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Mosedale Round

Walked on 10/11/2010

Start point: Wasdale Head (NY 187 088)

Wasdale Head – Looking Stead – Pillar – Wind Gap – Black Crag (Pillar) – Scoat Fell – Black Comb – Y Boulder – Wasdale Head

Distance: 7.5 miles     Total Ascent: 1050 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 45 minutes     Start Time: 07:20

Weather: Cold and clear. 6C

If anyone wondered whether it was winter yet, even after yesterday’s walk, I can confirm it is well and truly here. It felt more like a February day today with views to match – absolute clarity and stunning views is the only way to describe it – a magical day on the fells.

 

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Mosedale Round route map.

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First light at the head of Mosedale.

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The fell tops are on fire.

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Sunrise panoramic.

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Red Pike looking...red.

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New day rising over Kirk Fell. I followed the short cut path up towards Looking Stead to get here and missed out Black Sail Pass.

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Pillar from Looking Stead.

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Yewbarrow and beyond from the climb to Pillar.

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Scoat Fell, Black Crag and Pillar.

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The route to Pillar.

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What a view looking back - Great Gable and the Scafells.

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Looking across Ennerdale to distant Skiddaw and Blencathra.

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It was an Arctic wind up here today and everything was frozen, including me! I stopped here to layer up.

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Beautiful landscape on the way to Pillar.

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Clear as anything looking across to the Helvellyn ridge.

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Icing sugar coating on the summit of Pillar.

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Clear as far as the eye can see.

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Frozen trig. column.

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Pillar Rock below and the High Stile ridge across Ennerdale.

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A panoramic view from Pillar.

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The desolate summit of Pillar. I never saw another soul nor even another footprint for the whole walk.

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Looking north across the Solway Firth to Scotland.

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Just beautiful on Pillar.

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Casper and Dougal on Pillar - now where did we put that hair?

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The descent to Wind Gap.

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Mosedale - this was the route of descent later.

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Steeple across Mirk Cove.

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Looking back to Pillar from Scoat Fell.

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Big snowdrift on the summit of Scoat Fell.

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Haycock and Caw Fell, the Isle of Man visible on the horizon.

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At the top of the ridge to Steeple - so near yet so far. The path looked treacherous and I didn't fancy putting crampons on for such a short section so gave it a miss today.

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Red Pike from Scoat Fell.

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The Scafells from Scoat Fell.

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The boys are wondering where I am rather than lagging behind me - the route of descent is the scree run to the right.

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It was an amazingly quick route of descent down this scree run.

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Kirk Fell.

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The Y Boulder in Mosedale...

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...and the Abrahams photo of some early bouldering on the Y Boulder.

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Looking back into Mosedale.

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Mosedale Beck.

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The Scafells across Wast Water.

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The classic view.

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