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The Scafells

Walked on 10/01/2013

Start point: Brackenclose (NY 182 074)

Brackenclose – Brown Tongue – Scafell Pike – Ill Crag – Broad Crag – Great End (and return) – Mickledore – Hollow Stones – Brackenclose

Distance: 7.5 miles     Total Ascent: 1247 metres     Time Taken: 6 hours     Start Time: 06:45

Weather: Sunny above the clouds. 3oC

With the ridge of high pressure sitting over the Lake District and the persistent fog at lower levels there was a very good chance there would be a temperature inversion today which fortunately proved to be correct. I set off early from Brackenclose to try and catch the sunrise from the roof of England and I am glad I did, it was a fantastic morning to have the highest peaks in the land all to myself with some stunning views.

01 The Scafells

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Just made it in time - sunrise from the summit of Scafell Pike.

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What a beautiful morning with a big temperature inversion sitting over most of the Lake District.

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This was interesting to watch, the cloud is pouring over Sty Head into the valley between Great Gable and Great End. In the distance are Skiddaw and Blencathra.

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Summit view.

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A panoramic of the cloud inversion. Select on the image to see a larger version.

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Red sky at the trig. column and an inversion over Buttermere in the distance.

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Scafell Pike summit positively glowing, from the southern cairn.

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Mickledore and Broad Stand.

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Scafell panorama.

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Looking along Upper Eskdale to Caw, Harter Fell and Green Crag.

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Black Combe and Whitfell above the sea of cloud.

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Glowing sun.

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The Grasmoor and Dale Head groups of fells beyond the Gables.

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Far reaching tentacles.

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The descent from Scafell Pike to Broad Crag, Ill Crag to the right and Great End.

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Scafell Pike from Ill Crag.

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Scafell Pike and Ill Crag (and Casper!) from Broad Crag.

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Sunny on Great End.

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The view to Skiddaw and Blencathra over Sprinkling Tarn.

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Skiddaw with High Spy central with Seathwaite Fell summit at the very bottom of this photo.

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A panoramic from Great End. Select on the image to see a larger version.

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Looking across Rossett Gill to Great Langdale.

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Dougal and Casper are loving it.

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Looking back along the Scafells from Great End.

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Ocean of dreams - Caw and Harter Fell.

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A fabulous view on a fabulous day.

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Lowly Stickle Pike has put in appearance beyond Harter Fell.

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Crossing the Broad Crag col, the cloud was pouring into Upper Eskdale.

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Another chance to sit and watch with wonder, the cloud pouring across Pen then floating up towards me.

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Back on Scafell Pike with sunshine and loveliness all around.

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Descending to Mickledore.

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This icy descent is not for the faint hearted.

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Pulpit Rock.

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Descending to Wasdale.

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Yewbarrow.

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Wast Water. On the way home, I had to see what the view was like from Stickle Pike looking the other way...

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...unfortunately conditions had changed a little but there was still a nice inversion over the Duddon Valley with the Scafell in view top left.

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Caw.

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