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High Seat

Walked on 03/05/2007

Start point: Surprise View (NY 268 189)

Surprise View – Ashness Bridge – Walla Crag – Bleaberry Fell – High Seat –  High Tove – Watendlath – Surprise View

Distance: 8 miles     Total Ascent: 621 metres     Time Taken: 3 hours

Weather: Fine and sunny, not a breath of wind. 21oC.

More almost perfect conditions again today. The walk started with a few camera maladies – try as I might, I could not get my ‘best’ camera to work so I had to revert to number 2. I spent an annoying 20 minutes or so messing around with it before I admitted defeat, it would have to wait until I got home to consult the user guide. That apart, it was a lovely walk – superb conditions, no wind with only the haze coming down to spoil that a little bit. Just me and Casper again today, I don’t think Angus can handle this heat, haircut or no haircut.

High-Seat

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Derwent Water and Skiddaw from Surprise View.

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Looking across Derwent Water to Cat Bells.

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Swiftly past Ashness Bridge where the crowds were gathering and up on the path which contours the lower slopes of Bleaberry Fell, here looking to Derwent Water and Skiddaw.

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Looking back to Cat Bell and Maiden Moor.

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Looking along the Cat Gill ravine to Derwent Water and Keswick.

Skiddaw

Skiddaw and Keswick from Walla Crag.

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The Coledale fells across Derwent Water.

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Casper at the summit of Walla Crag.

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Hot!

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The Coledale fells from the climb to Bleaberry Fell.

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Blencathra from the summit.

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Even hotter on the summit of High Seat.

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The view to the south from High Seat, looking towards Bow Fell, Esk Pike, the Scafells, Lingmell, Great Gable and Kirk Fell.

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High Seat from Eddy Grave Stake.

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Lingmell and Great Gable.

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Watendlath Farm and Tarn.

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Packhorse Bridge at Watendlath.

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A lovely place to cool off.

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The valley walk back was lovely on a day like this. If the water was a bit deeper, I would have been in myself.

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Got it whilst no-one was there! Ashness Bridge.

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