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Hard Knott

Walked on 01/12/2009

Start point: Cockley Beck (NY 246 017)

Cockley Beck – Moasdale – Hard Knott – Cockley Beck

Distance: 3.9 miles     Total Ascent: 319 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours

Weather: Cold and overcast. 0ºC

It was even colder today than yesterday, mainly because the sun never came out at all so temperatures struggled to get above freezing. Up on the top of Hard Knott there was a strong icy blast and definitely more than a hint of more snow to come.

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Hard Knott route map.

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Moasdale Beck and Little Stand.

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Looking in the opposite direction towards Grey Friar.

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Grey Friar from further along Moasdale with the weak winter sun trying to burn through.

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The frozen path to the Scafells.

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A panoramic view of the Scafells.

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Scafell Pike, Broad Crag and Ill Crag.

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Bowfell.

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Long Top, Crinkle Crags.

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Scafell Pike with the darker subsidiary summit of Pen in the right centre.

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Winter on Scafell.

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Esk Pike and Bowfell.

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'What are we doing dad?'. I don't know about you Dougal, but I'm putting my jacket on - it's flipping freezing that wind.

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Bowfell and Crinkle Crags from the climb to Hard Knott.

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Frozen Scafells.

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Frozen Scafells.

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Dougal and Casper on Hard Knott.

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This cap of cloud was building up from the south over the Coniston fells but that sun is still failing to get through.

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Brrr!

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Harter Fell from the summit of Hard Knott.

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A portrait of Dougal.

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In the blink of an eye, the cloud was building over the Scafells too.

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The Duddon valley from the descent, crossing a river of boulders.

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Harter Fell and the road to Hard Knott Pass, the steepest in England.

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Wrynose Pass.

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