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Arnison Crag

Walked on 13/09/2011

Start point: Patterdale (NY 397 158)

Arnison Crag from Patterdale

Distance: 1.7 miles     Total Ascent: 275 metres     Time Taken: 45 minutes     Start Time: 10:25

Weather: Strong wind and frequent rain showers. 13ºC

The wind was still strong this morning with frequent showers being blown across the fells. I had intended to go a bit further today but as discretion is the better part of valour, I made an early exit from the wind blown tops. If I had thought about it a bit more I could have descended via Hag Beck and made a circular route of it but as it was, all I could think of was descending – quickly.

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Casper is keen to get out from the shelter of the trees and out onto the open fell.

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Looking back to Place Fell.

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It's like being on your summer holiday Casper, out in the sunshine enjoying a nice drink!

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First glimpse back to Ullswater from the climb alongside the wall. The wind was strong and the showers were very frequent climbing up here.

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Looks like the Ullswater Steamers have got the pot of gold today.

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Birks across Glenamara Park.

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Rainbow rising.

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Up on the summit of Arnison Crag all hell was let loose with the wind, it was so bad I could hardly stand up and I knew I wasn't going any higher today.

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Casper and Dougal hang on for dear life.

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A brief sunny interlude across Trough Head.

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Ullswater from the summit.

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Sunburst over Hartsop.

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Aaaaaaaagh!

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A panoramic view from the summit.

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Looking across Patterdale to Place Fell and Angletarn Pikes.

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The Lion King surveys his Kingdom.

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The route back - we covered the ground rapidly to get down, out of the wind.

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It looks wild along the lake and that rainbow is heading northwards now.

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The southern end of Ullswater looks a bit flooded, Silver Crag in the sunshine.

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Sheffield Pike and Glenridding Dodd above Glenridding.

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Birkhouse Moor.

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Birks from Oxford Crag.

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Sunshine and rain back in Patterdale.

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