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Yewbarrow

Walked on 24/10/2012

Start point: Overbeck Bridge (NY 168 068)

Overbeck Bridge – Bell Rib – Great Door – Yewbarrow (South Top) – Yewbarrow (North Top) – Dore Head – Over Beck – Overbeck Bridge

Distance: 3.9 miles     Total Ascent: 580 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes     Start Time: 09:40

Weather: Mild. 14C.

I was looking forward to getting to Wasdale once more, it seems like ages since I was over that way. The weather started off looking quite promising but by the end of the walk it had clouded over and ended up a little dull but the great scrambling sections at either end of the fell made up for that.

Yewbarrow

Yewbarrow route map.

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Early morning mist in Eskdale.

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Britain's favourite view.

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Great Gable.

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Bell Rib on the southern tip of Yewbarrow from Overbeck Bridge.

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Middle Fell.

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Red Pike.

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Autumn colours.

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The steep climb to imposing Bell Rib.

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Red Pike from Dropping Crag...

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...and the view from the edge to Seatallan across Over Beck.

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Looking down the scree chute to Wasdale, Dropping Crag is lower right.

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Scafell through Great Door.

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The Scafell Pikes.

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Looking across to Burnmoor Tarn from the second cleft on the south ridge.

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Illgill Head and Whin Rigg - The Screes.

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Caw Fell and Haycock in the sunshine as the clouds come over the rest of Wasdale from the cairn on Bull Crag.

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Nice haircut boys (and no I haven't chopped Dougal's ear off!).

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Low Tarn nestling below Red Pike, Haycock beyond.

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Great Gable and lenticular cloud.

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The summit of Yewbarrow.

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Walking the ridge to the north top of Yewbarrow, Pillar in cloud beyond and Red Pike rising up from Dore Head to the left.

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What's going on over there?

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Kirk Fell to Scafell - a panoramic view from the north top.

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Great End and Lingmell with cloud caps, Scafell Pike and Scafell without - all towering over Wasdale Head.

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The mountain lion checks out the route of descent...

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...the feared (by some) Stirrup Crag - Dougal is already path finding below.

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From Dore Head, the upper band of rock looks unassailable.

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Down at Dore Head tarn.

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Yewbarrow from the back.

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Casper and Dougal.

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Looking to Middle Fell along Over Beck.

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Autumn hue.

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