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High Stile

Walked on 31/03/2008

Start point: Gatesgarth (NY 195 150)

Gatesgarth Farm, Buttermere – Fleetwith Pike – Haystacks – Seat – High Crag (Buttermere) – Grey Crag on High Stile – High Stile – Red Pike (Buttermere) – Gatesgarth Farm, Buttermere

Distance: 8.2 miles     Total Ascent: 1260 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 45 minutes

Weather: Warm, long sunny spells. 14ºC.

It was very still this morning and all the Lakes looked immaculate as I passed through on my way to Buttermere. Buttermere itself was absolutely stunning with the most perfect reflections imaginable so I couldn’t resist to stop and take a few photos. The weather for the walk was reasonably clear for most of it with the clouds coming in at the end making it feel a lot colder. It was great to see many families out on Haystacks, I have never seen it so busy as today.

High Stile

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It was beautiful and calm in Buttermere this morning and there were stunning reflections in the lake. This is High Crag and High Stile.

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Haystacks and the Buttermere pines.

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High Crag.

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High Stile, Red Pike and Dodd.

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High Crag and High Stile from further along the banks of Buttermere.

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High Crag - perfectly calm reflections.

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Buttermere.

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High Crag, High Stile and Dodd from the start of the climb to Fleetwith Pike.

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Mellbreak and Crummock Water beyond Buttermere.

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There are still some stubborn patches of snow on the High Stile ridge.

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Hindscarth and Robinson across Honister.

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Buttermere from the summit of Fleetwith Pike.

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The High Stile ridge.

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Casper on Fleetwith Pike.

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The north-western fells.

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Pillar across Ennerdale beyond Haystacks.

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Green Gable and Great Gable to the south.

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High Crag across the bothy.

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A peek into Buttermere from Blackbeck Tarn.

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The view from the climb to Haystacks.

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Pillar across Innominate Tarn.

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It was busy on the summit of Haystacks today.

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Pillar from Haystacks.

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The south-westerly view.

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High Crag and Buttermere.

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Pillar and the summit tarn on Haystacks.

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Descending before the climb to Seat and High Crag.

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Haystacks across Scarth Gap from the climb to Seat.

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Haystacks across Scarth Gap from the climb to Seat.

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Casper has spotted something down there.

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High Crag from the summit of Seat.

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Ennerdale and Ennerdale Water.

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It's a steep, steep climb up Gamlin End from here.

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Haystacks and Seat from Gamlin End.

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It was starting to cloud over now and began to get cold on the top of High Crag, here looking to High Stile.

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The summit of High Crag. To the right the snow sprinkled Gables and Scafells are out of cloud now.

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Robinson, Hindscarth and Dale Head from High Crag.

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The weather has completely gone looking over to Red Pike and Dodd beyond Bleaberry Tarn with Crummock Water and Mellbreak beyond. There is a glimmer of sunshine on the Loweswater fells to the north.

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On the summit of Red Pike, the clouds started rolling across from the west. Brrr, they were cold ones - lets get down!

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Waterfalls on Comb Beck.

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Sunlight once more on Comb Beck looking to a dull Fleetwith Pike.

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Fleetwith Pike from Buttermere lakeshore path.

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Buttermere from Peggy's Bridge.

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Haystacks from Buttermere.

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