Saint Sunday Crag and Grisedale

Sun 23 Mar 2014

Route: Patterdale - Arnison Crag - Trough Head - Birks - Gavel Pike - Saint Sunday Crag - Deepdale Hause - Grisdale Tarn - Ruthwaite Lodge - Grisedale - Patterdale

Distance: 9.00 miles

Ascent: 2,700ft

Time: 4 hours 25 minutes

With: On own

Notes:

Mostly sunny, snow on the higher fells.

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Ullswater with Great Mell Fell in the distance from the ascent of Arnison Crag

Ullswater from Arnison Crag

Arnison Crag's summit

Hartsop Dodd and Rough Edge leading up onto Caudale Moor

Ullswater and Great Mell Fell from Trough Head

Looking back down on Arnison Crag from the ascent of Birks

Catstycam

St Sunday Crag from Birks summit

Birks with Ullswater beyond

St Sunday Crag

...and again

...and zooming in

Looking back down on Birks as I head for Gavel Pike

The far eastern fells from Gavel Pike's summit

Looking across Deepdale to Dove Crag, Hart Crag and Fairfield

Deepdale Hause

Looking back down on Gavel Pike, St Sunday Crag's subsidiary top

South west from St Sunday Crag's summit

Striding Edge on to Helvellyn with Catstycam behind right

Dollywaggon Pike

Heading for Deepdale Hause

Grisedale Tarn with Seat Sandal behind

The weather closed in, but not for long

Grisedale and St Sunday Crag from the descent from Deepdale Hause

Grisedale Tarn

Grisedale Tarn with Seat Sandal behind

Grisedale

Grisedale

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