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Cold Pike

Walked on 19/02/2012

Start point: Three Shire Stone (NY 277 027)

Three Shire Stone – Rough Crags – Cold Pike – Red Tarn – Three Shire Stone

Distance: 2.5 miles     Total Ascent: 305 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour     Start Time: 10:30

Weather: Sunny and clear.0°C

It was too good to miss this morning with the weather being cold and clear so I headed to Three Shire Stone at the top of Wrynose Pass for a short walk up to Cold Pike. I wasn’t disappointed, the views were superb and far reaching today.

Cold Pike

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Cold Pike across Duddon Grains.

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Harter Fell and Wrynose Pass.

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Pike o' Blisco and Black Crag as I traversed west to climb Cold Pike.

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High above Red Tarn now looking to a distant Skiddaw on the left and prominent Pike o' Stickle.

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The Three Amigos.

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Little Stand.

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Pike o' Blisco from an icy pool.

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Into the sun - Windermere and Wetherlam.

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Twin peaks of Cold Pike, left and right with Crinkle Crags in central view.

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Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from the summit.

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Clear as clear can be this morning.

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Skiddaw and Blencathra from Cold Pike.

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Bowfell.

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The Langdale Pikes.

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A panoramic view from Cold Pike. Select on the image to see a larger version.

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Casper and Dougal loving the sunshine. 'What are you up to dad? Why are you lying down?!'.

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The two summit cairns, left and right.

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Crinkle Crags and Bowfell.

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Looking down to Wrynose Bottom and the Duddon Valley.

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The view from the steep descent.

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It's still cold up here despite the sunshine.

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Great Knott, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell across a part frozen Red Tarn.

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Red Tarn.

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The view from a little higher up on Redtarn Moss, back in full sunshine now.

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Looking across (yet another) frozen pool.

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Cold Pike from Three Shire Stone.

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