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Steeple

Walked on 02/03/2010

Start point: Overbeck Bridge (NY 168 068)

Overbeck Bridge – Over Beck – Dore Head – Red Pike – Scoat Fell – Steeple – Scoat Tarn – Nether Beck – Overbeck Bridge

Distance: 8.2 miles     Total Ascent: 930 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 45 minutes

Weather: Absolute clarity, 7C

Wow, what a day it was – the clarity was superb with views for miles and miles today. There was a fresh covering of snow on the fells overnight but even so it was really warm in the sunshine – I ended up with a decent tan!

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Steeple route map.

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Bell Rib on Yewbarrow - we're not going that way today but we are going round to the left along Over Beck.

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Red Pike and Yewbarrow.

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Middle Fell.

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Once into the sunshine it was really quite warm.

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There is a fresh dusting of snow on this side of Red Pike.

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Wainwright's 'buttresses of a vanished bridge, Brimfull Beck' which has now been rebuilt.

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Dore Head from Gosforth Crag Moss.

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Looking back across the Moss to the route just ascended with a glimpse of Wast Water.

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Pillar from frozen Dore Head Tarn.

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The route to Red Pike.

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Looking to Wasdale Head.

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Stirrup Crag, Yewbarrow.

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Kirk Fell and Great Gable with Great End to the right.

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What a view today from the climb to Red Pike, absolutely superb clarity.

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The Chair on Red Pike, Middle Fell and Seatallan in view.

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A rite of passage for Dougal as he is crowned the new 'Prince of the Fells' on The Chair.

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Looking down on frozen Low Tarn.

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The Scafells.

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Heading for the top of Red Pike.

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Looking back to The Chair.

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A wonderful view of the eastern fells from Red Pike.

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Looking the other way to the Scafells.

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Dougal and Casper on the summit.

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A panoramic view from Red Pike.

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Walking the Red Pike ridge.

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Looking back to Red Pike from the climb to Scoat Fell, the lone figure to the right was the first of two people I saw today.

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The top of Scoat Fell with deep snow drifts.

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Scoat Fell summit.

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Pillar from Scoat Fell.

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Heading for Steeple but someone has beaten me there this morning - he gave a cheery wave before heading down into Ennerdale.

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Pillar and Black Crag across Mirk Cove.

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The view from Steeple. I did think here that if I only could do one more walk, it would include all the fells walked today and probably in the same conditions.

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Ennerdale Water and a clear view across the Solway Firth to Scotland. There seems to be a lot less snow to the north.

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Casper on Steeple - 'I like it here too'.

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The ridge to and from Steeple was a little tricky in places - not for these two mountain goats though.

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The view over Caw Fell to the Isle of Man and snow topped Snaefell.

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Great Gable.

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Lots of snow, lots of fells.

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Blencathra.

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Back to Scoat Fell.

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No need to climb over the wall with snow this deep, here looking to Haycock, the Isle of Man top right.

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The descent to Scoat Tarn and the clouds are building up over Black Combe now.

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Seatallan from Scoat Tarn.

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Scoat Tarn - the route of descent was the prominent band left of centre.

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Wainwright's 'split boulder, Scoat Tarn'.

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Nether Beck and Seatallan.

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A solitary wind blown tree in Nether Beck.

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A glorious view of the Scafells at the end of the Nether Beck path.

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Scafell reflections.

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