High Street from Mardale Head

Sat 31 Jul 2004

Route: Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Mardale Ill Bell - Nan Bield Pass - Harter Fell - Gatescarth Pass - Mardale Head

Distance: 6.75 miles

Ascent: 2,700ft

Time: 6 hours 10 minutes

With: Members of the Wainwright Society and the Online Fellwalking Club (OFC)

Notes:

Warm, no wind, sunshine and broken cloud

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Haweswater from the ascent of Rough Crag

Looking down on the head of Haweswater as the old walls show themselves again

The track up to Gatescarth Pass, our route back down to Mardale Head

Heading for Rough Crag summit

Looking for eagles, Riggindale

The Long Stile ridge onto High Street's summit

Looking back to Caspel Gate Tarn and Rough Crag

Long Stile, Rough Crag, Riggindale and Haweswater

Rampsgill Head, High Raise and Kidsty Pike

Lunch at High Street's summit

Fairfield and the Helvellyn fells from High Street's summit

Westerly panorama from High Street's summit

Mardale Ill Bell with Harter Fell behind

Group shot on Mardale Ill Bell's summit

Small Water and Haweswater from the descent to Nan Bield Pass

Yoke, Ill Bell and Froswick above Kentmere Reservoir

Haweswater from the ascent of Harter Fell

Harter Fell's summit cairn

Harter Fell 10

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