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A wonderful day climbing five fells above Stonycroft including the summits of Causey Pike and Sail with a light covering of snow on the high tops and blue skies.
January 13, 2014
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A cloudy day climbing the Coledale Horseshoe from Braithwaite today, we climbed Grisedale Pike and followed the ridge over Crag Hill as far as the wonderful summit of Causey Pike
December 3, 2013
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Coledale Horseshoe
A cloud filled day out on The Coledale Horseshoe but we were rewarded with a Rainbow. Taking in the summits of Grisedale Pike, Eel Crag and Causey Pike amongst others.
August 30, 2013
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A great day despite early bad weather climbing Grasmoor from Buttermere, taking in the summits of Whiteless Pike, Wandope, Crag Hill and Sail.
July 23, 2013
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77 Peak Challenge: Day 3
A damp and windy third day of the 77 Peak Challenge: Today we took on the Coledale Horseshoe with a few added summits along the way.
May 27, 2013
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A glorious day climbing the Coledale Horseshoe from Braithwaite in bright sunshine and with some wonderful views across the Lake District
April 1, 2013
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The Coledale Horseshoe
A good day above Braithwaite today on the Coledale Horseshoe.
We set off from Braithwaite just after 10am and climbed the long Kinn ridge to the summit of Grisedale Pike. As we climbed the last slope to the summit of Grisedale Pike we were in the cloud.
There were a few showers as we followed the ridge over Grisedale Pike and onto Hopegill Head, descending over Sand Hill to Coledale Hause, but none of these were too bad.
We climbed the log gentle climb from the hause to the summit of Eel Crag or Crag Hill, our highest point of the day, stopping in the small wind shelter near the summit for a quick lunch stop before pressing on descending over Sail to Sail Pass before climbing again over Scar Crags and out to the wonderful summit of Causey Pike.
We still hadn't dropped below the cloud, but as we descended from Causey Pike towards Outerside we were at last below the cloud again, we crossed Outerside and were soon over Stile End and down onto Barrow, our final summit of the day and the best views before dropping down the northern shoulder to Braithwaite.
November 8, 2012
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A great day today above Buttermere, from Hause Point we climbed the steep western end of Rannerdale Knotts and followed the ridge east to pick up the path climbing to Whiteless Pike.
The weather was great, although there was quite a strong breeze it was nothing compared to the last few days.
From Whiteless Pike we climbed over Thirdgill Head Man and onto the grassy summit of Wandope, the views were great and we could see as far as the Yorkshire Dales.
From Wandope we crossed Wandope Moss and climbed to the summit of Grasmoor, stopping in the summit shelter for lunch before descending to Coledale Hause and climbing the steep path over Sand Hill to the wonderful summit of Hopegill Head.
From Hopegill Head we followed the ridge down over Whiteside, the great ridge bringing us back down to Lanthwaite Green.
September 18, 2012
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The Coledale Horseshoe
A fantastic sunny day on the Coledale Horseshoe
After meeting in Braithwaite we started our walk by making our way up the steep steps from the Car Park. The start is a bit of a cruel one, but it is great to warm you up! We climbed up the grassy eastern spur of Grisedale Pike, and we didn't have to climb high at all to get some good views over Keswick and Derwent Water. After the initial climb the track flattened out for a while before climbing steeply to the summit. Grisedale Pike is a very interesting mountain to climb, and you can see why it is called the 'Matterhorn of the Lake District'. We enjoyed the views from the summit before making our way to our second summit, Hopegill Head.
From Hopegill head we headed towards the highest summit of the day, Eel Crag. After reached Coledale Hause we followed the gradual track that leads around the back. After reaching the summit we found a nice spot to enjoy our lunches.
After lunch we followed the other half of the horseshoe over Sail, Scar Crags and then onto Causey Pike, an impressive summit overlooking Keswick.
As a couple of the guys were in training for an expedition we opted to add in the extra ascent by taking in Outerside, Stile End and Barrow. We descended off of Barrow back into a Beer Garden in Braithwaite, a perfect end to a great day.
May 29, 2012
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The Coledale Horseshoe
A glorious day above Braithwaite today on the Coledale Horseshoe.
We set off from Braithwaite just after 9am and climbed up onto the Kinn Ridge, although there was some cloud around the high tops there were some good breaks as well, and plenty of sunshine!
We followed the Kinn ridge climbing to the summit of Grisedale Pike, by now we were in the cloud but as we stopped on the summit the cloud broke giving us some great views.
As we descended by Hobcarton Crag the sun broke through the cloud above us and we saw a brief Brocken Spectre down to our right.
As we dropped down to Coledale Hause we dropped down into thick cloud, the only sound was the waterfalls ahead but as we climbed again towards Crag Hill we were back above the cloud and in bright sunshine.
The summits of Scafell, Scafell Pike and Pillar were sticking up out of the cloud as we stopped in the wind shelter to eat our sandwiches.
We followed the ridge crossing the summits of Sail and Scar Crags before climbing onto Causey Pike.
From Causey Pike we doubled back on ourselves picking up the path dropping down to High Moss and the path up onto Outerside following this ridge down over Stile End to the summit of Barrow and back to Braithwaite.
March 11, 2012
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