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Wednesday 12th November 2008
Start point:
Mardale Head (NY
469 127)
Mardale Head - Hollow Stone - Branstree north
ridge - Artlecrag Pike -
Branstree -
Gatescarth Pass -
Little Harter Fell -
Harter Fell
(Mardale) - Nan Bield Pass -
Mardale Ill Bell
- High Street
-
Rough Crag
(Riggindale) -
Mardale Head
Distance: 8.2 miles
Total Ascent: 960 metres
Time Taken: 4 hours
Weather: Sunny and bright, becoming
cloudy. 10oC.
Route Map
It was sunny and bright first thing this
morning with hardly a cloud in the sky - fantastic conditions for a walk
around Mardale Head. Once up to High Street, the clouds came in and made
it all a bit flat and I felt in hindsight it might have been better
walking anti-clockwise...but then again, who knows? You never can tell
what the weather will do.
It's a lovely morning with sun shining at the head of
Mardale.
The route from the road up to the north ridge of
Branstree is certainly initially steep and direct. There is a great view
over Haweswater into Riggindale, the rock in the foreground being the
Hollow Stone.
Kidsty Pike above Riggindale.
The head of Riggindale.
Kidsty Pike and Kidsty Howes.
High Street with a touch of snow on top from the old
sheepfold.
Selside Pike from the north ridge.
Looking north east from Artlecrag Pike.
The view to the west from the same place.
The summit of Branstree with a hot air balloon over
Harter Fell.
Harter Fell from the descent of Branstree. The path
used in ascent across Gatescarth Pass can be seen starting from the
mid-left.
Looking back to Branstree.
The path to Harter Fell.
Casper Wainwright (see Harter Fell 10, The Far Eastern
Fells below). The benchmark in the Wainwright self-portrait can be seen on the rock in the
photo. All you need now is a pipe Casper!
High Street and Small Water from Harter Fell.
The summit of Harter Fell.
Mardale Ill Bell and High Street.
Descending to Nan Bield Pass.
Yoke, Ill Bell and Froswick above Kentmere Reservoir.
Harter Fell from Nan Bield pass.
Looking back to Harter fell from the climb to Mardale
Ill Bell.
Small Water and Haweswater.
High Street from Mardale Ill Bell.
Casper on Mardale Ill Bell.
Once on High Street, it started to cloud over. This
view is to the western fells with the Scafells and Great Gable in the
distance and Helvellyn mid distance on the right. That's an icy looking
puddle!
Helvellyn from High Street.
The wall on High Street.
The flat top of Harter Fell from High Street.
Long Stile and Rough Crag, the route of descent.
Blea Water from the snowy eastern edge of High Street.
Long Stile.
It has completely clouded over now looking back to
High Street and Long Stile over Caspel Gate Tarn from Caspel Gate.
High Street from Rough Crag.
Colourful trees on The Rigg looking along Haweswater.
Haweswater.
Autumn on The Rigg.
Orange grass crossing Mardale Beck.
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