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Guided Walks in the English Lake District
Guided Walks in the English Lake District
Black Crag and Holme Fell
April 2nd, 2012
High Street from Patterdale
April 1st, 2012
The Newlands Horseshoe
March 30th, 2012
Scafell Pike from Seathwaite
March 29th, 2012
A sizzling hot day climbing Scafell Pike from Seathwaite today.
I met the group at Seathwaite Farm at 10am and we wasted no time and made our way to the Stockley Bridge before climbing by Taylorgill Force. At this point to Hawk Jets flew straight over our heads, quite low! It seems it has been a good week for low flying. We continued on to Styhead Pass where we had a nice break to soak up the views and some rays.
We joined a busy Corridor route which guided us up to Lingmell Col where we were started our final ascent to the summit. We made great time up this leg, and even made a stop off at the amazing Wastwater viewpoint. Once again we sat on the summit for our lunch soaking up the slightly hazy but still beautiful views.
After this stop we descended to Broad Crag Col and then climbed over Broad Crag, shortly followed by Ill Crag and down to Calf Cove, where we met some fellrunners doing the Bob Graham Round.
Our final descent back to the farm was great, especially as it was still baking hot! Another fantastic day on Scafell Pike.
Haystacks from Gatesgarth
March 26th, 2012
We stopped on the summit for rest and a snack before continuing along the plateau past the many outcrops and the beautiful tarns, most notably Inominate. We enjoyed great views of the Gables, and even the Scafell Massif behind. We found a great little spot by Green Crag for lunch which had a clear view straight down the Buttermere valley over the two lakes. After our extended lunch break in the sun we crossed Warnscale Beck and enjoyed our descent in the sunshine. As we got closer to the valley bottom it just got warmer and warmer, and we could have easily been trekking through Crete!
Silver How from Grasmere
March 25th, 2012
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Dehydration and RehydrationApril 4th, 2012Not before too long we were back on the valley bottom and so we made our way back to the farm.
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