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Blencathra
- 13th August 2009
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WALK
STATISTICS
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| Date |
13th
August 2009 |
Description |
Blencathra |
| Start
Point |
Mungrisedale |
Peaks
Climbed |
Souther
Fell 522m |
| Total
Time |
7hrs
05min |
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Blencathra
868m |
| Walking
Time |
5hrs
25min |
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Mungrisdale
Common 633m |
| Stopped
Time |
1hrs
40min |
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Bannerdale
Crags 683m |
| Distance |
12.00 miles |
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Bowscale
Fell 702m |
| Moving
Average |
2.2
mph |
Start
Grid Ref |
NY
36371 30239 |
| Elevation
at Start |
235
metres |
Temperature |
14-20°C |
| Total
Ascent |
950
metres |
Weather |
Sunny
Intervals and Cloud |
| Max
Elevation |
868
metres |
Walking
With |
No
One |
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WALK
NOTES
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Mungrisedale
- Souther Fell - Mousthwaite Comb - Scales Tarn -
Scales Fell - Blencathra (Halls Fell) - Atkinson
Pike - Mungrisedale Common - Bannerdale Crags - Bowscale
Fell - Raven Crag - Mungrisedale
On
a lovely sunny start to the day I set off from Mungrisedale
for
Souther Fell. The ascent is quite steep but there
are great views from the summit. I then descended
to Mousethwaite Comb and followed the River Glenderamackin
and then Scales Beck to Scales Tarn. As I had already
climbed Sharp Edge on a previous walk I decided
to climb the slopes of Scales Fell to reach the summit
of Blencathra (Halls Fell). I then walked along
the
top to Atkinson Pike and then down across boggy
ground to Mungrisedale Common (in the middle of nowhere).
Next I crossed boggy ground again to eventually
pick
up a path to Bannerdale Crags. Great views to Blencathra
from here. My last Wainwright Fell of the day was
Bowscale Fell. I took a short detour to see Bowscale
Tarn before heading down the ridge to Raven Crags
and Mungrisedale. The final descent from Raven
Crags was very steep indeed. |
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PROFILE |
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REFERENCE |
Reference
Books Used
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None
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| Maps
Used |
OL5
Explorer - The English Lakes (North Eastern
Area)
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PHOTOGRAPHS
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Squirrels
at Mungisedale Village Hall
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Mungrisedale
Village Hall
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The
Mill Inn - Mungrisedale
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MAP
- OVERVIEW
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© Crown
Copywright. All rights reserved. Licence number 100047125 |
PHOTOGRAPHS |
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Gate
before access to Souther Fell
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MAP
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© Crown
Copywright. All rights reserved. Licence number 100047125 |
PHOTOGRAPHS |
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Clough
Head on right with Dodds beyond
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Souther
Fell Summit with Blencathra and Bannerdale Crags
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Souther
Fell Summit with Clough Head and Dodds
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MAP
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© Crown
Copywright. All rights reserved. Licence number 100047125 |
Souther
Fell Summit with Blencathra and Bannerdale Crags
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Souther
Fell Summit and Bowscale Fell
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Cloud
starts to envelop Blencathra
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Cairn
on Souther Fell with Blencathra in the cloud
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Cairn
on Souther Fell with Blencathra in the cloud
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Blencathra
now totally in the cloud
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Clough
Head (slopes of on left) with High Rigg (in centre)
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Paths
merge at Mousthwaite Comb
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View
to Blencathra (Sharp Edge just visible)
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Valley
of River Glenderamackin
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Looking
back to Souther Fell
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Souther
Fell gets some sunlight
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Blencathra
(Halls Fell) Summit
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Blencathra
(Halls Fell) Summit
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Zooming
in to valley below
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Blencathra
Ordnance Survey Trigangulation Station
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Cross
of stones on Blencathra
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Atkinson
Pike Summit Cairn
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Cross
of stones on Blencathra
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Atkinson
Pike Summit Cairn
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Skiddaw
from Atkinson Pike Summit Cairn
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Mungrisedale
Common Summit Cairn
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Approaching
Mungrisedale Common Summit Cairn
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Mungrisedale
Common Summit Cairn
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Mungrisedale
Common Summit Cairn
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Mungrisedale
Common Summit Cairn
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Leaving
Mungrisedale Common
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Bannerdale
Crags Summit with Blencathra
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Bannerdale
Crags Summit with Blencathra
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View
from Bannerdale Crags
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A
steep descent - thankfully not for me!!
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Bowscale
Fell Summit with Bannerdale Crags and Blencathra
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Another
cairn on the ridge of Bowscale Fell
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Blencathra
at top of valley
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A
steep descent to Mungrisedale via Raven Crag
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