Harter Fell from Mardale Head

Mon 24 Dec 2012

Route: Mardale Head - Small Water - Nan Bield Pass - Harter Fell - Gatescarth Pass - Mardale Head

Distance: 4.25 miles

Ascent: 1,800ft

Time: 2 hours 20 minutes

With: On own

Notes:

Low cloud and damp

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Over Haweswater to The Rigg on the drive to Mardale Head

I'm heading up via Nan Bield Pass and back down via Gatescarth Pass

Looking back down on Mardale Head from beside Small Water Beck

Looking back down on Mardale Head from beside Small Water Beck

Looking back down on Small Water, into the cloud now

The shelter at the top of Nan Bield Pass

Harter Fell's summit cairn, close up

There is still some old snow about

The track down to Mardale Head from Gatescarth Pass

Harter Fell's steep north east side

Rough Crag ahead as I descend to Mardale Head

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