Andy, Rob and Neil took a trip to Buttermere as we hadn't been there since 2003.
Friday - Beer, stroll along Crummock Water, a spot of Geocaching and then more beer.
Saturday - We walked along Buttermere to the path to Scarth Gap. Rob left us there and carried on along the lakeside path while the rest of the party (Andy, Neil and the dogs Abby & Pip) headed up to Scarth Gap and then slogged up High Crag on a very hot day. We continued along the ridge via High Stile and Red Pike, finally dropping back down to Crummock Water near Scale Force. It took about an hour to walk along Buttermere at low level and then another six to walk back over the tops. When we got back to Buttermere I'm sure more beer then came into it somewhere.
16.63 km with 1189 metres of ascent, or
10.33 miles with 3900 feet of ascent
Sunday - Wander around Keswick Lakeside.
Friday
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| Bridge over the short river between Buttermere & Crummock Water |
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| Abby & Pip |
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| Fleetwith Pike |
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| Crummock Water |
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| Andy & Rob take a break |
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| Grasmoor |
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| Pip |
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| The camp site |
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| Haystacks catches the dawn sunlight No jokes on the subject of 'Dawn's rosy fingers caressing our mighty peak ' please |
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| Fleetwith Pike and Buttermere |
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| Rob & Andy |
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| Neil |
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| Looking back towards Buttermere village |
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| Looking back towards Buttermere village |
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| Fleetwith Pike |
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| High Snockrigg |
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| Haystacks |
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| Abby |
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| Buttermere from Scarth Gap |
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| Andy Abby & Pip start up High Crag |
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| Pip summits on High Crag |
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| Andy and Abby |
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| "Give us a bit of your orange" |
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| Looking down on Buttermere |
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| Robinson beyond Buttermere |
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| From High Stile |
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| Ravens on High Stile |
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| Looking back to High Crag |
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| Red Pike |
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| Red Pike, Bleaberry Tarn & Crummock Water |
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| Scafell Pike, Scafell, Great End and Great Gable in the distance |
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| Pip takes a breather |
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| Crummock Water |
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| The pub at Buttermere |
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| The path back down |
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| Crummock Water |
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| Two soppy tarts back at the camp site |
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| Pip sleeps it off |
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| While Abby sleeps it off nearby |
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| Fleetwith Pike at dawn |
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| Causey Pike and Derwent Water |
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| The Catbells Ridge |
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| Catbells |
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| The Jaws of Borrowdale |
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| Derwent Water |
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| Abby & Pip cool their feet |
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| Derwent Water |
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