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Selside Pike

Walked on 29/04/2014

Start Point: Roadside parking near the head of Haweswater (NY 479 119)

Mardale – Old Corpse Road – Selside Pike – Captain Whelter Bog – High Howes (Mardale) – Artle Crag – Branstree – North Ridge – Hollow Stone – Mardale

Distance: 4.7 miles Total Ascent: 506 metres Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes Start Time: 08:20

Weather: Sunny and warm, 17°C

What a gorgeous day it turned out to be today – there was an early mist but once the sun burned through it was really warm so I was down to shirt sleeves and it really did feel like a summer’s day. It was just about perfect and the sort of day I have been dreaming about for the last 12 months!

Selside Pike

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A misty start to the day over Haweswater.

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The mist was quickly burning off as the sun rose higher.

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Panorama from the start of the climb of the Old Corpse Road.

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Haweswater.

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Looking back along the Old Corpse Road - the nearest ridge is the one used in descent.

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Selside Pike summit.

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Descending from Selside Pike - High Howes is straight ahead and Branstree central.

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Looking back to Selside Pike.

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Nothing to see on High Howes apart from two old grey monuments.

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Passing between the two small tarns with the survey pillar central.

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Haweswater Aqueduct survey pillar.

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Looking back to Selside Pike and High Howes from Artle Crag - you can see the survey pillar and one of the small tarns centre right.

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One of the cairns on Artle Crag.

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Dougal puts the thoughtfully provided Branstree drinking bowl to good use.

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The summit of Branstree - nothing much to see here either!

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High Street and Blea Water.

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The impressive north eastern face of Harter Fell.

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Surveying the scene.

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Dougal loving the warm sunshine.

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A panorama from Branstree.

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Haweswater.

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Giant eagle shadow over Riggindale?

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Rough Crag, High Street beyond.

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How it ended up at the head of Haweswater when all the mist was gone.

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