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Holme Fell

Walked on 02/12/2011

Start point: Hodge Close (NY 315 016)

Holme Fell from Hodge Close

Distance: 1.7 miles     Total Ascent: 165 metres     Time Taken: 45 minutes     Start Time: 09:20

Weather: Overcast, cold. 5ºC

It was a cold morning and most of the higher fells were covered in cloud early on – when they lifted the forecasted snow was revealed on them, a later start than last year to wintry weather. There were some ominous clouds around and heavy showers later on which presumably left more snow up on high.

Holme Fell

Holme Fell route map.

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A 'petit-sunburst' across the reservoir.

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Reservoir and clouds.

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The Langdales have a dusting of snow on them.

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The view from the climb and the fells to the east are covered in cloud.

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Coniston Water from Ivy Crag.

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The clouds on the eastern fells have lifted sufficiently now to reveal snow on Helvellyn and Fairfield beyond the cairn on Ivy Crag.

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Those clouds look quite heavily laden.

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Helvellyn and Fairfield.

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More weather coming in from the left.

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Fairfield.

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More snow showers across The Langdales.

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Wetherlam beyond the summit of Holme Fell.

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Standing on the edge - at the top of Raven Crag looking along Yewdale to Coniston Water.

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Heavy clouds over the far eastern fells.

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Dougal and Casper on Holme Fell.

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Wetherlam.

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The Old Man is shrouded today.

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Holme Fell summit ridge.

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The summit cairn on Holme Fell...

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...and the view in the opposite direction.

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The clouds are down once more, looking across on the descent.

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Down at the smaller reservoir.

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Hodge Close quarry.

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The trees at Hodge Close have grown right around the old wire rope.

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