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the
walk started just north of Buttermere and was a slog uphill in
poor weather poor visibility and poor path. the camera did not leave
the the rucksack until lunchtime.
Lunch was late
and in the small amount of shelter we found at Hopegill Head |
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just below the summit of Hopegill Head 770 meters |
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Navigation was at best tricky |
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the
summit of sand Hill at 756 meters
certainly more
snow than sand |
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the classic white out situation |
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using both
new and traditional
navigation techniques |
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keeping
warm or navigating ? |
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approaching
Crag Hill via a rounded ridge that was very exposed to the weather |
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the summit of
Craig Hill - 839 meters, the highest point on the walk |
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another view of Crag Head trig point, from this point the weather
gradually started to improve for the rest of the day.
pictured is
Alistair who was the main navigator for the day. |
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the weather was changing by the moment from reasonable to wind, no
visibility, and lots of spindrift |
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a
typical shot of the amount of view and visibility
the picture was
actually taken near to the top of Sail 773 meters |
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approaching the saddle between
Sail and Causey Pike
the cloud level had
by now increased by around 500 more feet giving better views for
the last hour of the high ground |
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we
even had momements of sunshine |
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two shots of
Causey Pike - 637 meters
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Mardale Ill Bell |
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an
awarkward chimney to descend |
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the cloud
lifted as we dropped more height towards the small peak on the end of the ridge
Rowling End
at 433 meters
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looking across over
Outerside towards
Skidaw, Lower Man
and Blencathra |
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starting
at
Beck house
just north of Buttermere
on the B5289
finishing
at
Stair
time taken
approximately 8 1/2 hours
(including breaks)
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Peaks
climbed
Whiteside - 707
meters
Hopegill Head - 770 meters
Sand Hill - 756 meters
Craig Hill - 839 meters
Sail - 773 meters
Causey Pike - 637 meters
Rowling End - 433 meters
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