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Greenburn Round

Walked on 31/07/2008

Start point: Roadside parking near to Helmside (NY 332 096)

Helmside – Cotra Breast – Steel Fell – Brownrigg Moss – Calf Crag – Gibson Knott – Helm Crag – Thorny How – Low Mill Bridge – Helmside

Distance: 6.8 miles     Total Ascent: 653 metres     Time Taken: 3 hours

Weather: Overcast, showers towards the end. 22ºC.

Today was another day when I ended up doing a walk that I had not planned – I was off to the western fells but it was bucketing down with rain over that way and I could see it was brighter to the north east, so that was good enough for me. I think I was lucky to finish this walk relatively dry too as the rain came in as I reached valley level.

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Greenburn with Steel Fell to the right.

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Looking across to Helm Crag.

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The same view from higher up the climb to Steel Fell.

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Climbing Cotra Breast.

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A good view of the Helm Crag to Gibson Knott ridge, the route of return.

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Helvellyn from Dead Pike, the summit of Steel Fell.

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Hmm, not much running water up here for Casper to have a bathe in, just boggy puddles.

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Thirlmere and Blencathra from Steel Fell.

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The route arcs round to the left past the un-named tarn. Beyond is the High Raise plateau.

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Blencathra and Clough Head.

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Ullscarf.

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Helvellyn.

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Calf Crag summit looking along the ridge to Grasmere.

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Wrong way Casper, we are off to Gibson Knott!

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Saint Sunday Crag.

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Tarn Crag and Far Easedale.

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The Langdale Pikes beyond Tarn Crags from Gibson Knott.

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Casper strikes the mountain dog pose on the way to Helm Crag.

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Easedale Tarn is now in view on the upper left with Sergeant Man beyond Tarn Crag.

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The climb to Helm Crag from Bracken Hause.

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Steel Fell from the top of The Howitzer, the true summit of Helm Crag.

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The Lion and The Lamb on the left, Loughrigg Fell and Grasmere from The Howitzer.

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The view across to Seat Sandal, Fairfield and Great Rigg from The Howitzer.

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Steel Fell beyond the rocky pinnacle that is The Howitzer.

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The path to The Lion and The Lamb.

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Grasmere from The Lion.

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Looking back to Steel Fell.

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