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Skiddaw

Walked on 19/02/2013

Start point: Gale Road End (NY 281 253)

Gale Road End – Skiddaw Lesser Man – Skiddaw Little Man – Skiddaw – Jenkin Hill – Lonscale Fell – Lonscale Pike – Latrigg – Gale Road End

Distance: 8.5 miles     Total Ascent: 860 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 30 minutes     Start Time: 07:00

Weather: Beautiful sunshine above the haze. 5°C

I was up early again today to catch the sunrise and it was well worth it to see the beautiful rising sun across a temperature inversion. Once above the haze layer the air was very clear – a fantastic and memorable day to be out on the fells.

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The Hawell Monument, pre-dawn.

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The Coledale fells and a pinky pre-sunrise sky.

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The sun appears on the horizon.

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A sunny glow above the haze.

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A warming glow.

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Climbing higher, a fabulous sunrise and inversion to the east.

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Skiddaw Little Man in the dawn glow.

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Blencathra and the view to the east.

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Skiddaw Lesser Man.

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Skiddaw Little Man looking down to Lesser and the Helvellyn massif beyond.

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Dougally Doo...no Casper today so you are on your own lad.

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Clear skies now above the layer of haze.

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The Ullock Pike ridge.

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Catbells to Scafells.

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Mono layers.

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On the summit plateau looking down on Little Man.

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The Ullock Pike ridge and Bassenthwaite Lake, beyond there is a heavy covering of cloud across the sea.

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What a fabulous day.

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The air was very clear and hardly a breath of wind today.

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Well worth taking a photo or two.

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The back o' Skidda.

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Skiddaw summit.

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The Lakeland giants across Derwent Water.

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Descending to Lonscale Fell.

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The mist is clearing a bit as the sun warms up.

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Warmer, but not that warm.

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Skiddaw from Lonscale Fell.

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A panorama of loveliness.

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Blencathra from Lonscale Pike.

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The view from Lonscale Pike.

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The steep descent.

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Following the track back toward Latrigg, the green hill on the left.

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The Coledale fells from Latrigg.

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A.W?

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Skiddaw from Latrigg.

 

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