High Street from Mardale Head (Sun 17 Feb 2008)

Walk Information

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Walk route: Mardale Head - Rough Crag (Riggindale) - Long Stile - High Street - Mardale Ill Bell - Nan Bield Pass - Harter Fell, Mardale - Gatescarth Pass - Mardale Head

Distance: 6.75 miles

Ascent: 2,700ft

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Time: 4 hours 40 minutes

With: Dad

Conditions: Warm in the sunshine, great visbility on the fell tops above the haze

Photos

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Harter Fell reflecting in HaweswaterLooking across Riggindale to Kidsty PikeSpeaking Crag sticking out into HaweswaterThe ridge to Rough Crag with High Street beyondApproaching Rough Crag's summitThe ridge of Long Stile leading onto High Street seen from Rough Crag's summitLong Stile leading onto High Street from Caspel Gate TarnHarter Fell sticking out above the haze and Blea Water belowAscending Long StileLooking back along the Rough Crag ridge from near the top of Long StileHigh Street's summitWesterly panorama from High StreetSaint Sunday Crag with the Helvellyn fells behind from High StreetBlencathra to the north from High StreetCrinkle Crags, Bowfell, Scafell, Scafell Pike and Great End from High StreetFairfield with Great Gable behind Dove Crag on the left from High StreetLooking over Caudale Moor to Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and the Scafells and with Great Gable behind Dove Crag from High StreetFairfield, Dollywaggon Pike, Nethermost Pike behind Saint Sunday Crag, Helvellyn and Catstycam from High StreetHeading for Mardale Ill Bell with Harter Fell beyondLooking back up the path we had taken from High Street as we head for Mardale Ill BellHigh Street from Mardale Ill Bell's summit cairnSmall Water and Haweswater with Cross Fell and the Dun Fells sticking out above the haze on the far side of the Eden valleyNan Bield PassLooking back to Mardale Ill Bell and High Street from our ascent of Harter FellLingmell End, Froswick, Red Screes, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, the Scafells and Great Gable from Harter FellZooming in on Ill Bell's summit with the Old Man of Coniston behind rightIll Bell and Froswick with the Coniston fells & Crinkle Crags beyond, the Scafells behind Red Screes and Great Gable on the far right from Harter FellLeaving Harter Fell's summit and headng for the lower cairns to the north eastHigh Street with Blea Water in the corrie below from Harter FellA hazy Haweswater from Harter FellLooking across Haweswater to The Rigg from Mardale Head

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