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Black Star

Height: 633 metres / 2077 feet Grid reference: NY 21246 14156

Hindscarth from Black Star, the highest point of Honister Crag

Hindscarth from Black Star, the highest point of Honister Crag

Great Gable

Walked on 13/12/2005

Start point: Car Park at the head of Honister Pass (NY 225 135)

Honister Hause – Bell Crags – Black Star (440) – Fleetwith Pike (441) – Moses Trod – Beck Head – Great Gable – Green Gable (442) – Gillercomb Head – Brandreth (443) – Grey Knotts (444) – Honister Hause

Distance: 8.75 miles     Total Ascent: 1159 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours

Weather: Grey and overcast. 5ºC.

Today the weather was a lot duller than yesterday for a walk up to Great Gable from the Honister Pass. It did look promising at the start, but after the ascent of Great Gable I never got out of the clouds until reaching Grey Knotts. It was very quiet up there today and I had every summit to myself, which must be a record for Great Gable I think!

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The track from Honister Pass looking down to the slate mine - the only slate mine in England.

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Hindscarth from Black Star, the highest point of Honister Crag.

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Yewbarrow through the gap between Kirk Fell and Pillar.

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The Buttermere Valley from Fleetwith Pike. The nearest water is Buttermere with Crummock Water behind and a glimpse of Loweswater in the distance.

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High Crag and High Stile from Fleetwith Pike.

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The summit of Grasmoor obscured by clouds.

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Haystacks in the foreground with Pillar behind, across Ennerdale.

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Angus is back! - on Fleetwith Pike.

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High Crag.

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Fleetwith Pike to the left of the ridge with Black Star along the same ridge to the right. Much evidence of continuing mining operations here.

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Kirk Fell appears fleetingly from the cloud cover.

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...as does Green Gable.

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A panoramic view of Ennerdale and Buttermere. Select on the image to see a large annotated version.

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Angus.

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The Ennerdale Valley from the rising of the River Liza which runs all the way to Ennerdale Water.

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A glimpse in to Wasdale and a view of Wast Water from Beck Head. Now it was up to Great Gable and up into the clouds.

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The Fell and Rock Climbing Club plaque on Great Gable summit with poppies remaining from the Remembrance Sunday service.

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The mist clears at Windy Gap to show Styhead Tarn.

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A puddle shows how cold it is up on Grey Knotts.

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Tarn on Grey Knotts.

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Base Brown from the summit of Grey Knotts.

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