101
Thu 17 Jan 2008
Route: Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Dubs Quarry - Warnscale Bottom - Gatesgarth
Distance: 5.25 miles
Ascent: 1,650ft
Time: 2 hours 45 minutes
With: On Own
Notes:
Heavy rain at the start of the walk but it did not last for long and most of the walk was done in the dry. Windy on the tops.
A walk to mark the 101st anniversary of the birth of Alfred Wainwright (AW).
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Fleetwith Pike from Gatesgarth Farm. It is 10:45 and my car is the only one in the car park and it is chucking it down with rain
Sheep sheltering by the wall and the top of Haystacks is in cloud
The head of Buttermere as I start the climb to Scarth Gap
Looking down into Warnscale Bottom
The way ahead to Scarth Gap Pass
The Grasmoor fells and High Snockrigg from the Scarth Gap path
Haystacks from the path to Scarth Gap
A touch of snow on the top of the Grasmoor fells
Scarth Gap
Haystacks from Scarth Gap
Buttermere and part of Crummock Water as I head for Haystacks summit
Kirk Fell from Haystacks summit
Looking over Haystacks summit tarn to Gamlin End (High Crag)
Innominate Tarn with Grey Knotts and Brandreth behind from Haystacks summit
Innominate Tarn with Brandreth out of the cloud but the top of Green Gable in cloud
Innominate Tarn and Pillar
Looking back to the path between Innominate Tarn and Blackbeck Tarn
Buttermere and Crummock Water
Dubs Bottom with Grey Knotts behind
Haystacks from the old mine track down to Warnscale Bottom
Warnscale Bottom with Buttermere and Crummock Water beyond
A section of the old mine track down to Warnscale Bottom
Lookiing back at Warnscale Beck descending into Warnscale Bottom
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