| The winds were wild again today on our short walk up to Place Fell. | |||
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Date: | 7th January 2012 |
| Start Location: | Patterdale | ||
| Time Started: | 10:10 | ||
| Duration: | 3 Hours 30 Minutes | ||
| Distance: | 7.36km - 4.57 Miles | ||
| Ascent (m/ft): | 653m (2142ft) | ||
| Highest Point: | Place Fell (657m/2156ft) | ||
| Parking: | Roadside in Patterdale | ||
| Weather: | Cloudy - Very Windy | ||
| Difficulty: | Moderate | ||
| Patterdale - Boredale Hause - Round How - Place Fell - Round How - Boredale Hause - Patterdale | |||
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| Late morning sunshine on Birkhouse Moor as we start our ascent up to Boredale Hause. | |||
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| And the same view from slightly higher up with even more sunshine heading our way! | |||
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| We were hoping the sunshine was going to stay for the whole walk but unfortunately it didn't. | |||
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| The view south towards Kirkstone PAss and Deepdale. | |||
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| Kirkstone Pass, Red Screes and Brothers Water. | |||
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| Striding Edge, Helvellyn and Catstye Cam. | |||
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| The Chapel in the Hause. | |||
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| Sun rays to the south. | |||
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| More sun rays over Caudale Moor and Kirkstone. | |||
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| Sitting out of the strong wind just below the Trig Col. Time for some lunch before we brave the winds to get some summit photos. | |||
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| A quick snap of Glenridding from the cairn. | |||
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| Place Fell summit trig column with the Far Eastern Fells in the background. The highpoints on the ridge are Wether Hill and Loadpot Hill. | |||
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| Small tarns just below the summit as we start heading down with the surface of the water showing how windy it was up here. | |||
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| Last shot from the walk showing a rainbow over Hallin Fell. From then on it was raining most of the way back to Patterdale. | |||
