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Glaramara via Combe Gill

Walked on 01/10/2012

Start point: Strands Bridge (NY 249 135)

Strands Bridge – The Combe – Combe Door – Combe Head – Glaramara – Stonethwaite Fell – Rosthwaite Cam on Rosthwaite Fell – Bessyboot on Rosthwaite Fell – Big Stanger Gill – Stonethwaite – Strands Bridge

Distance: 6.4 miles     Total Ascent: 815 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 30 minutes     Start Time: 07:30

Weather: Showers, strong wind on the tops. 14C

It wasn’t the best forecast to go for a walk in the wettest valley in the country but I thought I came away relatively unscathed today! Yes there were lots of showers but I enjoyed the route up, the scramble of Combe Gill. That is more than I can say for the route of descent…

Glaramara

Glaramara route map.

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Falls on Combe Gill with distant Combe Head just peeping into view.

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The path towards Combe Gill.

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Daybreak over Borrowdale.

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The divergence from the main path - left to Combe Gill, right to Thornythwaite Fell.

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A good place for a geography lesson - moraines, drumlins and a hanging valley.

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Combe Gill - the route is to the right of the ravine.

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Panoramic of The Combe.

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Walking The Combe.

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Combe Gill.

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The view back along to Borrowdale.

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The ravine.

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This section towards the top is the crux. Chucking it down now!

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Looking back down from the top of Combe Gill.

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Yes, up there!

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Rosthwaite Fell and a view to distant Skiddaw and Derwent Water.

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Combe Door.

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High Raise and the Langdale Pikes from Combe Head.

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Glaramara.

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Looking along Borrowdale from Combe Head.

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Glaramara from the cairn on Combe Head.

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A bit wet and wild today.

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The approach to Glaramara.

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The 20' rock step. Dougal bounded up here today, Casper had to be given a little helping hand...he is getting on a bit now you know.

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Glaramara summit in mist.

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Passing Combe Door again.

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Heading for Rosthwaite Fell.

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Rosthwaite Cam and Dovenest Crag (called Stonethwaite Fell by Birkett).

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Stonethwaite Fell summit to the left.

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Fleetwith Pike from Stonethwaite Fell.

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Fining a way to Rosthwaite Cam.

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Rosthwaite Cam from the south. From the previous photo to this one, the rain was like stair rods and the wind so strong I could hardly stand up...

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...but as if by magic the strong wind then blew it all away. This is a great view of High Stile and Fleetwith Pike from Rosthwaite Cam.

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Bessyboot overlooking Tarn at Leaves.

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Would you believe it? The sun came out as I was passing Tarn at Leaves.

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Bessyboot, the summit of Rosthwaite Fell.

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The strange array of rock spurs to the north west of Bessyboot summit.

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The route crosses the ravine at this small cairn.

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The descent to Stonethwaite is going to be a steep one.

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Another 'fixed' path - absolutely unusable when it is wet like this and completely annoying. I had a heavy fall descending here when I was forced to use this horrible stone stairway. What is the point of making a path that cannot be used in the wet?

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Big Stanger Gill.

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Amen to that.

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Stonethwaite.

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Rosthwaite Fell from Stonethwaite.

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