| An evening walk up to Loughrigg Fell and to Loughrigg Tarn. | |||
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Date: | 9th June 2009 |
| Start Location: | Scales | ||
| Time Started: | 08:15 | ||
| Duration: | 4 hours 40 Minutes | ||
| Distance: | 12.8km - 7.58 Miles | ||
| Ascent (m/ft): | 1022m (3352ft) | ||
| Highest Point: | Blencathra (868m/2847ft) | ||
| Parking: | Layby at Scales along A66 | ||
| Weather: | Sunny | ||
| Difficulty: | Difficult | ||
| Scales - Mousthwaite Combe - Scales Tarn - Sharp Edge - Blencathra (53) - Knowe Crag - Gate Gill - Scales | |||
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| Clough Head from the start of the ascent. | |||
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| Heading up to Mousthwaite Combe. | |||
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| Great Mell Fell and the Pennines. | |||
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| And again from slightly further along the path. | |||
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| Our first sight of Sharp Edge. Our chosen route of ascent. | |||
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| Close up of Sharp Edge. | |||
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| The path up to Scales Tarn. | |||
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| Sharp Edge. | |||
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| Approaching Sharp Edge. | |||
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| The start of Sharp Edge. | |||
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| James on the start of Sharp Edge. If you think this is bad, dont attempt it because it gets harder. | |||
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| Looking up Sharp Edge, probably the most famous scene on Blencathra. | |||
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| Walking across the edge. | |||
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| Coming up to Foul Crag. | |||
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| Hands and Feet nearly all the way. | |||
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| Up the last bit with Scales Tarn way below us. | |||
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| Looking back to Sharp Edge and Scales Tarn. | |||
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| The view from the summit. Thirlmere to the left and Derwent Water to the right. | |||
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| Scotland beyond the Solway Firth. | |||
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| Halls Fell Ridge. | |||
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| James with the Helvellyn Range beyond. | |||
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| Coming down Blease Fell. | |||
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| Almost at the bottom with a lovely view to St Johns in the Vale. | |||
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| Halls Fell Top - The summit of Blencathra. | |||