Start point: Scales (NY 349 272)
Scales – Sharp Edge – Blencathra (Atkinson Pike – Hallsfell Top) – Hall’s Fell Ridge – Scales
Distance: 5.5 miles Total Ascent: 824 metres Time Taken: 2 hours 45 minutes Start Time: 07:00
Weather: Sunny and warm. 15ºC
This morning’s walk was to Blencathra taking in the two most interesting ridges on there – Sharp Edge and Hall’s Fell Ridge. Both of these are excellent so it was a great walk all round, shame the cloud only cleared fully when I was almost back down.
Note: Just because I took my dogs over Sharp Edge, it doesn’t mean that every dog or indeed every person can do this one – it is a very exposed ridge and is treacherous in wet or icy conditions. Plenty of people have come a cropper crossing Sharp Edge. You have been warned!
When I was passing Newby Bridge early this morning, things were looking interesting so I had to stop and grab a couple of photos…
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Blencathra is not looking quite so good at the moment though, I'm hoping the sun will burn that cloud off.
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Dougal Doo goes for it - like Mr Magoo, he cares not a jot what is below and takes it all in his stride. I managed to drop my lens cap here of all the places to do it! I could see it lying temptingly below though so I dumped the bag and left Casper and Dougal in charge whilst I went down to retrieve it - loyal Casper did as instructed and sat with the bag. Dougal? He couldn't resist following me down of course!
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Once on the summit ridge the cloud was down and swirling around, here looking into the sun at the White Cross.