High Street, Rampsgill Head, High Raise & Kidsty Pike | |||||
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Date | 30/5/2004 | ||||
Walks done by: | Jed, Susan Pam and Paul | ||||
Weather: | Glorious after a cloudy start. Very warm | ||||
Distance | 8.75 miles | ||||
Started at: | Mardale Head car park | ||||
Height:- | |||||
High Street | 2718' | ||||
Rampsgill Head | 2581' | ||||
High Raise | 2634'' | ||||
Kidsty Pike | 2560' | ||||
The start of the walk with the steep ascent of Rough Crag on the far side of the ridge | |||||
Haweswater from near Swine Crag | |||||
Looking down on Haweswater. It's a very steep as you climb up Rough Crag, but wonderful views | |||||
.. ....even an Air Sea Rescue Helicopter flew below us | |||||
Looking back on Haweswater from near Eagle Crag | |||||
First sighting of Blea Water from Rough Crag | |||||
Susan, Paul and Pam approaching Rough Crag summit, with High Street beyond. | |||||
All of us on Rough Crag summit. Blea Water to the left. | |||||
Just the little matter of climbing Long Stile to get to High Street summit | |||||
Looking back along Rough Crag and the tarn at Caspel Gate clearly visible | |||||
Paul takes a rest on Long Stile | |||||
Blea Water from Long Stile | |||||
With Long Stile conquered we pose on High Street summit | |||||
Looking down Riggindale from the top of Short Stile | |||||
Our next destination is Rampsgill Head summit, where the people are stood | |||||
A distant High Raise | |||||
Looking back to Rampsgill Head | |||||
The Helvellyn Range from near Rampsgill Head summit | |||||
Looking down on The Nab and Ramps Gill | |||||
High Raise from the slopes of Ramsgill Head. The Roman road High Street passes just to the left of Hgh Raise summit | |||||
Looking West from High Raise towards Helvellyn with a group of cyclists in front of the dark green summit of Rest Dodd | |||||
Susan, Paul and Pam on High Raise | |||||
High Street from Kidsty Pike | |||||
Kidsty Pike summit with the ridge of Rough Crag beyond and Gatescarth Pass (l) Harter Fell (c) and Nan Bield Pass (r) on the skyline | |||||
Jed, Susan and Pam on Kidsty Pike summit | |||||
Looking back to High Raise from Kidsty Pike | |||||
The Rigg from the lower slopes of Kidsty Howes | |||||
Harter Fell | |||||
Harter Fell from near the Rigg | |||||
.. and another shot from a little nearer with Haweswater in the foreground | |||||
The church at Bampton Grange from the Crown. | |||||