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April

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TR Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell Sun 21 Nov 21
« on: 07:52:55, 23/11/21 »
No photos from our 4.5 mile walk on Saturday in Kershope Forest, it rained most of the time so I never got the camera out of the bag. Sunday was a better day and we parked at The Coombs below Hallin Fell. The church car park was pretty full at 9.10 am and we said hello to a couple who arrived just after us as we left to go up Steel Knotts. We were going up the north east ridge which I think is the best way up.


Ullswater from the climb




We had blue skies and sunshine but it was very cold.


The route up the ridge




It is an entertaining climb steep at times up a few rocky steps.


Looking toward Place Fell from the climb




The light wasn't great for photos because the low sun was casting a very dark shadow.


Hallin Fell




On Steel Knotts summit




The rocky tor is called Pikeawassa.


Beda Fell, St Sunday Crag and Place Fell from Steel Knotts




Across Winter Crag to the Helvellyn Dodds




Blencathra in view




The couple we'd said hello to near the car had done the same route and arrived on the top after we'd taken a few photos. We chatted to them for a while, nice people. They were going onto Bonscale Pike but we were doing Hallin Fell. We said goodbye to the couple and were on our way again. The wind had increased by the time we got on to the top and it was freezing, very winter like it is now. We decided to go down on the Martindale side toward The Coombs.


Looking back at Steel Knotts summit




Descending into Martindale




The skies had clouded over by the time we reached the old church and the wind had gotten stronger. We took the footpath by Cotehow to get back to The Coombs and we sat and had some lunch with an Ullswater view


Lunchtime View




Hallin Fell




We got cold very quickly so it was a very quick stop for lunch. We dropped down to the church car park which was pretty full with cars as were the other parking areas and began the climb up onto Hallin Fell.


Place Fell, Helvellyn, Sheffield Pike seen on the way up




Martindale, Beda Fell and Boredale from the way up Hallin Fell




Hallin Fell summit




It was really windy here and even more cold so we didn't stay long


Toward the west from Hallin Fell




Gowbarrow Fell




Toward Dunmallard Hill from Hallin Fell




We descended as quickly as we could to get out of the wind and the sun came out to warm us up a little. Our walk was 4.5 miles and 513m of ascent.
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Ridge

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Re: TR Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell Sun 21 Nov 21
« Reply #1 on: 08:11:39, 23/11/21 »
Great photos of 2 lovely hills.


I love the route down the north end of Steel Knotts at the end of the day. The views are wonderful.

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Re: TR Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell Sun 21 Nov 21
« Reply #2 on: 08:30:17, 23/11/21 »
Cracking photos, April - still a good bit of colour in the bracken. I have still to climb some of the foothills on the eastern side of Ullswater, they look worthy of my attention. Edit - Martindale Horseshoe added to my 'to do' list.


I love the quality of light you get on a clear (almost) winter day - I agree that the shadows can cause contrast issues, but the clarity of the air and the low angle of light throwing the terrain and crags into relief more than compensate.


PS - love the name Pikeawassa  :)
« Last Edit: 09:01:29, 23/11/21 by richardh1905 »
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Re: TR Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell Sun 21 Nov 21
« Reply #3 on: 08:38:01, 23/11/21 »
Lovely pics April.  I have had some wonderful walks over those fells - Steel Knotts is very underrated I think - a good long summit ridge with great views and a couple of cracking routes up.  For some reason I have often had a loss of dignity on the stone stile at the junction of paths near Brownthwaite Crags :-[

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Re: TR Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell Sun 21 Nov 21
« Reply #4 on: 11:15:11, 23/11/21 »
What a beautiful day you had there! Lovely pics.

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Re: TR Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell Sun 21 Nov 21
« Reply #5 on: 17:38:46, 23/11/21 »
Great photos April     :)    It's lovely when one gets the chance to walk in the sunshine after all the overcast weather we've been having

April

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Re: TR Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell Sun 21 Nov 21
« Reply #6 on: 17:53:44, 23/11/21 »
Great photos of 2 lovely hills.


Thanks Ridge, beefy chose the walk on Sunday and I'm pleased he did  :)


PS - love the name Pikeawassa  :)


Thanks Richard and I do too  :)


For some reason I have often had a loss of dignity on the stone stile at the junction of paths near Brownthwaite Crags :-[


 ;D  Add us to that loss of dignity, we struggled over it on Sunday!


Thanks MK and Dovegirl, indeed what a glorious day it was  O0
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Re: TR Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell Sun 21 Nov 21
« Reply #7 on: 15:26:21, 24/11/21 »
It does look glorious. Shame about the summit slug on the pics  ;D
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April

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Re: TR Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell Sun 21 Nov 21
« Reply #8 on: 18:06:36, 24/11/21 »
Shame about the summit slug on the pics  ;D


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Re: TR Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell Sun 21 Nov 21
« Reply #9 on: 18:41:55, 24/11/21 »
Cracking clarity and colours in the pics, a first class circuit after a grey Autumn O0



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Re: TR Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell Sun 21 Nov 21
« Reply #10 on: 21:04:47, 24/11/21 »
Fantastic photos April of fells I've never been to, really like the view from Hallin Fell O0

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Re: TR Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell Sun 21 Nov 21
« Reply #11 on: 21:30:28, 24/11/21 »
Smashing pics April  :)   It really was a glorious (if cold) day on Sunday.  But give me them conditions over rainy and claggy any day.


"Pikeawassa" is now on my to do list, purely because I like the name  :D




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Re: TR Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell Sun 21 Nov 21
« Reply #12 on: 06:33:00, 27/11/21 »
Thanks vg, henry and Mel  :)
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