Blencathra plus
Sat 9 Jan 2010
Route: Scales - Scales Fell - Blencathra - Atkinson Pike - Mungrisdale Common - Glenderamackin Col - Bannerdale Crags - White Horse Bent - Mousthwaite Comb - Scales
Distance: 7.50 miles
Ascent: 2,550ft
Time: 5 hours 5 minutes
With: David Hall
Notes:
Lots of powder snow (hard work off paths), blue sky and lots of sunshine. Cold wind on the top of Blencathra
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Looking towards the central fells from above Scales
Looking across to Sharp Edge
Souther Fell
Scale Fell onto Blencathra
Looking back down Scale Fell
Gategill Fell Top from Blencathra's summit
Looking down Hall's Fell Ridge with the Dodds ridge beyond
The Skiddaw fells from Blencathra's summit
Sharp Edge and Foule Crag
The Skiddaw fells as we head for Mungrisdale Common
Looking back up our route from Blencathra
The Skiddaw fells from Mungrisdale Common's summit cairn
Great Calva and Knott
The Skiddaw fells and Great Calva from our route up Bannerdale Crags
Part of Bannerdale Crags crags with Bowscale Fell on the skyline, right
Blencathra from our route to White Horse Bent
Great Mell Fell from White Horse Bent
Mousthwaite Comb
Great Mell Fell from Mousthwaite Comb
The back road to Scales
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