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| Leaving Ambleside over the River Rothay |
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| Rydal caves |
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| Rainbow between Rydal and Grasmere |
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| Re-crossing the river at White Moss woods |
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| Signpost for walkers who don't know which way to go! |
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| Grasmere with Helm Crag and Dunmail Raise behind |
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| The Wordsworth Graves at St Oswald's church, Grasmere. |
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| Joining the Coffin Road for the walk back to Ambleside |
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| The view over Rydal water from the Coffin Road |
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| A bit early to stop yet! |
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| Early morning with frost and mist at Castlerigg stone circle. |
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| Cloud inversion in the Vale of St John |
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| Nichol End landings on Derwentwater from Walla Crag |
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| Keswick with the Skiddaw fells behind |
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| Derwentwater and the Newland fells |
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| Looking south down Borrowdale |
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| Crossing Barrow Beck |
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| Ashness bridge - the most photographed in Lakeland |
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| Waterfalls on Watendlath beck |
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| The outflow from Watendlath tarn |
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| Watendlath tarn |
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| Lunchtime above the tarn |
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| Bleaberry tarn on the path to Thirlmere |
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| Helvellyn above Thirlmere |
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| Descending through the pine forest |
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| Harrop tarn in the forest |
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| Harrop tarn reflections |
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| The outflow from the tarn into Dob Gill |
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| A final look at the beautiful tarn before reluctantly moving on |
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| The last descent from Birk Crag to Wythburn at the end of Thirlmere |
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| Ready to go - Wasdale Head 7.30am with Pillar sunlit behind |
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| Crossing Gatherstone beck - careful Danny! |
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| Looking down Mosedale with Stirrup Crag 616m (2021ft) at the end of the ridge |
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| Sunrise over Kirkfell crags |
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| Morning coffee break before setting off along the 'High Level Route' |
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| Zooming in on the remote Black Sail Hostel in Ennerdale |
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| A section of the High Level route |
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| First view of the Sham Rock and Pillar Rock (right centre) |
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| Part of the Sham Rock Traverse.... |
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| .....another section |
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| Pillar Rock again from the traverse. The first ascent of Pillar Rock was made in 1826 by John Atkinson |
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| Ennerdale with Robinsons cairn (bottom left) and Black Sail Hostel |
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| Lying on the edge of a 2000ft drop! (I hope the photo's worth it, Danny) |
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| Continuing the ascent of Pillar (mountain) |
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| ......now looking down on Pillar rock |
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| The view west to Ennerdale Water and the coast |
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| Pillar summit 894m (2,942 ft) |
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| Mosedale,Wasdale and the Scafell range with Burnmoor tarn catching the sun |
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| Following the ridge along Pillar on the descent |
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| The packhorse bridge behind the Wasdale Head Inn |
