A cracking and hard walk on a glorious day. We parked at Wasdale Head before heading up Mosedale Beck to Black Sail Pass - note to self for next time take the path to the right of the beck to avoid having to cross it! From the top of Black Pass it was on to Looking Stead for some spectacular views before heading along to Pillar. After that a few prolonged stony/bouldery sections for which poor Rocky needed undignified bunk-ups, (he was so good though) and on to Little Scoat Fell summit. Then it was on to Steeple, where Rocky took a break with Steve while I popped down and back. Then, on to Scoat Fell, before a very pleasant walk onto Red Pike, before the inevitable down - this time not down Dorehead Screes, but a longer, less dangerous walk down Over Beck and then along the road back to Wasdale Head.
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| Looking towards Wasdale Head... |
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| Hoping that the cloud will lift...From here, Great Gable and also the Scafells. |
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| Towards Looking Stead from Black Sail Pass. |
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| Black Sail Youth Hostel and some fabulous Moraines in the top end of Ennerdale. |
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| Rocky on the top of Pillar. |
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| Rocky waiting patiently as we went up to the top of Little Scoat Fell - we left him while we went up as he'd had enough of boulders! |
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| Me on the top of Steeple. |
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| The Red Pike ridge... |
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| ..before we began to drop down - with fabulous views ..... |
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| Zooming in to Scafell Pike... |
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| ..and Scafell |
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| And Great Gable. |
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| Heading down... |
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| ...into the late afternoon sun.... |
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| And a walk along the road. |
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| A welcome view! |
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| A quick stop on the way back to admire the screes. |
