Tuesday 4th November 2008

Start point: Wasdale Head (NY 187 087)

Wasdale Head - Moses Trod - Gavel Neese - Beck Head - Great Gable - Windy Gap - Green Gable - Aaron Slack - Sty Head - Moses Trod - Wasdale Head

Distance: 6 miles     Total Ascent: 900 metres     Time Taken: 3 hour 35 minutes

Weather: Mainly overcast, cold on the tops. 10oC.

Route Map

Well it looked promising early on but I can't grumble about the weather really as it turned out much better than forecast (i.e. I didn't get wet!). It was a typical November day really and there was hardly a breath of wind until above 700m where there was an icy blast. Today I had my own 2 minutes of silence alone on the top of Great Gable.

Early Wast Water reflections and a touch of blue sky.

The classic shot of Wasdale.

The lake was calm this morning with hardly a breath of wind.

Great Gable from Wasdale Head, the path running up the centre before cutting left is the one I am following today.

Casper lying low in Fogmire Beck.

There is cloud forming and then quickly disappearing from the summit.

Following Moses Trod.

Lingmell Beck.

Looking down on Wasdale Head.

Wasdale Head from Beck Head, The Screes to the left and Yewbarrow to the right of Wast Water.

Kirk Fell across Beck Head from the climb to Great Gable.

High Stile across Ennerdale.

Casper above Ennerdale.

Green Gable across Stone Cove.

Ennerdale and the High Stile ridge.

Pillar beyond Kirk Fell.

There was lots of cloud forming over the fells to the north-west. This cloud was rolling over Brandreth and heading directly towards me bringing a chill wind - time for the gloves, cap and jacket!

Kirk Fell through the enveloping mist.

Next week is Armistice Day and the annual Remembrance Day service takes place on Great gable summit on Sunday. I left our families poppy up there today. 'Lest we forget'...I will not.

The Scafells from the summit of Great Gable.

The Scafells again, this time from the descent to Windy Gap.

Styhead Tarn and Great End from Windy Gap.

The path to Green Gable.

Ennerdale from Windy Gap.

A brief sunny spell over Sty Head.

Ennerdale and Buttermere from the summit of Green Gable.

Kirk Fell, Pillar with a profile of Pillar Rock overlooking Ennerdale with Scoat Fell and Red Pike in view.

Casper on Green Gable.

Strange cloud formations over Coledale way.

Pillar and The Pillar.

Styhead Tarn and Seathwaite Fell.

Trafalgar Square or Sty Head? Casper has a stretch on the stretcher box.

Great End and the cleft of Skew Gill.

Lingmell and the cleft of Piers Gill.

Casper heading for home.

Great Gable and the headstone dedicated to a climber who died up there in St Olaf's churchyard.

More reflections - Great Gable, Lingmell, Scafell Pike and Scafell.

The Screes.

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