Buttermere Trio
Sun 24 Dec 2006
Route: Buttermere Village - Bleaberry Tarn - Dodd - The Saddle - Red Pike - High Stile - High Crag - Gamlin End - Seat - Scarth Gap - Buttermere - Burtness Wood - Buttermere Village
Distance: 7.00 miles
Ascent: 2,800ft
Time: 6 hours 10 minutes
With: Roger & Ann Hiley and Anne
Notes:
In cloud up to 1,500ft with blue sky and sunshine above, great temperature inversion.
Found on Red Pike, one red glove. If you lost it please contact me...
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Ascending the path through Burtness Wood
Still in the cloud on a very slippery path, heading for Bleaberry Tarn
Dale Head and Fleetwith Pike as we break out of the cloud into another world
Eel Crag, Sail, Scar Crags, Knott Rigg, Blencathra and High Snockrigg as we climb above the cloud
Red Pike reflecting in Bleaberry Tarn
Looking over Newlands Hause to Blencathra from Dodd's summit
North easterly panorama from Dodd's summit
Roger capturing the view from Dodd with Mellbreak behind on the left
Looking east over Dodd from Red Pike
The Loweswater fells from Red Pike's summit
Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Red Pike with Crag Fell on the far left
North easterly panorama from Red Pike's summit
Looking back to Red Pike from our ascent of High Stile with Starling Dodd and Great Borne on the left and the Loweswater fells behind
Looking back to Red Pike and Dodd from our ascent of High Stile with Starling Dodd and Great Borne on the left and the Loweswater fells behind
The Eel Crag to Causey Pike ridge on the left, Robinson on the right and Skiddaw and Blencathra in the distance from High Stile
Dale Head and Fleetwith Pike from High Stile with the Helvellyn ridge in the distance
High Crag from High Stile with the Scafells behind right
Looking across Ennerdale to Pillar
Ennerdale
Dale Head and Fleetwith Pike from High Crag with the Helvellyn ridge in the distance
Starting the descent of Gamlin End with Great Gable at the head of Ennerdale
Fleetwith Pike from the descent of Gamlin End
The Grasmoor fells catch the evening light as we descend from Scarth Gap
Heading back down to Buttermere from Scarth Gap
Buttermere
Previous Walk: Skiddaw and Skiddaw Little Man (Sat 23 Dec 2006)
Next Walk: Helvellyn (Mon 25 Dec 2006)