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Grisedale Horseshoe

Walked on 12/10/2010

Start point: Patterdale (NY 394 160)

Patterdale – Hole-in-the-Wall – Striding Edge – Helvellyn – Nethermost Pike – High Crag – Dollywaggon Pike – Seat Sandal – Deepdale Hause – Saint Sunday Crag – Birks – Patterdale

Distance: 11 miles     Total Ascent: 1419 metres    Time Taken: 6 hours     Start Time: 06:45

Weather: Sunny and clear. 13C

I was up early this morning to make the most of the expected good weather to come for the day. I wasn’t disappointed and it turned into a fantastic and memorable day on the fells with incredible clarity and an inversion over the Lake District as well. When I set off from Patterdale this morning (in the dark!), the temperature gauge was showing -1C but once the sun rose it was really warm and I ended up completing the walk in shirt sleeves.

Grisedale

Grisedale route map.

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It was below freezing when I left Patterdale and pretty chilly climbing to the Hole-in-the-Wall, here looking back towards Patterdale with Ullswater under the early morning mist.

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It was below freezing when I left Patterdale and pretty chilly climbing to the Hole-in-the-Wall, here looking back towards Patterdale with Ullswater under the early morning mist.

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Sun rising but not visible here yet. That mist is following me up the valley below.

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The sun rising over High Street.

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All a-glow heading for the Hole-in-the-Wall.

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Beautiful sunrise and the inversion has flooded into Grisedale.

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Climbing the steep section of the path.

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Looking to Birkhouse Moor from the Hole. All the low lying ground to the east is covered with mist.

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Helvellyn and Catstycam at dawn.

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A panoramic view.

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Looking back from the climb to High Spying How.

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Even the normally dull as ditchwater Great Mell Fell looks good today, taking on a special interest in the inversion.

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The Mell Fells and Gowbarrow Fell rise from the mist, Sheffield Pike in the foreground.

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The mighty Striding Edge.

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Flat calm Red Tarn.

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The view from High Spying How.

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Crossing The Edge.

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Red Tarn and Catstycam.

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Panoramic Red Tarn.

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Looking down on Striding Edge.

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There is a big inversion to the south too looking over the cross shelter. In fact the whole Lake District is surrounded by the inversion.

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The view from the summit of Helvellyn.

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Dougal and Casper on the summit.

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The 'Isle of Skiddaw', the Vale of Keswick is beneath the cloud somewhere.

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A panoramic view of the Vale of Keswick.

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Swirral Edge and Catstycam, the Pennines beyond Ullswater.

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Cross Fell beyond Ullswater.

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Looking into the bright sunshine from Helvellyn.

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Looking to the south west from the path to Nethermost Pike. That distant fell (Black Combe), in solitary peeping out in the clouds intrigued me - I wonder what it would be like to be stood on the top of it? Actually, I have had a similar experience on Hard Knott with Connie (here) and you never know whether you will actually ever get above the cloud.

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All clear over Bowfell, Scafell and Great Gable.

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Striding Edge.

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Misty Grisedale.

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The view from Nethermost Pike.

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Casper takes it easy heading for Dollywaggon Pike.

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The Solway Firth is also under inversion between Robinson and Grasmoor to the north.

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Dollywaggon Pike from the steep climb to Seat Sandal.

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Thirlmere under cloud and Skiddaw from Seat Sandal.

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The Vale of Grasmere.

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Thirlmere

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Saint Sunday Crag and Fairfield from the descent of Seat Sandal.

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Seat Sandal from the start of the climb to Fairfield.

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I took the path to Deepdale Hause which turned out to be a good one to get to Saint Sunday, well worth a go. It was cold along here though in the shade looking down on Grisedale Tarn.

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Seat Sandal and Grisedale Tarn.

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Fairfield and Cofa Pike from Deepdale Hause.

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Dollywaggon Pike across Grisedale.

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Looking west from the climb to Saint Sunday Crag.

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The Helvellyn ridge.

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The summit of Saint Sunday Crag.

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Heading for Birks below, Place Fell beyond.

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Dougal and Casper on Birks.

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Looking back to Saint Sunday from Birks.

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On the edge of heaven?

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Ullswater panoramic.

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Place Fell.

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