| A fantastic walk along Wastwater and back over the Screes. | |||
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Date: | 13th May 2010 | |
| Start Location: | Wasdale head | ||
| Time Started: | 09:45 | ||
| Duration: | 5 Hours 10 Minutes | ||
| Distance: | 14.6km - 9.07Miles | ||
| Ascent (m/ft): | 916m (3004ft) | ||
| Highest Point: | Illgill Head (55m/180ft) | ||
| Parking: | Wasdale Head Car Park | ||
| Weather: | Partly Cloudy | ||
| Difficulty: | Difficult | ||
| Wasdale Head - The Screes - Greathall Gill - Whin Rigg (109) - Illgill Head (110) - Wasdale Head | |||
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| Looking back to Kirk Fell and Great Gable. | |||
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| Yewbarrow. | |||
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| Red Pike and Yewbarrow across Wast Water. | |||
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| Buckbarrow. | |||
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| Wast Water from the start of the ascent. | |||
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| Just reached the top of the steep section, nice and gentle as we head up to Whin Rigg. | |||
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| Illgill Head and Sca Fell. | |||
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| Whin Rigg summit shelter. | |||
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| Middle Fell. | |||
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| Buckbarrow. | |||
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| Whin Rigg cairn. | |||
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| Looking down the Screes. | |||
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| Wast Water from the top of the Screes. | |||
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| Seatallan and Middle Fell. | |||
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| Yewbarrow. | |||
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| Illgill Head summit cairn. | |||
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| Another cairn on the highest point on Illgill Head. | |||
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| The awesome mountains around Wasdale Head. | |||
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| A panorama of Wasdale. Click to see larger version (1.7Mb) | |||
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| A ruin on the decent to Wasdale Head. | |||