operation : Skiddaw.
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Glorious sunrise! |
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Harvesting some solar. |
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Midges! |
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Blea Crag. |
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Catbells. |
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Skelgill Bank. |
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Derwent Water. |
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Lunch in Portinscale...yummy! |
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Start of the ascent up Skiddaw. |
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View back. |
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On and on. |
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Top of Carl Side. |
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Took wrong route...this was SAF (Steep as fuck). |
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Needed a brew. |
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End in sight. |
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Bassenthwaite Lake. |
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Skiddaw trig point. |
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Viewpoint info. |
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Next target...Blencathra. |
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10 peaks challenge? |
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Little Man. |
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View to Blencathra from Little Man. |
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Memorial stone for two shepherds. |
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Skirting round Lonscale Fell. |
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Rainbow over the Western shoulder of Blencathra. |
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Tired. |
Day 5. Blencathra plus first few hills on the Helvellyn Range.
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Heading round Blencathra to the path up. |
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And up we go. |
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Blease Fell, Western shoulder of Blencathra. |
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Gategill Fell. |
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Hallsfell Top, summit of Blencathra. |
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Summit stone. |
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View down Halls Fell Ridge. |
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Scales Tarn and Sharp Edge. |
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Heading down Blencathra Eastwards past Doddick Fell and Scales Fell. |
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Food at the White Horse Inn. |
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Next target, Clough Head...start of the Helvellyn Range. |
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River Gleneramackin. |
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The number of times the c-word came to mind trudging up through this knee/waist high grass. |
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A rustic shack... |
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...for a rustic brew! Place had atmosphere...nice to be out the rain too. |
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Great Mell Fell in the distance. |
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Back to task. |
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Clough Head trig point. |
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Calfhow Pike |
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Weather real shite now. This is Great Dodd. Next I headed down NE towards Randerside and camped out. My lil tarp tent did well in the wind and rain. |
Day 6. Helvellyn and home.
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Morning brew near Randerside. |
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Thirlmere Reservoir from Watson's Dodd. |
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Stybarrow Dodd. |
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Heading up Raise from Sticks Pass. |
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Jagged summit of Raise. |
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Helvellyn from Raise summit cairn. |
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Swirral Edge leading to Catstye Cam with Ullswater in the distance. |
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Red Tarn with the infamous Striding Edge to the right of it. |
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Trig point Helvellyn. Phone died after this. Shame, coz I would of had a superb pic of Striding Edge a little further on. |
Listening to the England v Iceland shambles on the drive back home I couldn't help but think what a superb trip this had been.
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