Great Gable Remembrance Day Service (Sun 11 Nov 2007)

Walk Information

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Walk route: Honister Pass - Drum House - Moses' Trod - Beck Head - Great Gable - Windy Gap - Green Gable - Brandreth - Grey Knotts - Honister Pass

Distance: 6.00 miles

Ascent: 2,350ft

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Time: 7 hours 0 minutes

With: Members of the OFC and several hundred others

Conditions: Cloud and rain to start, then it started snowing with a cold wind. And then on the summit the clouds broke up and the sun same out to give us great views for the rest of the day

Photos

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Setting off from Honister Pass at 8.15am, heading for Great Gable's summitThe way ahead from the Drum House, the cloud is down and its started to rainOn Moses' Trod with Beck Head just below the cloudGreat Gable from Beck HeadAscending Great Gable from Beck Head, not much chance of getting lost!Approaching Great Gable's summit with 20 minutes to spare before the Remembrance Day Service startsJust part of the crowd at Great Gable's summit from the serviceMaureen Linton the FRCC president gave a short address before the two minute silenceWalkers leaving Great Gable's summit heading for Windy GapWalkers leaving Great Gable's summit heading for Sty HeadGreat Gable summitWasdale from the Westmorland CairnZooming in on Wasdale HeadWasdale from Great GableThe Fell and Rock Climbing Club's war memorial on Great Gable summitGreen Gable as we head down to Windy GapEnnerdale with Pillar on the left and the High Stile ridge on the right from Windy GapRannerdale Knotts catches the sun with Scotland across the Solway Firth in the distanceLeaving Green Gable as we head from BrandrethPillar and EnnerdaleHeading past the tarns on the way to BrandrethPillar from by one of the tarns at Gillercomb HeadBrandreth's summitThe Buttermere valley from BrandrethButtermere with Crummock Water beyondJust follow the fence from Brandreth to Grey KnottsCombe Head and Glaramara from one of Grey Knott's tarnsThe view east to the Helvellyn ridge as we head down to Honister PassThe mine buildings at Honister Pass from the steep descent by the fence off Grey Knotts

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