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Great Gable

Walked on 04/11/2008

Start point: Wasdale Head (NY 187 087)

Wasdale Head – Moses Trod – Gavel Neese – Beck Head – Great Gable – Windy Gap – Green Gable – Aaron Slack – Sty Head – Moses Trod – Wasdale Head

Distance: 6 miles     Total Ascent: 900 metres     Time Taken: 3 hour 35 minutes

Weather: Mainly overcast, cold on the tops. 10oC.

Well it looked promising early on but I can’t grumble about the weather really as it turned out much better than forecast (i.e. I didn’t get wet!). It was a typical November day really and there was hardly a breath of wind until above 700m where there was an icy blast. Today I had my own 2 minutes of silence alone on the top of Great Gable.

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Early Wast Water reflections and a touch of blue sky.

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The classic shot of Wasdale.

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The lake was calm this morning with hardly a breath of wind.

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Great Gable from Wasdale Head, the path running up the centre before cutting left is the one I am following today.

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Casper lying low in Fogmire Beck.

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There is cloud forming and then quickly disappearing from the summit.

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Following Moses Trod.

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Lingmell Beck.

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Looking down on Wasdale Head.

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Wasdale Head from Beck Head, The Screes to the left and Yewbarrow to the right of Wast Water.

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Kirk Fell across Beck Head from the climb to Great Gable.

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High Stile across Ennerdale.

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Casper above Ennerdale.

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Green Gable across Stone Cove.

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Ennerdale and the High Stile ridge.

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Pillar beyond Kirk Fell.

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There was lots of cloud forming over the fells to the north-west. This cloud was rolling over Brandreth and heading directly towards me bringing a chill wind - time for the gloves, cap and jacket!

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Kirk Fell through the enveloping mist.

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Next week is Armistice Day and the annual Remembrance Day service takes place on Great gable summit on Sunday. I left our families poppy up there today. 'Lest we forget'...I will not.

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The Scafells from the summit of Great Gable.

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The Scafells again, this time from the descent to Windy Gap.

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Styhead Tarn and Great End from Windy Gap.

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The path to Green Gable.

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Ennerdale from Windy Gap.

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A brief sunny spell over Sty Head.

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Ennerdale and Buttermere from the summit of Green Gable.

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Kirk Fell, Pillar with a profile of Pillar Rock overlooking Ennerdale with Scoat Fell and Red Pike in view.

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Casper on Green Gable.

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Strange cloud formations over Coledale way.

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Pillar and The Pillar.

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Styhead Tarn and Seathwaite Fell.

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Trafalgar Square or Sty Head? Casper has a stretch on the stretcher box.

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Great End and the cleft of Skew Gill.

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Lingmell and the cleft of Piers Gill.

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Casper heading for home.

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Great Gable and the headstone dedicated to a climber who died up there in St Olaf's churchyard.

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More reflections - Great Gable, Lingmell, Scafell Pike and Scafell.

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The Screes.

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