High Street from Mardale Head (Sat 29 Nov 2008)

Walk Information

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Walk route: Mardale Head - Rough Crag (Riggindale) - Long Stile - High Street - Roman Road - Straits of Riggindale - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale - Mardale Head

Distance: 7.50 miles

Ascent: 2,435ft

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Time: 4 hours 45 minutes

With: Anne

Conditions: Snow on the tops, blue skies and sunshine, no wind

Photos

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Looking across Riggindale to Kidsty PikeHaweswaterSpeaking Crag sticking out into HaweswaterThe way aheadNan Bield Pass and a glimpse of Small WaterThe bump before Rough CragRough Crag with High Street behind and Blea Water on the leftBlea Water from Rough Crag's summitCaspel Gate Tarn and the Long Stile ridge onto High Street's summitLooking back to Rough Crag and Caspel Gate TarnLong StileLooking over Blea Water to Harter FellAscending Long Stile with Rough Crag now far belowNearly at the top of Long StileTop of Long StileNearing High Street's summitHigh Street's summitHigh Street's summit wallLooking across to the Helvellyn range from High Street's summitZooming in on Helvellyn, Striding Edge and CatstycamThe high central fellsBowfell, Scafell, Scafell Pike behind Esk Pike and Great EndHayeswater from the Roman RoadThe Straits of Riggindale and Twopenny CragHeading for the Straits of RiggindaleLooking back to High StreetKidsty PikeNorth along the High Street ridge from Rampsgill HeadRest Dodd from Rampsgill HeadLooking back to Kidsty Pike from the descent to Kidsty HowesDescending to Kidsty Howes

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