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Adam Seat

Height: 666 metres / 2185 feet Grid reference: NY 47117 09077

Adam Seat

Adam Seat

Mardale Skyline

Walked on 04/05/2004

Start point: Mardale Head (NY 469 127)

Mardale Head – Gatescarth Pass – Adam Seat (1) – Little Harter Fell (2) – Harter Fell (Mardale) (3) – Nan Bield Pass – Mardale Ill Bell (4) – High Street (5) – Rough Crag (Riggindale) (6) – Rampsgill Head (7) – Kidsty Pike (8) – Mardale Head

Weather: Sunny with snow and hail showers.

This is the start of my quest to climb the 541 Birkett Fells!

Mardale Northern

Mardale southern

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Haweswater from Mardale Head...

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and Gatescarth Beck.

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The Boundary Stone at the summit of Adam Seat, 'L' on one side

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'H' on the other (Longsleddale and Haweswater).

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Haweswater from the summit of Little Harter Fell. (Compare AW The Far Eastern Fells - Harter Fell 10).

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Harter Fell summit in a snow shower.

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Kentmere

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A rainbow over Small Water ('the finest of Lakeland's tarns), from the descent to Nan Bield Pass.

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Mardale Ill Bell summit with Yoke, Froswick and Ill bell in the background.

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Two views of High Street summit.

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Rough Crag and Haweswater from High Street. The area around the small tarn is called Caspel Gate.

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Harter Fell and the Nan Bield Pass from Rough Crag summit, Small Water is just visible.

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Hayeswater and the distant Patterdale Fells from the Roman Road.

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The mist swirls across High Street on the walk to Rampsgill Head.

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Looking North from Rampsgill Head's summit. The Nab is to the left with Hallin Fell in the centre adjoining Steel Knotts. Ullswater is just visible right of centre.

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High Street from Kidsty Pike summit.

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The sun shines on Riggindale and Rough Crag.

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A long meander of Riggindale Beck...

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and the ruins of Riggindale Farm.

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The Mardale Skyline.

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