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Yewbarrow

Walked on 11/02/2008

Start point: Overbeck Bridge (NY 168 068)

Overbeck Bridge – Bell Rib – Great Door – Yewbarrow (South Top) – Yewbarrow (North Top) – Dore Head – Low Tarn – Overbeck – Overbeck Bridge

Distance: 5 miles     Total Ascent: 725 metres    Time Taken: 2 hours 45 minutes

Weather: Sunny and warm. 12°C.

The sun and blue sky made a welcome appearance this morning for a lovely warm walk for the time of year. I made an unusual route of return via the quiet but delightful Low Tarn. It was lovely up there today, a really idyllic place – I think I’ll have to return in summer for a swim.

Yewbarrow

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Golden sunshine on Bell Rib at the southern end of Yewbarrow.

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It's a steep climb but lovely in the early morning sunshine.

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Contrails over Yewbarrow.

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Middle Fell and Bowderdale Farm.

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Middle Fell and Seatallan from higher up. The eventual route of descent was alongside the far wall down to Overbeck.

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The Scafells are still in shade from Great Door.

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Looking back to Wast Water and The Screes - Illgill Head and Whin Rigg.

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Kirk Fell and Great Gable from the south top and summit of Yewbarrow.

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Casper struggles to keep his tongue in.

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Red Pike, Pillar and Scoat Fell.

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The view along the Yewbarrow summit ridge. Pillar on the left, Kirk Fell on the right with a distant Skiddaw visible in the centre.

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Great Gable.

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The Skiddaw massif.

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Haycock with Low Tarn below. It looked so inviting over there I though I would make my return by it in the sunshine today.

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Great Gable with the shadow of the Scafells looming on its lower slopes.

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Heading for the north top of Yewbarrow with the bulk of Pillar beyond.

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Kirk Fell and Great Gable from the north top of Yewbarrow.

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Casper in the sunshine.

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Red Pike across Dore head.

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Pillar and Mosedale.

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The western face of Kirk Fell across Mosedale from the scramble down to Dore Head.

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Wasdale Head.

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Red Pike reflected in Low Tarn. Low Tarn is one of those seldom visited ones, walked around at a higher level but not usually close to so I thought I would pay it a visit today. It turned out to be a lovely place, very peaceful.

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Low Tarn reflections.

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Red Pike and Low Tarn.

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Red Pike and Low Tarn from Blackbeck Knotts.

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A distant Great Gable across a pool on the descent.

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Seatallan.

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Red Pike and Brimfull Beck, the outflow of Low Tarn.

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Lingmell, Scafell Pike and Scafell are out of the shadows at last.

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Scafell Pike and Scafell.

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The head of Wasdale.

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Yewbarrow.

 

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