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Haystacks

Walked on 04/02/2015

Start point: Gatesgarth (NY 195 150)

Gatesgarth Farm, Buttermere – Warnscale Bottom – Haystacks – Scarth Gap – Scarth Gap Pass – Warnscale -Gatesgarth Farm, Buttermere

Distance: 4.74 miles     Total Ascent: 575 metres     Time Taken: 3 hours 15 minutes     Start Time: 10:15

Weather: Cold and mainly clear. 2°C

What a gorgeous morning it was today – the sunrise was perfect and I timed it just right to get some fantastic reflection shots on Derwent Water. After clicking away for a good while at different locations I went over to Buttermere for a climb to Haystacks. It was amazingly quiet, there wasn’t a soul around and I only passed one person on the descent – another great winter walk.

Haystacks

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Skiddaw at dawn.

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Ashness Jetty.

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Looking across the jetty to Skiddaw.

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Coledale fell reflected.

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Derwent Water has a mirror finish today.

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At the landings.

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Catbells panorama.

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A seat with a view. This one is in our shops on canvas now.

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Catbells...again.

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...and again. This one is in our shops on canvas now.

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Buttermere reflections.

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Haystacks.

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High Crag and High Stile.

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High Crag and High Stile at the start of the walk.

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A room with a view - Warnscale Bothy.

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Out of the climb and on to the path to Haystacks. Someone has turned the sun off and replaced with cloud.

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Great Gable across Blackbeck Tarn.

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Fleetwith Pike.

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What's to do Fletcheroo?

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Pillar across Innominate Tarn.

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A panoramic view of Innominate Tarn.

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Great Gable.

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Climbing towards the summit.

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The view from the summit of Haystacks.

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Pensive Dougal.

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High Crag from Haystacks.

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The monarch of the glen.

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The frozen summit tarn.

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Pillar across Ennerdale.

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Striations in the snow.

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A gorgeous view of Seat and High Crag.

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The path (!) on the way down.

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