Black Sail Hut and Green Gable (Sat 19 Apr 2008)

Walk Information

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Walk route: Gatesgarth - Scarth Gap - Black Sail Hut - Tongue - Stone Cove - Windy Gap - Green Gable - Brandreth - Grey Knotts - Great Round How - Warnscale Bottom - Gatesgarth

Distance: 8.75 miles

Ascent: 3,200ft

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Time: 5 hours 25 minutes

With: David Hall

Conditions: Very very windy, dry, broken cloud above the tops and some sunshine

Photos

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High Stile from GatesgarthHaystacksButtermere from the Scarth Gap pathHeading for Scarth Gap with Haystacks on the leftGamlin End (High Crag)The top of Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Looking Stead from Scarh GapPillar and Pillar RockDescending to the head of Ennerdale from Scarth GapLooking down Ennerdale to Crag Fell, Ennerdale Water and Bowness KnottThe head of Ennerdale, Green Gable, Windy Gap and Great GableBlack Sail HutBlack Sail Hut with High Crag left skylineEnnerdale from low down on TongueLooking up towards Windy GapEnnerdaleIn Stone Cove heading for Windy GapWindy Gap, living up to its name todayEsk Pike, Great End, Ill Crag, Broad Crag, Scafell Pike and Scafell from Green Gable's summitBrandreth, our next summitGillercomb with Base Brown on the rightGreen Gable and Great Gable from Brandreth's summitToo windy a day for reflections, Glaramara from one of Grey Knotts tarnsGrey Knotts eastern and highest topGrey Knotts eastern top from its western topDubs Bottom with Haystacks on the left and Fleetwith Pike on the right. The High Stile ridge beyond Haystacks, Buttermere and Crummock WaterHaystacks and Green CragZooming in on Rannerdale KnottsLittle Round How with part of the Honister Slate Mine workings behindWarnscale Head bothy, below Green CragThe view down the Buttermere valley from the bothyButtermere seen out the window of Warnscale Head bothyWarnscale BottomLooking back up Warnscale Beck

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