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Raise

Walked on 22/03/2011

Start point: Glenridding (NY 382 169)

Glenridding – Glenridding Dodd – Heron Pike (Glenridding) – Sheffield Pike – Nick Head – Glencoyne Head – Hart Side – White Stones on Green Side – Stybarrow Dodd – Sticks Pass – Raise – White Side – East Ridge – Keppel Cove – Greenside Road – Glenridding

Distance: 9.6 miles     Total Ascent: 1082 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 30 minutes     Start Time: 07:15

Weather: Long sunny spells. 14°C

The fells to the east seemed to enjoy the best of the weather today and it was lovely and sunny for most of today’s walk to some of the eastern fells I haven’t visited for a while. It was like a summers day walking back along Glenridding, never mind spring and I think I caught the sun today as well. Time to ditch the micro spikes and get out the sun cream and shorts I reckon!

Raise

Raise route map.

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Sunshine at the foot of The Rake.

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Climbing The Rake to Glenridding Dodd.

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Raise at the head of Glenridding.

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Looking across to Birkhouse Moor.

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Birks and St. Sunday across Gillside.

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The summit of Glenridding Dodd.

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Ullswater from the eastern cairn.

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It's lovely and clear in Glenridding.

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Boundary Stone on Heron Pike. 'M' for Marshall estate of Patterdale with 'H' on the other side for Howard estate of Greystoke.

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First sight of Helvellyn with snow cornice still evident and Catstycam.

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Catstycam reflected.

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It was beautiful to the east but there was a cold wind once up onto the Sheffield Pike ridge.

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It looks like Ullswater carries on from the ridge here,.

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A closer view of Ullswater, Glencoyne below.

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Inscribed stone on the summit.

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The summit of Sheffield Pike.

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Dougal and Casper enjoying the sunshine on the summit.

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...and lying by 'the pool'!

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Yet another boundary marker, 'M 1912', heading for Glencoyne Head.

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Casper's going the wrong way looking to Raise across the old lead mines.

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In a hurry to get across to Hart Side.

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Stybarrow Dodd complete with stubborn snow patches from Hart Side.

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Looking back to the train from Hart Side on the way to White Stones.

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Stybarrow Dodd from White Stones and it seems to be a lot cloudier over to the west, in fact I would say the Helvellyn ridge was the dividing line between sunshine and cloud today.

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Hart Crag on the left and White Stones on the right from the climb to Stybarrow Dodd.

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Great Dodd from Stybarrow Dodd.

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Climbing to Raise looking back across Sticks Pass to Stybarrow Dodd.

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The summit of Raise.

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Looking west from Raise, Great Gable is central.

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An odd photo but Skiddaw looked like a volcano with a giant sheet of cloud seemingly emanating from its summit.

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All was dull on White Side.

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I descended by this steep cut on the east side of White Side. I did wonder if anyone had ever been down here before but it certainly was a quick way down.

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White Side from Keppel Cove.

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Breached in 1931 and never repaired - the dam in Keppel Cove.

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Sheffield Pike from the sunny walk back along Glenridding. In the shelter of the valley it was boiling hot, like summer!

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Swart Beck and the disused mine workings.

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