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Thursday 4th May 2006
Start point: Overbeck Bridge (NY
168 068)
Overbeck
Bridge - Bell Rib - Great Door -
Yewbarrow - Dore Head -
Red Pike -
Scoat Fell -
Steeple -
Black Crag (Pillar) -
Pillar
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Looking Stead - Black Sails Pass -
Kirk Fell - Wasdale Head
- Overbeck Bridge
Distance: 11.6 miles
Total Ascent: 2454 metres
Time Taken: 6 hours
Weather: Sultry, but very windy on the
latter tops. 24oC.
Route Map
It was a funny old day today,
weather-wise. When I set off from Overbeck Bridge, it was raining and
showers continued over Yewbarrow with the odd ominous rumble of thunder.
When the rain stopped, it became very hazy and warm and by the time I
got to Pillar it was sunny, but with gale force winds which were present
until I got back to valley level where it became almost unbearably hot.
Angus and Casper were resplendent with new summer haircuts - it takes
years off Angus, I think. It was quite an arduous round this one - a new
one for Casper as it was very rocky with a few scrambles, Angus of
course, took it all in his stride.
Wet Wasdale and Wast Waster at the beginning of the
ascent of Yewbarrow.
The climb up to Yewbarrow - who is that dog?
Heading for the screes up to Yewbarrow.
...and looking back down the scree path.
Looking down Great Door - everything else in lost in
the sultry haze.
A couple of racing snakes on Yewbarrow. Are you a bit
warm boys?
Red Pike across Dore Head.
Kirk Fell from Dore Head, Great Gable behind.
Angus tries out the famous cairn and viewpoint on Red
Pike known as 'The Chair'. It looks like a big armchair made from stones
- here the view is over Low Tarn to Middle Fell and Seatallan.
Haycock over Scoat Tarn.
Pillar from Red Pike.
Looking from Red Pike's summit to Scoat Fell.
Now here's a dog with taste - Casper has a look at
Steeple from Scoat Fell.
Two cairns on Scoat Fell, the main one being the one
on the wall.
Pillar and Black Crag from Steeple.
Steeple across Mirk Cove.
A bit of sunshine on Pillar, taken from Black Crag.
Pillar summit looking to Great Gable.
Pillar Rock. It was gale force winds from Pillar
onwards - at least it was a warm wind!
High Crag and High Stile across Ennerdale.
Kirk Fell and Great Gable across one of the tarns on
Looking Stead.
Pillar and Looking Stead across another un-named tarn.
Great Gable from Kirk Fell.
A hazy view of Yewbarrow from the steep, steep descent
of Kirk Fell.
Wasdale Head.
The head of Wasdale from the descent of Kirk Fell.
The path used in descent from Kirk Fell.
Lingmell, Scafell Pike and Scafell from Wast Water.
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