Calf Crag and Steel Fell
Sat 21 May 2005
Route: Mill Bridge, Grasmere - Ghyll Foot - Greenburn valley - Greenburn Bottom - Pike of Carrs - Calf Crag - Steel Fell Tarn - Steel Fell - South East Ridge - Ghyll Foot - Mill Bridge
Distance: 5.50 miles
Ascent: 1,800ft
Time: 3 hours
With: Anne
Notes:
Broken cloud and sunshine
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Starting up the Greenburn valley
The view back down Green Burn with Helm Crag on the right
Greenburn Bottom
Stepping stones across Green Burn
The Gibson Knott and Helm Crag ridge
Looking across Far Easedale to Deer Bields Crag on Tarn Crag
Steel Fell in shadow with the Helvellyn ridge, Seat Sandal and the Fairfield fells behind
Calf Crag's summit
The Helvellyn fells from near Calf Crag's summit
Calf Crag's summit cairn
360 Panorama from Calf Crag's summit
Dollywaggon Pike on the left and Cofa Pike / Fairfield on the right as we head for Steel Fell
Helvellyn from the large nameless tarn on the wide ridge to Steel Fell
Looking down on Greenburn Bottom
Thirlmere to the north with Skiddaw and Blencathra in the distance from Steel Fell
Looking towards High Raise and Greenup Edge from Steel Fell's summit cairn
360 Panorama from Steel Fell's summit
Seat Sandal seen across the A591 as it goes over Dunmail Raise
Helm Crag from Steel Fell's south east ridge
Looking down on the Grasmere valley from Steel Fell
A glimpse of Grasmere with Loughrigg Fell beyond from the bottom of Steel Fell's south east ridge
Steel Fell's south east ridge from near Mill Bridge
Previous Walk: Branstree and Selside Pike (Sun 15 May 2005)
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