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Mosedale Horseshoe

Walked on 04/05/2006

Start point: Overbeck Bridge (NY 168 068)

Overbeck Bridge – Bell Rib – Great Door – Yewbarrow – Dore Head – Red Pike – Scoat Fell – Steeple –Black Crag (Pillar)  – Pillar – Looking Stead – Black Sails Pass –  Kirk Fell – Wasdale Head – Overbeck Bridge

Distance: 11.6 miles     Total Ascent: 2454 metres     Time Taken: 6 hours

Weather: Sultry, but very windy on the latter tops. 24oC.

It was a funny old day today, weather-wise. When I set off from Overbeck Bridge, it was raining and showers continued over Yewbarrow with the odd ominous rumble of thunder. When the rain stopped, it became very hazy and warm and by the time I got to Pillar it was sunny, but with gale force winds which were present until I got back to valley level where it became almost unbearably hot. Angus and Casper were resplendent with new summer haircuts – it takes years off Angus, I think. It was quite an arduous round this one – a new one for Casper as it was very rocky with a few scrambles, Angus of course, took it all in his stride.

01 Mosedale-Horseshoe

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Wet Wasdale and Wast Waster at the beginning of the ascent of Yewbarrow.

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The climb up to Yewbarrow - who is that dog?

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Heading for the screes up to Yewbarrow.

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...and looking back down the scree path.

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Looking down Great Door - everything else in lost in the sultry haze.

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A couple of racing snakes on Yewbarrow. Are you a bit warm boys?

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Red Pike across Dore Head.

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Kirk Fell from Dore Head, Great Gable behind.

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Angus tries out the famous cairn and viewpoint on Red Pike known as 'The Chair'. It looks like a big armchair made from stones - here the view is over Low Tarn to Middle Fell and Seatallan.

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Haycock over Scoat Tarn.

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Pillar from Red Pike.

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Looking from Red Pike's summit to Scoat Fell.

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Now here's a dog with taste - Casper has a look at Steeple from Scoat Fell.

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Two cairns on Scoat Fell, the main one being the one on the wall.

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Pillar and Black Crag from Steeple.

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Steeple across Mirk Cove.

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A bit of sunshine on Pillar, taken from Black Crag.

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Pillar summit looking to Great Gable.

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Pillar Rock. It was gale force winds from Pillar onwards - at least it was a warm wind!

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High Crag and High Stile across Ennerdale.

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Kirk Fell and Great Gable across one of the tarns on Looking Stead.

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Pillar and Looking Stead across another un-named tarn.

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Great Gable from Kirk Fell.

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A hazy view of Yewbarrow from the steep, steep descent of Kirk Fell.

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Wasdale Head.

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The head of Wasdale from the descent of Kirk Fell.

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The path used in descent from Kirk Fell.

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Lingmell, Scafell Pike and Scafell from Wast Water.

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