High Street from Mardale Head (Sun 7 Mar 2004)

Walk Information

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Walk route: Mardale Head - Rough Crag (Riggindale) - Long Stile - High Street - Mardale Ill Bell - Nan Bield Pass - Small Water - Mardale Head

Distance: 5.75 miles

Ascent: 2,200ft

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Time: 4 hours 30 minutes

With: Anne and Roger & Ann Hiley

Conditions: Bitterly cold northeasterly wind, some sunshine, snow shower on the summit

Photos

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Ascending Rough CragLooking back down on Mardale HeadHaweswater and The Rigg from the ascent of Rough CragA rainbow over HaweswaterSunlight on Small WaterLooking across Riggindale to Kidsty PikeBlea WaterLong Stile leading onto High Street's summitLooking over Blea Water to Harter FellAscending Long StileLooking down into RiggindaleApproaching High Street's trig pointIll Bell, Froswick and Windermere just before we lost the view and were caught in a snow showerHeading for Mardale Ill Bell with Harter Fell lost in cloud behindBlea Water, Rough Crag and Haweswater from Mardale Ill BellHigh Street's east face from Mardale Ill BellYoke and Ill Bell above Kentmere Reservoir from the descent to Nan Bield PassSmall Water and HaweswaterThe stone shelters at Small WaterHaweswater from below Small Water

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