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Great Gable

Walked on 15/03/2016

Start point: Wasdale Head (NY 186 084)

Wasdale Head – Beck Head – Great Gable – Westmorland Cairn – Great Hell Gate – Napes Needle – Moses Trod – Wasdale Head

Distance: 5.3 miles     Total Ascent: 1036 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 30 minutes     Start Time: 10:00

Weather: Warmer than of late, 7-15C

I hadn’t planned to walk today but the weather looked fabulous first thing this morning so I decided to head for Wasdale and Great Gable. I wasn’t disappointed, there was the predicted wall to wall sunshine and superb clarity all around. A great day to be on the fells!

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Wasdale classic.

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A different angle.

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Great Gable, the fell we will climb today.

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Lingmell and the Scafells reflected.

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Wast Water was lovely and calm at the top end today.

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Hardly a ripple.

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On the track past St Olaf's Church, Great Gable ahead.

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Crossing Gable Beck.

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Wasdale Head field system.

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Kirk Fell and Beckhead Tarn from the start of the climb. It was a case of skirting the snow and ice on this one.

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Kirk Fell and the Mosedale fells from the summit.

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The view across Sprinkling Tarn from the summit. Nice to meet two StridingEdge fans up there, the boys had bit of a photo call!

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The summit.

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Looking north, Skiddaw and Blencathra in clear view.

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Ennerdale.

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The Westmorland Cairn.

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Lunch with a view (mine was Wast Water, Fletcher's was me eating!).

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The way down.

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The Napes.

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Scafells looking good in the sunshine.

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Napes Needle.

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A cracking day.

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The Lion Kings.

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Looking back to Gable from the bottom.

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Looking across to Red Pike.

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