Fleetwith Pike from Honister
Date: 24-Nov-2012
Map: Landranger 89
Weather: Cold with winter sunshine, clouding over later
From Honister slate mine, Bell Crags, Honister Crag (Black Star),
Fleetwith Pike, Dub Quarry, Green Crag, Haystacks, past Seavy
Knott, C2C path beneath Grey Knotts, Tramway, Honister : 7
miles with 2300ft of ascent
the start of the route from Honister Slate Mine
looking back down on the slate mine with the distant Helvellyn range covered in low cloud
steeply down to the pass - note the fan of deposits on the hillside below
the distant Helvellyn range covered in low cloud
the sun rises over Glaramara, with Stef studying the route ahead
hard ground and patches of ice kept us away from the path at the edge
Great Gable peaking above Brandreth. The weather station has two legs, tiny arms and a light sabre
hard ground on the way over to Bell Crags
slippery along the way
the view from Black Crags down Buttermere
looking back at the path up we walked up to the crags
it's a shame it turned out low misty cloud - over towards Great Gable et al
Stuart makes a dash for the trig point on Fleetwith Pike
a glorious view down Buttermere from Fleetwith Pike summit
Fleetwith summit cairn looking towards Great Gable
looking across to Haystacks and High Crag, with Pillar in the background
an early summiteer makes his way back home
sun over Grey Knotts as we walk down towards Dubs Quarry
the view over to Haystacks with Pillar behind
small house for rent - see the mine for details - great views from there
Stuart crossing over the Warnscale Beck.....carefully
Little Round How up to the left. Buttermere ahead with High Crag prominent
just past Little Round How
boggy on a soggy day, but not today
snack spot overlooking Blackbeck Tarn, Great Gable in the background
the route up to Haystacks - nothing too taxing on this side of the hill
looking back to Green Crag and Little Round How
Innominate Tarn - wonderful place and wish I'd had the big camera with me - Pillar in the background
and a little further around
messing with the camera settings
I can see why Wainwright loved this place so much
up on the summit and looking over to High Crag
we followed a fenceline down towards the Dewey thingy, or it could have been a feckit - great view of Gable though
and across the Ennerdale valley to Pillar
The summit view to High Crag
I think that's Haystacks south summit, possibly, maybe
the view over to Kirk Fell
and looking back to Haystacks
down to cross Loft Beck and meet the coast to coast route to Honister
the weather closing in from the south over Great Gable
looking down Loft Beck with Kirk Fell across the valley
some lovely colour in the ground over to Haystacks - Ennerdale to the left and Buttermere to the right
a high stile
looking down to Dubs Quarry and Fleetwith Pike
Stef checking out the latest Stock Market prices
Pillar, Haystacks, High Crag and Mellbreak
part of the old tramway back to Honister - the rain missed us - Ha
Grey Knotts and happy we didn't go up there now
down the tramway to a warm cup of tea