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Walk 43 - Whiteside & Hopegill Head - 27th August 2019 |
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Wainwright's Walking Guide to the Lake District Fells - Book 6 The North Western Fells |
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#100 Whiteside 2320 ft |
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Distance |
4.9 miles |
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Time |
6.5 hrs |
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Lowest Point |
498 ft |
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Highest Point |
2526 ft |
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Total Ascent |
2520 ft |
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Walk Rating - tough, steep up and long return |
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Mini Route Map Go to walk start
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| 14.30 Panorama 375 There was a good turnout for the 100th Wainwright. It was a steep haul up the western end of Whiteside especially the second half after Whinn Benn. |
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| 15.46 Panorama 376 Whiteside summit looking towards Grasmoor |
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| 15.47 Hopegill Head from the summit of Whiteside | ||
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| 16.19 Dramatic cloud on the northern side of the ridge up to Hopegill Head. | ||
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| 16.33 Swirling cloud over the valleys to the north of the ridge |
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| 16.33 Panorama 377 Whiteside - Hopegill Head ridge |
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| 16.49 Panorama 378 Hopegill Head summit looking south |
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| 16.50 Wainwrtight #101 | ||
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| 16.56 Panorama 379 Hopegill Head summit |
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| 17.04 Descending Sand Hill with Sail and Crag Hill in the background | ||
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| 17.11 From the side of Sand Hill looking across to Grisedale Pike and Hobcarton Head. | ||
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| 17.16 Looking west from Sand Hill. | ||
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| 17.17 Coldale Hause with Eel Crag above. |
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| 17.26 Panorama 380 Coldale Hause with much of the ridge that we walked yesterday in view |
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| 17.27 Glittering screes on the side of Grasmoor | ||
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| 17.51 Gasgale Gill took nearly two hours to descend. It really is the valley of a thousand waterfalls. | ||
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| 18.01 Fairly steep in places . . . . . | ||
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| 18.31 .... but level in others. | ||
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| 18.43 The path is close to Liza Beck for most of the route. | ||
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| 19.04 I managed pretty well considering I didn't have a tripod. | ||
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| 19.19 The end in sight. The footbridge over Liza Beck with Low Fell in the background. | ||
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| 19.25 Nice evening light as we reached the bottom. | ||
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| 19.30 Looking back at Whin Ben and Whiteside. |
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| 19.32 Panorama 381 Lanthwaite Green. |
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