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Wednesday 24th January 2007
Start point: Long House at the
foot of the Walna Scar Road near Seathwaite, Duddon Valley (SD 239 968)
Long House - Walna Scar road
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White Pike -
White Maiden -
Walna Scar -
Brown Pike -
Buck Pike -
Dow Crag -
Seathwaite Tarn - Long House
Distance: 7 miles
Total Ascent: 700 metres
Time Taken: 3 hours 15 minutes
Weather: Snowy and cold wind with
sunny spells. 4oC.
Route Map
It was sunny, snowy and cold up on the
Coniston fells this morning and it was nice to get above the snow line
and tread the crisp, new snow in sunshine for a while. The wind was
constantly blowing in snow showers up on the Dow Crag ridge and it looks
like there is more to come. I had intended to walk round to Grey Friar
and descend that way but the ominous clouds and heavy snow showers put
paid to that idea!
Long House Gill beside the Walna Scar
Road.
Above the snow line and above the ruins
of Walna Scar Quarries looking to Harter Fell, the Scafell range covered
by cloud. The wind was really strong and very cold from here - an icy
blast.
A contrast in colours on the aptly
named White Pike looking across to Caw with Black Combe beyond. I think
Angus and Casper are trying to shelter from the oh-so cold wind!
Angus on White Pike, the Duddon Estuary
beyond.
Next stop White Maiden, the summit is
at the top of the wall.
Angus has beaten me there.
Casper on the sunny but cold White
Maiden, Coniston Water behind.
On the summit of White Maiden. Angus is
trying to remove the snow that has balled under his paws, an
occupational hazard for a fell walking dog.
Angus caught in a windy snow shower on
Walna Scar.
Looking back from Walna Scar to White
Maiden and White Pike.
Dow Crag, Buck Pike and Brown Pike from
Walna Scar summit.
The view from Brown Pike looking back
to Walna Scar, White Maiden and White Pike with a non-showy Caw and
Black Combe beyond.
Heading for Buck Pike with The Old Man
of Coniston to the right.
Blind Tarn and Brown Pike with Coniston
Water and the Leven Estuary dazzling in the sunshine.
Casper with snowy chops! For some
reason he likes to eat snow and doesn't get bothered with snow balling
under his paws like Angus!
Dow Crag ahead.
Easy Gully on Dow Crag.
The route from Buck Pike to Dow Crag.
Harter Fell from Dow Crag.
The frozen summit of Dow Crag.
Coniston Old Man with a snow shower
blowing in.
Swirl How under cloud cover, Levers
Hawse and Brim Fell on the descent to Goat's Hawse.
Goat's Water and Dow Crag.
A monochromatic looking Dow Crag from
Goat's Hawse.
A frozen Far Gill on the descent to
Seathwaite Tarn.
Grey Friar.
Seathwaite Tarn.
Harter Fell.
Seathwaite Tarn from the dam wall.
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