| The weather was spot on again today, with bright sunshine and a cool breeze. My friend Emily from work joined me on todays walk up beautiful Haystacks. | ||||
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Date: | 2nd February 2012 | Ascent (m/ft): | 878m (2881ft) |
| Start Location: | Hassness | Highest Point: | Haystacks (597m/1959ft) | |
| Time Started: | 10:00 | Parking: | Roadside near Hassness | |
| Duration: | 4 Hours 20 Minutes | Weather: | Calm and Sunny | |
| Distance: | 10.9km - 6.77 Miles |
Difficulty: | Moderate | |
| Hassness - Gatesgarth - Warnscale Bottom - Blackbeck Tarn - Innominate Tarn - Haystacks - Scarth Gap - Gatesgarth - Hassness | ||||
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| On the way over to Buttermere from Keswick we stopped at the top of Newlands Pass to nip out for a quick look at Moss Force which was stunning! Most of the beck and waterfall had frozen creating some remarkable scenary. | ||||
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| Moss Force... Now on with the walk up Haystacks. | ||||
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| High Crag and High Stile from the road to Gatesgarth. | ||||
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| Haystacks - our target for today. | ||||
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| High Crag and High Stile again. | ||||
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| A view down Buttermere to Mellbreak. | ||||
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| The Buttermere Pines infront of High Crag. | ||||
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| Warnscale Beck. | ||||
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| Clear blue skies overhead this morning. | ||||
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| High Crag, not looking very steep, but I can tell you it is! | ||||
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| Buttermere, a small section of Crummock Water, Mellbreak, Darling Fell and Rannerdale Knotts. | ||||
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| A wide shot looking down a shaded Warnscale Bottom to Buttermere. | ||||
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| Green and Great Gable over Blackbeck Tarn. Kirk Fell to the right. | ||||
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| Buttermere and the Grasmoor fells. | ||||
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| Green Crag with a glimpse of the Helvellyn Range. | ||||
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| Pillar watching over a frozen Innominate Tarn. | ||||
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Innominate Tarn. Time for a spot of lunch... How about the island on the left? |
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| Braving the ice (which was well over 4inches thick). | ||||
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| Scafell Pike - the roof of England. | ||||
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| Great Gable, Scafell Pike and Kirk Fell over Innominate Tarn. | ||||
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| And again from further along the path. | ||||
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| One of the three cairns on the top of Haystacks. This one has the best view. | ||||
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| An uninterrupted view down to Buttermere and Crummock Water. | ||||
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| The awesome Pillar. | ||||
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| Ennerdale and High Crag. | ||||
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| The highest point with a grand view of Great Gable at the head of Ennerdale. | ||||
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| And lastly Fleetwith Pike on the descent from Scarth Gap. | ||||