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High Stile

Walked on 04/10/2010

Start point: Buttermere (NY 176 170)

Buttermere – Bleaberry Tarn – The Saddle – Red Pike (Buttermere) – High Stile – High Crag – Gamlin End – Scarth Gap – Burtness Wood – Buttermere

Distance: 6.8 miles     Total Ascent: 867 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours     Start Time: 07:10

Weather: Rain, cloudy. 14C

It is ages since I have been to Buttermere so I got up at the crack of dawn to get an early start to a predicted nice day. However, that failed to materialise although it did look as though it could brighten up but once I was up on the ridge it worsened and it ended up raining heavily.

High Stile

High Stile route map.

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Out of the trees above Burtness Wood, looking across Buttermere to Robinson and Hindscarth.

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Early morning in Buttermere with Grasmoor beyond.

S1

A panoramic view of Buttermere.

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Fleetwith Pike.

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Robinson and Hindscarth from higher up.

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A lovely tribute from some great friends laid on a cairn on the climb to Red Pike.

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Crummock Water.

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Sourmilk Gill - I've never seen Dougal stay so still!

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...and looking the other way.

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Chapel Crags across Bleaberry Tarn.

S2

Bleaberry Tarn.

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Dale Head and Bleaberry Tarn.

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Mellbreak between Loweswater and Crummock Water.

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The north western fells from The Saddle.

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Made it, but we are in the clouds on Red Pike. From here on it was persistent clouds and rain - often very heavy rain.

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Dougal leads the way to High Crag ahead from Comb Crags.

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A quick break in the clouds gives a view across to Dale Head whilst Casper seems to have lost his head!

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(Just about) a view into Ennerdale from High Crag.

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Haystacks and Seat from the descent of Gamlin End. Time to throw the towel in here and escape via Scarth Gap as it's absolutely chucking it down.

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Fleetwith Pike across Warnscale Bottom.

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Haystacks.

S3

A panoramic view of Warnscale.

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The Wainwright memorial plaque in St James' Church, Buttermere.

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The Shepherd's Gate at the entrance to the church.

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