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Fisher Crag

Height: 421 metres / 1381 feet Grid reference: NY 30498 16303

Blencathra from Fisher Crag

Blencathra from Fisher Crag

High Tove

Walked on 13/05/2009

Start point: Armboth (NY 305 170)

Armboth – Fisher Crag – Armboth Fell – High Tove – Raven Crag – Armboth

Distance: 5.9 miles     Total Ascent: 489 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes

Weather: Sunny with cloud coming from the south west later. 16C.

This was another place I haven’t been to for a while, up to the much derided Armboth Fell and then along the central ridge before descending to Raven Crag. Armboth Fell is not a summit as such, being no more than a rock plinth on a hummock in a particularly boggy area. I must say on a day such as this though, the going was easy and the views all round were superb and it turned out to be a pleasant early summer walk.

 

High Tove

High Tove route map.

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Cascades on Fisher Gill. (f/22, 1 sec, 25mm)

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The Dodds across Thirlmere, climbing above the trees alongside Fisher Gill.

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Blencathra from Fisher Crag.

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Helvellyn across Thirlmere.

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The view along Thirlmere makes Fisher Crag well worth a visit.

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Heading for Armboth Fell, the highest point on the ridge ahead.

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Casper finds a rocky outcrop to rest on - but that's not the summit of Armboth Fell.

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Ullscarf.

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High Tove from Armboth Fell.

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A great view to the Scafells, Great Gable and Pillar from Armboth Fell today.

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Looking to Blencathra from the summit plinth of Armboth Fell. Raven Crag is the highest point of the forested area in the foreground of Blencathra.

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High Tove and High Seat ahead from the boggy wasteland on the climb to the central ridge.

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High Seat, Blencathra and Clough Head from High Tove.

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Great Gable and Pillar in the distance across Brandreth from the western side of High Tove.

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The north western fells including Grasmoor to the left and Grisedale Pike to the right.

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Looking back to a decidedly pleasant looking High Tove from the descent.

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A great view of the northern end of the Helvellyn ridge from the descent to Thirlmere Forest.

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Helvellyn on the left, Fisher Crag on the right.

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Crossing Middlesteads Gill.

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Following the Thirlmere Forest track towards Castle Crag alongside Shoulthwaite Gill.

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The summit of Raven Crag.

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Casper on Raven Crag.

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It was very windy up here and the cloud was thickening from the south west now. Casper does 'a Wainwright' on Raven Crag...

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...the aerial prospect of the dam directly below.

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High Rigg and Blencathra from Raven Crag.

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A great view of Skiddaw and Blencathra from the northern edge of Raven Crag.

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Raven Crag from below.

High Tove

Walked on 08/03/2006

Start point: Armboth (NY 306 172)

Armboth – High Tove – Middle Crag (465) – Shivery Knott (466) – Watendlath Fell (467) – Armboth Fell – Fisher Crag (468) – Armboth

Distance: 6 miles     Total Ascent: 704 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours 50 minutes

Weather: Rain. 8oC

The snow has virtually disappeared and the blue skies of last week have gone again. The warm front brought with it rain and general dreariness – not wonderful conditions for a walk, but at least we got some fresh air for our walk up to the central band of fells along the High Tove – Ullscarf ridge. These fells are renowned for their wetness and general bogginess at the best of times, so you can imagine what conditions were like today!

01 High Tove

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Great Dodd, Watson's Dodd and Stybarrow Dodd across Thirlmere from the climb up to High Tove.

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Great Dodd.

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It may be raining, but it's still icy cold up here.

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Looking back to the Dodds again from further up the climb.

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Browncove Crags on the side of Helvellyn shows above the low lying clouds.

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A damp Angus has a lie down on High Tove.

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High Seat from High Tove.

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A distant Causey Pike appears from the mist with Catbells right of centre.

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Looking into Langstrath.

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High Seat and High Tove from Middle Crag. I managed to walk past this first time and had to double back!

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It's a bit damp on Shivery Knott now Angus!

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Still on Shivery Knott, looking north east at the clouds advancing on us. It was heavy rain from now on.

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Fisher Crag.

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An all too brief glimpse of Thirlmere looking to Great How from Fisher Crag.

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A ghostly reflection of Deergarth How island on Thirlmere.

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Great How.

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Fisher Gill.

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