A walk with TheRambler

[Hayles66]

One of my students walked through the corridor at school in a tiger romper suit just to see what we would do!!

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[TheRambler]

this Sunday is Steel Fell and it's surrounding peaks, cant wait, and nor can Pip, my underrated doggie partner!!

 

[Gabriel1]

this Sunday is Steel Fell and it's surrounding peaks, cant wait, and know can Pip, my underrated doggie partner!!

I can't wait to see the pics.....I'm a city loving boy but the Lakes and Peaks are just wonderful, I envy you!

The Archangel

 

[skimonkey]

Hope you and pip have a nice time!! Can't wait for the pics!

 

[TheRambler]

Well this weeks walk was The Steel Fell Horseshoe, the below picture shows Steel Fell to the right, with the horseshoe working its way round left through Calf Crag, Gibson Knot and finishing at Helm Crag.

it looks quite easy from down here........

and partway up we can look back at Helm Crag where the walk ends

finally made it to the top, this pile of stones is made from walkers who pile a stone up to show they climbed up.

showing the valley below as we kite round towards Calf Crag

feeling proud and not at all tired........honest!!

hard to envisage but the middle of the pic shows the final 2 destinations, at this point I realised this walk was longer than I had first thought.

After passing through Gibson Knot the end is in sight.....Helm Crag

so this is what greets you at the end, just a small climb around the outside......

and finally at the top

the view down to Grasmere, I can't wait to get down to the car.......parked right outside the country pub!!

and as the sun goes down and the mist rolls in we make it to the bottom

hope you enjoyed the pictures, the full set can be found here

http://photobucket.com/albums/ac229/TheRambler_2010/Steel Fell

p.s sorry for the picture quality, I forgot my camera and only had my Blackberry with me

 

[Hayles66]

Wow. Beautiful countryside. Thank you Rambler

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[Good karma]

Excellent pictures Rambler, the place is really beautiful

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[AdmiralAdama]

Great tour. Thank you.
AA

 

[leelai]

I loved this walk, amazing countryside. I hope you put a rock on the pile. How long was the walk?

 

[mollysmom]

Very nice--- thank you for sharing.

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[skimonkey]

Awesome awesome awesome, Rambler!!

This hike looked a bit difficult for Pip. Maybe the next one?

 

[TheRambler]

I loved this walk, amazing countryside. I hope you put a rock on the pile. How long was the walk?

The walk is only 8.5 miles, but the ascent is 2435ft, its classed as a grade 6 (that's out of 8) because of the high rate it climbs over a short distance, but that means your quickly up there with the beautiful views.

I'm glad your all enjoying these walks as much as I am, it really is great fun up there.

 

[TheRambler]

Just got back off a cracking walk up 'Haystacks', this is the place were Wainwrights ashes are scattered, it was his favourite place in the whole of Lakeland so what better place to spend the afterlife.

Lots of pickies to follow.......but now, I'm off for bath and bed.......I'm shattered!!!!

 

[Hayles66]

Yay! Look forward to that Chris!

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[TheRambler]

The day started at 6am, bags packed and car loaded we were off up to Lakeland, this time it would be Josephine, Cheryl(my girlfriend) and myself, due to the blazing sunshine we were expecting I left Pip at home, she's a white dog and in such is prone to sunstroke.

As we set off we head for the triangular patch of trees in the foreground, and from there head left and up

Looking to our left as we head up we can see High Crag, another walk soon to be covered on here, I want to try and come down the sharp looking edge side

Looking back at Buttermere

Again to the fore is Buttermere and further back is Crumock Water, as we get higher the sea at Maryport will be visible on the Solway Firth

The Solway Firth is just visible on the horizon

Cheryl and Josephine taking a spot of lunch at the peak of Haystacks

A view of Innominate (without a name) Tarn, this is the final resting place of the late great Alfred Wainwright, his ashes were carried up here by his wife Betty, she was but a mere 70 years old when she did this

Strangely enough, the walk down consists of a short walk uphill over another peak to find the path down along the side of High Crag

High Crag over the heather

Coming down with the fell we have just walked up and along to the left

The water making its way down the hill side

As we reach the bottom this crucifix (centre of picture) is clearly visible, it is a memorial to a victorian lady called Fanny Mercer who died falling from this hill in 1887

Hope you enjoyed the views, more pictures here


Haystacks pictures by TheRambler_2010 - Photobucket