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Regions - Trip reports, destination advice, recommended routes, etc. => Lake District => Topic started by: - Dave - on 21:43:43, 07/12/17
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The first of two walks from Remembrance Day weekend. We did Great Gable on the Sunday, preceded by a warm up on Skiddaw
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Nice pics Dave O0 Shame about the clag on the tops but the shots you got on the descent when out of the clag must have made up for it :)
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Never headed that way up Skiddaw, lovely pics O0
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Great pics Dave,
Sale How is one of the only Northern Birkett Fells I have left to do!
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Never headed that way up Skiddaw, lovely pics O0
First time for me aswell - very easy overall as the Cumbria Way is pretty gentle (you also get the head start from the car park!)
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Nice pics Dave O0 Shame about the clag on the tops but the shots you got on the descent when out of the clag must have made up for it :)
Thanks April - classic Skiddaw I suppose. Only ever been up there with cloud hanging around in some shape or form. Views from the main path are superb though, just a shame we lost the bright sunshine as well. Ullock Pike has similarly impressive views IMO, perhaps some of the best
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The Ullock Pike ridge is one of my favourite walks, it is a belter O0
Poor beefy has yet to see the view from Little or Lesser Man, clag both times!
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Fantastic photos Dave, really liked the view from the Little Man :) I can fully relate to what you're saying about the cloud and Skiddaw summit. I've wanted to climb this mountain for 7 years since my first Lakes trip in 2010 and my luck turned in August 2017 and to get a clear view from the summit I had to start the walk at 6.30am, reaching the summit at 9am. Here's some photos from the top:
Derwentwater:
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Little Man and Helvellyn range:
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Bass Lake:
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Blencathra and the Dodds:
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