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Black Fell

Walked on 21/09/2009

Start point: Knipe Fold (SD 391 994)

Black Fell from Knipe Fold

Distance: 3.4 miles     Total Ascent: 215 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour 15 minutes

Weather: Very dull with showers. 15C.

Today was a complete contrast to last week with the weather being really dull and threatening throughout the walk. It was a big day for young Dougal though as he completed a walk to his first Wainwright summit, something he managed with aplomb and he got a taste of the changeable Lake District weather for good measure!

Black-Fell

Black Fell route map.

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Approaching Iron Keld, the felled plantation.

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It was so dull this morning here heading through Iron Keld. In fact it was almost dark, which made it really difficult to get any photos of anything.

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Windermere from Black Fell.

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Casper and Dougal on Black Fell, Dougal's first Wainwright summit.

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Ambleside and Windermere during a passing shower.

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'No one told me it would be this windy!'. There are all sorts of colours going on with Dougal now - slate around the eyes and a browny red mixed in with the black.

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Windermere from the large cairn to the south-east of the summit.

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Looking back to the summit.

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We found this 'throne' cut from the stump of a felled tree complete with initials. 'CD'? - it must stand for Casper and Dougal of course!

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