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 route map.
Out of the trees above Burtness Wood, looking across Buttermere to Robinson and Hindscarth.
Early morning in Buttermere with Grasmoor beyond.
A panoramic view of Buttermere.
Fleetwith Pike.
Robinson and Hindscarth from higher up.
A lovely tribute from some great friends laid on a cairn on the climb to Red Pike.
Crummock Water.
Sourmilk Gill - I've never seen Dougal stay so still!
...and looking the other way.
Chapel Crags across Bleaberry Tarn.
Bleaberry Tarn.
Dale Head and Bleaberry Tarn.
Mellbreak between Loweswater and Crummock Water.
The north western fells from The Saddle.
Made it, but we are in the clouds on Red Pike. From here on it was persistent clouds and rain - often very heavy rain.
Dougal leads the way to High Crag ahead from Comb Crags.
A quick break in the clouds gives a view across to Dale Head whilst Casper seems to have lost his head!
(Just about) a view into Ennerdale from High Crag.
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.
Fleetwith Pike across Warnscale Bottom.
Haystacks.
A panoramic view of Warnscale.
The Wainwright memorial plaque in St James' Church, Buttermere.
The Shepherd's Gate at the entrance to the church.