Shap Summit to Mardale Head

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Great Yarlside, Grey Crag, & Tarn Crag

9.5miles 2100ft

Setting off from the A6 Shap summit 

Zooming in on Mabbin crag of last week's walk

Now heading due west to Great Yarlside

Not much chance of seeing the sun with all this cloud around

Still quite misty in the deeper valleys

Arriving at Grey Crag summit cairn 2093ft

Looking over Longsleddale to Goat Crags and Shipman Knotts before continuing to....

Tarn Crag with its survey tower used in the construction of the Haweswater dam. Today's highest point at 2178ft

Descending to Mosedale Head....

....just as this RAF plane passed low overhead

Looking down into Longsleddale as I climbed Gatesgarth pass

Gatesgarth pass summit

Starting the descent to Haweswater

Riggindale crags with Kidsty pike on the horizon....

....and again

Haweswater comes into view for the first time

Arriving at Mardale Head car park for my lift back....

....however with a little time to spare I walked along the side of Haweswater for some photos....

....and again....

....one last one and then my lift arrived!

A fabulous day's walking 80% of which was in totally new terrain for me. Very cold but very manageable as there was little or no wind. 

The scenery from now on has changed from the rolling fells of the Dales to the high mountains and lakes.